March 2014 - council - lists.icann.org

"priority setting" just took on added importance
by Mike O'Connor 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

hi all, i have been thinking that the Singapore meeting agenda is really overloaded for some weeks now. and the overload factor just went up a bit (classic Midwestern US understatement). so i’m now thinking that one of the things we may want to focus our Council discussion on is “priority setting” with an eye toward things that we can set aside for a while. i’ll be looking at our work-planning with that bias while we’re in Singapore. 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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NTIA announcement - please join the call
by Glen de Saint Géry 15 Mar '14

15 Mar '14

Please note the invitation from Fadi Chehadé and please distribute to all your members. You are invited to join Board Chair Steve Crocker and me on a brief community call to discuss today¹s announcement that stewardship of the Internet technical functions will transfer from the U.S. government to the Internet¹s global multistakeholder community. ICANN¹s role in managing these functions and the Domain Name System will not change. This call is just the beginning of a community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process. In the coming months, we will rely heavily on you, our community members, to determine the best way to achieve this long-awaited goal. I look forward to speaking with you soon, and in the future, on this important and exciting development. And please note, we had planned to talk to you about this on Sunday, but unfortunately the NTIA had to move their announcement up to today as it was leaked to the media. Saturday, 15 March Time is 1400-1500 UTC GMT/UTC - 14:00, Saturday Istanbul - 16:00, Saturday Washington, D.C. - 10:00, Saturday Los Angeles - 07:00, Saturday Brussels - 15:00, Saturday Singapore - 22:00, Saturday Tokyo - 23:00, Saturday London - 14:00, Saturday Toronto - 10:00, Saturday Stockholm - 15:00, Saturday 1 (800) 550-6865,56282# Adigo phone information: US Access Number: 213 233 3193 US Toll Free Access Number: 800 550 6865 International Adigo phone numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Conference ID: 56282 Adigo Conference US Access Number: 213 233 3193 Conf. ID 56282 For international Adigo phone numbers go to: http://adigo.com/icann/ Please let us know if you need a dial-out gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> Thank you. 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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U.S. To Transfer Key Internet Stewardship to Global Community
by Glen de Saint Géry 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

1. U.S. To Transfer Key Internet Stewardship to Global Community Read News Releases: ICANN<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-14mar14-en> | USG<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition…> [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/assets/video-icon-rollover-26x27-1…]<http://youtu.be/eCvtvVZyjLA>ICANN Leadership Reacts Steve Crocker »<http://youtu.be/eCvtvVZyjLA> Answers<http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-faqs-14mar…> to Some of Your Questions View<http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/iana/functions-transfer-process-14…> the Public Consultation Process -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters -Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:5 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90.212.381.8727 - Fax: +90.212.381.8731 - Mobile: +1. 202.341.3611 [cid:A2F8CC5C-C459-4BB6-8A28-3AAD95D124BB]

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Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress
by Bruce Tonkin 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

