March 2014 - council - lists.icann.org

Agenda - new gTLD Program Committee - Saturday 22 March 2014
by Bruce Tonkin 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

From: From: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/agenda-new-gtld-22mar14-en.h… 22 March 2014 Main Agenda: * GAC Advice Update * Approval of Disbursements to New gTLD Auction Service Provider * Approval of Registry Agreement Specification 13 for Brand Category of Applicants * Reconsideration Request 13-13, Christopher Barron/GOProud * Reconsideration Request 14-7, Asia Green IT System Ltd. * Discussion on Correspondence * Update on proposed review mechanism for perceived inconsistent string confusion objection determinations * AOB

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DATA RETENTION WAIVER OVH SAS
by Amr Elsadr 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Hi, I had meant to send an email about this earlier, but then the U.S. gov decided to steal the spotlight and attention (including mine) from most other issues. I was curious about the process and circumstances regarding this announcement: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12mar14-en.htm Last year, the EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party sent a letter to ICANN (http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/kohnstamm-to-crocker-chehade-06…), requesting waivers to EU-based registrars, but ICANN did not seem to respond in agreement in their reply (http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/jeffrey-to-kohnstamm-20sep13-en). So what changed? Was the ICANN Procedure For Handling Conflicts with Privacy Law used? Was it something else? I believe this is something worth taking notice of, especially with the ongoing WHOIS activities? I can’t seem to find any details? Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks. Amr

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Universal Acceptance session at ICANN49
by Mary Wong 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Hello everyone, as some interest has been expressed in this important issue, I thought you and your constituents might be interested in a session on Universal Acceptance of All TLDs scheduled for the ICANN meeting in Singapore. It will be held on Monday 24 March from 15:15-16:45 Singapore time. You'll see from the attached abstract and format that plenty of time has been set aside for discussion and audience Q&A; in addition, since this is an issue that goes beyond ICANN and will require collaboration with industry vendors, we will also have Google and Microsoft representatives on the panel. The session is co-sponsored by the ccNSO-GNSO Joint IDN Working Group and the ALAC IDN Working Group. We hope that many GNSO community members will be able to attend and participate in the discussion. Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4892 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org * One World. One Internet. *

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JIG motion for the GNSO Council
by Jonathan Robinson 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

All, Please see attached for a proposed motion to close the JIG and define next steps. This motion is for consideration at the GNSO Council meeting in Singapore on Wednesday 26 March 2014. Thanks, Jonathan

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FW: Invite to participate in the cross-community work to working group Framework for use of Country and Territory names as TLDs
by Marika Konings 17 Mar '14

17 Mar '14

Dear All, For your information, please find below the invitation from the ccNSO to participate in a cross-community working group to develop a framework for the use of country and territory names as TLDs as well as the proposed charter (attached). This links to the motion that was submitted by John Berard on Friday (see http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg15834.html). Best regards, Marika From: Bart Boswinkel <bart.boswinkel(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday 13 March 2014 14:51 To: Jonathan Robinson <jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com> Cc: Byron Holland <byron.holland(a)cira.ca>, Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest(a)acu.edu.au>, Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org>, Lars HOFFMANN <Lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org>, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Subject: Invite to participate in the cross-community work to working group Framework for use of Country and Territory names as TLDs Dear Jonathan, On behalf of the chair ccNSO, I convey to you the ccNSO Council's invitation to the GNSO to participate in a newly to be formed cross-community working group Framework for use of Country and Territory names as TLDs. The ccNSO Council would greatly appreciate if you could consider participation of the GNSO during your upcoming meetings in Singapore, and inform us on the outcome of your deliberations in due course. The proposed draft charter for this WG is included. This intended working group is created following the adoption of the Final Report of the ccNSO Study Group on the use of Names of Country and Territories, which contained the recommendation to to establish a cross community working group to: Further review the current status of representations of country and territory names, as they exist under current ICANN policies, guidelines and procedures; Provide advice regarding the feasibility of developing a consistent and uniform definitional framework that could be applicable across the respective SOs and ACs; and Should such a framework be deemed feasible, provide detailed advice as to the content of the framework. The Study Group also advised that, as the objective of the proposed Working Group is considered to be of common interest to the broader community, other Supporting Organisations (SOs), Advisory Committees (ACs) should be invited to participate in the working group on equal footing, and the work should be preferably undertaken as a collaborative effort. For this reason a similar invitation is send to ALAC and the GAC. The ccNSO Study group on the use of Names for Country and Territory published its Final Report in September 2013 (http://ccnso.icann.org/node/42227 ). Members of the Study group also included volunteers from the GNSO ( see: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/unctwg.htm) . Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions, On behalf of the chair of the ccNSO Bart Boswinkel

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Fwd: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] Fwd: [council] Message from Policy & Implementation WG
by Amr Elsadr 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

Hi again, Chuck sent a few responses to Mikey’s questions, and he asked that I pass them along to the Council, so here they are. Thanks. Amr Begin forwarded message: > From: "Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes(a)verisign.com> > Subject: RE: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] Fwd: [council] Message from Policy & Implementation WG > Date: March 16, 2014 at 7:54:36 PM GMT+1 > To: Amr Elsadr <aelsadr(a)egyptig.org>, "gnso-policyimpl-wg(a)icann.org" <gnso-policyimpl-wg(a)icann.org> > > Thank you very much for sending Mikey’s feedback to the WG list Amr. That is very helpful. To save all members from going to the Council email archives, it would be helpful if you also forwarded your response(s) to the P&I WG list. > > I attached versions of the two documents with my personal responses to Mikey’s input. I encourage WG members to review them to facilitate our discussion of them in our WG meeting in Singapore. > > Amr – If you think it would be useful, please feel free to forward my personal responses to Mikey and/or the full Council. > > Chuck > > From: owner-gnso-policyimpl-wg(a)icann.org [mailto:owner-gnso-policyimpl-wg@icann.org] On Behalf Of Amr Elsadr > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:24 PM > To: gnso-policyimpl-wg(a)icann.org > Subject: [gnso-policyimpl-wg] Fwd: [council] Message from Policy & Implementation WG > > Hi all, > > The “Principles” and “Working Definitions” documents have been sent to the GNSO Council as an update on the WG’s progress. Mikey O’Connor had some comments attached below. I’ve already provided a preliminary response, but believe it’s important to have the WG collectively look at these as well, consider them and provide responses as it sees fit. > > Thanks. > > Amr > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: "Mike O'Connor" <mike(a)haven2.com> > Subject: Re: [council] Message from Policy & Implementation WG > Date: March 16, 2014 at 4:03:40 PM GMT+1 > To: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> > Cc: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org>, "gnso-policyimpl-chairs(a)icann.org" <gnso-policyimpl-chairs(a)icann.org>, ispcp(a)icann.org > > hi all, > > these look great. i marked them up with the questions that popped out at me as i read them. i was doing this mostly as notes to myself and intended to just bring these up on Saturday. but i’ve attached them to this reply in case time grows tight in Singapore. these are my reactions as an individual and have not been reviewed by the ISPCP. > > great start! > > mikey > > > > > On Mar 14, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > On behalf of the Policy & Implementation Working Group I would like to share with you the working definitions and working principles (under final review) that the WG has developed to facilitate its deliberations on the charter questions. You are encouraged to share these with your respective groups and share any feedback you may have with the WG either during its update to the GNSO in Singapore or as part of its F2F meeting which has been scheduled for Wednesday 26 March from 15.30 – 17.00 SGT in room Sophia, please see http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-policy-implementation. > > Best regards, > > Marika > <PI Working Principles For Review in Singapore.doc><PI Proposed Working Definitions - 19 February 2014.doc> > > > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) > >

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Message from Policy & Implementation WG
by Marika Konings 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

Dear All, On behalf of the Policy & Implementation Working Group I would like to share with you the working definitions and working principles (under final review) that the WG has developed to facilitate its deliberations on the charter questions. You are encouraged to share these with your respective groups and share any feedback you may have with the WG either during its update to the GNSO in Singapore or as part of its F2F meeting which has been scheduled for Wednesday 26 March from 15.30 17.00 SGT in room Sophia, please see http://singapore49.icann.org/en/schedule/wed-policy-implementation. Best regards, Marika

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REMINDER Document and Motion deadline SUNDAY, 16 March 2014 at 23:59 UTC for GNSO Council meeting 26 March 2014, 13:00 Singapore time (05:00 UTC).
by Glen de Saint Géry 16 Mar '14

16 Mar '14

Dear Councillors, REMINDER TODAY ! Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. SUNDAY, 16 March 2014 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council meeting on 26 March 2014 at 13:00 Singapore time (05:00 UTC). Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+26+March+20… Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org

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very helpful summary of NETnudial submissions on IANA and ICANN - relevant to NTIA announcement
by Mike O'Connor 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

hi all, i am finding this compilation of the Netmundial submissions related to ICANN/IANA by Samantha Dickenson to be really helpful as a primer for the debate about the NTIA announcement yesterday. maybe you will too. http://linguasynaptica.com/netmundial-submissions-on-iana/ mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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MOTION: Invitation to participate in the cross-community work to working group Framework for use of Country and Territory names as TLDs
by john＠crediblecontext.com 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Compadres, This is the first of two cross-community working group oriented motions I will be offering for our Singapore meeting. A second? Berard

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