http://www.iab.org/documents/correspondence-reports-documents/2014-2/intern… Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract. The roles on policy development processes of the Internet technical organizations and ICANN's role as administrator of the IANA functions, remain unchanged. The transition of the US Government stewardship has been envisaged since the early days of IANA functions contract. This transition is now feasible due to the maturity of the Internet technical organizations involved in performing their respective roles related to the IANA functions, and ICANN will facilitate a global, multi-stakeholder process to plan for the transition. The strength and stability of the IANA functions within the above organizations (which make up the Internet technical community) are critical to the operation of the Internet. The processes around the IANA functions have always been carefully specified in the communities that our organizations represent. The IANA functions are faithfully administered by ICANN. We are committed to continuing our proven, community-driven processes as we engage in this transition. Our communities are already considering proposals to progress the transition. Our organizations are committed to open and transparent multi-stakeholder processes. We are also committed to further strengthening our processes and agreements related to the IANA functions, and to building on the existing organizations and their roles. The Internet technical community is strong enough to continue its role, while assuming the stewardship function as it transitions from the US Government. Participating Leaders . Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) . Barrack Otieno, Manager, The African Top Level Domains Organization (AFTLD) . Paul Wilson, Director General Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) . Don Hollander, General Manager Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) . John Curran, CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) . Peter Van Roste, General Manager, Council for European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) . Russ Housley, Chair Internet Architecture Board (IAB) . Fadi Chehadé, President and CEO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) . Jari Arkko, Chair Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) . Kathy Brown, President and CEO Internet Society (ISOC) . Raúl Echeberría, CEO Latin America and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) . Carolina Aguerre, General Manager, Latin American and Caribbean TLD Association (LACTLD) . Axel Pawlik, Managing Director Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) . Jeff Jaffe, CEO World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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US Government Announcement
by Glen de Saint Géry 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Dear SO/AC SG Leaders: As you may be aware, the United States government announced its intention to transfer its stewardship of the IANA Functions to the global Internet multistakeholder community.NTIA release is up http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… In 1998, the year ICANN was formed, the U.S. government determined that, as the Internet continued to expand globally, stewardship of that technical role would one day become the responsibility of all Internet stakeholders representing, not just governments, but also business, non-commercial interests, technical and academic communities and independent Internet users around the world. in fulfilling its contractual obligations in executing the IANA Functions since 1998, ICANN has achieved both operational excellence and organizational maturity. That has prompted the United States government to designate ICANN to launch a process that allows the community to design a framework for the IANA Function transition through its bottom-up, multistakeholder model. That will include opportunities for global stakeholder input, including from ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees and directly-impacted parties. If you are interested in becoming further involved with this community consultation process, please see the timeline below. I look forward to having your support as we move forward on this significant transitional process. A Saturday , March 15 webinar is planned for the Community. An announcement will be made shortly. The ICANN Release is here: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 March 2014 Administrator of Domain Name System Launches Global Multistakeholder Accountability Process Press Briefing Scheduled with Board Chair and CEO Los Angeles, California...The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today launched a process to transition the role of the United States Government relating to the Internet's unique identifiers system. ICANN's announcement comes on the heels of an historic announcement today by the U.S. Government stating that it is ready to transfer its stewardship of the important Internet technical functions to the global Internet community. The U.S. Government's current responsibilities to be transitioned include the procedural role of administering changes to the Domain Name System's (DNS) to the authoritative root zone file - the database containing the lists of names and addresses of all top-level domains - as well as serving as the historic steward of the unique identifiers registries for Domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters. In doing so, the U.S. recognized ICANN's maturation in becoming an effective multistakeholder organization and requested that ICANN convene the global community to develop the transition process from of the U.S. stewardship to a global community consensus-driven mechanism. "We are inviting governments, the private sector, civil society, and other Internet organizations from the whole world to join us in developing this transition process," said Fadi Chehadé, ICANN's President and CEO. "All stakeholders deserve a voice in the management and governance of this global resource as equal partners." Independent of the U.S. transition, the roles of the Internet technical organizations, including ICANN's role as administrator of the Internet's unique identifier system, remain unchanged. The Internet's Unique Identifier functions are not apparent to most Internet users, but they play a critical role in maintaining a single, global, unified and interoperable Internet. "Even though ICANN will continue to perform these vital technical functions, the U.S. has long envisioned the day when stewardship over them would be transitioned to the global community," said Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, ICANN's Board Chair. "In other words, we have all long known the destination. Now it is up to our global stakeholder community to determine the best route to get us there." "The global multistakeholder process is defined by inclusion, and it will take some time to make sure that we obtain all of the necessary inputs," said Chehadé. "By the time the current contract with the U.S. Government expires in September 2015, we will have a defined and clear process for global multistakeholder stewardship of ICANN's performance of these technical functions." The first community-wide dialogue about the development of the transitional process will begin March 23-27 during ICANN's 49thPublic Meeting, in Singapore. All global stakeholders are welcome to participate in person or remotely. ## To see more about the IANA Functions survey go here: http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/releases/release-15jan14-en Press Briefing Note: Because of the historic nature of this announcement, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Stephen D. Crocker and ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé will make themselves available to answer journalists' questions during a 1-hour press briefing. Details are: Date/Time: Friday, 14 March 2014 at 11PM UTC / 7PM U.S. EDT Telephone Access Numbers: International access numbers may be obtained here - www.adigo.com/icann<http://www.adigo.com/icann>. Once you have reached the conferencing center, dial 25594#. Journalist Questions: Because there are likely to be many journalists joining this briefing, upon calling in, your line will be muted. If you have a question, please hit #3 and tell the conference operator the following: * Your name. * Your news organization. * The city and country from which you are calling. * The conference operator will notify the moderator, who will then introduce you. * Your line will be unmuted and you may ask your question. MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White ICANN Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118 brad.white(a)icann.org<mailto:brad.white@icann.org> James Cole ICANN Global Media Coordinator Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7139 james.cole(a)icann.org<mailto:james.cole@icann.org> Liana Teo ICANN Head of Communications - Asia/Pacific Singapore Tel. +65 6808 6669 liana.teo(a)icann.org<mailto:liana.teo@icann.org> Alexandra Dans ICANN Communications Manager - Latin America and the Caribbean Montevideo, Uruguay Tel. +598 2604 2222 alexandra.dans(a)icann.org<mailto:alexandra.dans@icann.org> About ICANN: ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/>. If you would rather not receive future communications from ICANN, let us know by clicking here.<http://icann.pr-optout.com/OptOut.aspx?523509x19831x99191x1x3785396x24000x6…> ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 United States Best regards, David -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters -Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:5 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90.212.381.8727 - Fax: +90.212.381.8731 - Mobile: +1. 202.341.3611 [cid:E6EE529C-AE6E-4B9D-8C5C-796B30E73E65]

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NTIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Name Functions
by Bruce Tonkin 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

From: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… WASHINGTON - To support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announces its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. As the first step, NTIA is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA in the coordination of the Internet's domain name system (DNS). NTIA's responsibility includes the procedural role of administering changes to the authoritative root zone file - the database containing the lists of names and addresses of all top-level domains - as well as serving as the historic steward of the DNS. NTIA currently contracts with ICANN to carry out the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions and has a Cooperative Agreement with Verisign under which it performs related root zone management functions. Transitioning NTIA out of its role marks the final phase of the privatization of the DNS as outlined by the U.S. Government in 1997. "The timing is right to start the transition process," said Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Lawrence E. Strickling. "We look forward to ICANN convening stakeholders across the global Internet community to craft an appropriate transition plan." ICANN is uniquely positioned, as both the current IANA functions contractor and the global coordinator for the DNS, as the appropriate party to convene the multistakeholder process to develop the transition plan. NTIA has informed ICANN that it expects that in the development of the proposal, ICANN will work collaboratively with the directly affected parties, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the Internet Society (ISOC), the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), top level domain name operators, VeriSign, and other interested global stakeholders. NTIA has communicated to ICANN that the transition proposal must have broad community support and address the following four principles: . Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; . Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; . Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; and, . Maintain the openness of the Internet. Consistent with the clear policy expressed in bipartisan resolutions of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives (S.Con.Res.50 and H.Con.Res.127), which affirmed the United States support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, NTIA will not accept a proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. >From the inception of ICANN, the U.S. Government and Internet stakeholders envisioned that the U.S. role in the IANA functions would be temporary. The Commerce Department's June 10, 1998 Statement of Policy stated that the U.S. Government "is committed to a transition that will allow the private sector to take leadership for DNS management." ICANN as an organization has matured and taken steps in recent years to improve its accountability and transparency and its technical competence. At the same time, international support continues to grow for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance as evidenced by the continued success of the Internet Governance Forum and the resilient stewardship of the various Internet institutions. While stakeholders work through the ICANN-convened process to develop a transition proposal, NTIA's current role will remain unchanged. The current IANA functions contract expires September 30, 2015. For further information see: IANA Functions and Related Root Zone Management Transition Questions and Answers https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/qa_-_iana-for_web_eop.docx About NTIA NTIA is the Executive Branch agency that advises the President on telecommunications and information policy issues. NTIA's programs and policymaking focus largely on expanding broadband Internet access and adoption in America, expanding the use of spectrum by all users, and ensuring that the Internet remains an engine for continued innovation and economic growth. To find out more about NTIA, visit www.ntia.doc.gov.

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MOTION CCWG DT charter
by john＠crediblecontext.com 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Mi Amigos! Here is the second cross community working group oriented motion for the Singapore meeting. I am looking for a second. Cheers, Berard

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Content for the GNSO website
by Jonathan Robinson 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

All, I have periodically posted content to the from page of the GNSO website indicating current focus, trends etc. I had intended to post the latest message today built, on reflection, have posted it to this list (see below) for any feedback. Please give me any feedback you may have asap so that I can have it posted to the website on Monday. Thanks, Jonathan -- As we come to the end of the first quarter of 2014, many of us are heading to the 49th ICANN meeting, taking place in Singapore. The GNSO Council will meet in person and engage in interactive sessions with working groups and others as part of the work programme undertaken at an ICANN meeting. Of course, ICANN meetings provide an essential opportunity for interaction both within the GNSO and the broader ICANN community. The Council's momentum is around its core function of policy management within the GNSO and, ahead of the Singapore meeting, ICANN staff have prepared a very useful Background Briefing <http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/44139> document on current active policy work. We believe that the policy management function can benefit from continuous improvement and so are active in seeking to improve the ways in which we work. Our recognition of the need for evolution and continuous improvement of how we work is paying dividends and is assisted by the capable work of the Standing Committee on Improvements, a group we relatively recently agreed should be retained as a Standing Committee. In addition to initiatives from within the GNSO to evolve and improve, there are other key drivers we are keenly aware of, such as the critical appraisal of key elements of our work which arose from the work of the recent Accountability & Transparency Review Team. We can now look forward as to how we absorb and act on those recommendations. All of our work takes place in the larger ICANN and global context, a point that has become impossible to miss, given the significant focus of many within the ICANN community on the overarching issue of governance of the Internet and how that might evolve. Indeed, the GNSO Council has felt the need to introduce an item to its agenda for the past couple of Council meetings, whereby we have the opportunity to discuss the developing issues around internet governance. Within the GNSO, the evolving bottom-up, multi-stakeholder model that ICANN is rightfully proud of is alive and well and we are committed to the essential principles that underpin that model. Notwithstanding that, the GNSO is the place at ICANN where policy relating to generic domain names is developed and the GNSO Council is committed to ensuring we retain a focus on doing that, and doing it well, for the remainder of 2014 and beyond. Jonathan Robinson - Chair, GNSO Council

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Draft Motion for Approval of Revised GNSO Operating Procedures
by Avri Doria 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Attached is a motion and a red line Revision of the GNSO Operating principles addressing the following issues: > a. the current GNSO Operating > Procedures do not contain a specific provision on the possibility of > resubmitting a motion for voting by the GNSO Council; and > b. the current GNSO Working Group Guidelines, which form Annex I of > the GNSO Operating Procedures, do not contain a mechanism for Working > Groups (WGs) to self-assess their work. These issues were referred to the SCI by the GNSO Council. These recommendations are made by the SCI after discussions that led to full consensus in the Committee. Thanks Avri Doria Acting as GNSO Council liaison to SCI

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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 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Dear Councillors, 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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