March 2014 - council - lists.icann.org

CCWG Ig and NetMundial statements
by Avri Doria March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

Hi, I am an observer in this group and see that it is working on a statement. Isn't this a statement that the various contributing SO/AC need to review before it gets sent in? Or are we comfortable with just letting them do their own thing and submit something that is in some sense in our name as a CCWG, but not vetted. The group process troubles me as it wasn't even able to complete a charter before starting to craft statements and has a unbalanced membership. In fact it is much more a GNSO group, though following no specific or guidelines, than a cross community one at this point as there has not been wide cross community buy-in yet. Of course I have no issue with a bunch of people signing their own names to anything they wish, but I would be against a group sending something out in the name of the cross community that had never even reviewed the WG's efforts. I do believe in the eventual utility of this group, but I would like to see it organized on a firm ross community footing before it starts making declarations to the world. avri

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FW: Conversation Wrap-Up & Next Steps
by Jonathan Robinson March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014

All, In discussion with Beth Novek and colleagues from the Governance Lab last week, a suggestion emerged that we could potentially narrow down the list of MSI Panel proposals for more detailed discussion. It is not yet 100% clear to me as to whether or not we will be able to meet with one or more of the team from the Gov Lab in Singapore but it seems likely and, in any event, it's useful to consider how we might respond to the output of the panel, in particular where it seems to link most closely with our own work. We discussed condensing their work into a most relevant sub-set for further discussion >From their perspective and having made themselves aware of the work of the GNSO, the suggested sub-set (from them) for further condensation is as follows: 1. Move from "Stakeholder" engagement to Global Engagement: <http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj> http://bit.ly/1k7FDNj 2. Use expert networking: <http://bit.ly/1lof1c5> http://bit.ly/1lof1c5 3. Get Broad-based input/crowdsource at each stage of decision-making: <http://bit.ly/1czpNXn> http://bit.ly/1czpNXn 4. Use Open Data and open contracting: <http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt> http://bit.ly/1jcv3Rt 5. Experiment with Innovative Voting Techniques: <http://bit.ly/1nwta2H> http://bit.ly/1nwta2H 6. Impose Rotating Term Limits: <http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr> http://bit.ly/1nUmkEr I also talked with the Gov Lab people about considering the above proposals through a (non-exhaustive) list of criteria as follows: A. Is the proposal relevant to us? B. Is it currently applicable to our work? C. How could the proposal be modified/amended/advanced to be applicable or more applicable to our work? D. How might we pilot/test these proposals in order to determine whether and how the proposal could be a useful amendment or reform for ICANN? None of this pre-supposes that this work was commissioned, initiated or executed in a way which we consider optimal. It simply takes a "we are where we are" view of the work and recognises that we have the opportunity to potentially engage with the team that undertook the work. In addition, we will still have the opportunity to provide formal public comment on this and engage through any other applicable forums at the ICANN meeting in Singapore. Thoughts or input welcome. Jonathan

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GNSO Background Briefing for Singapore
by Marika Konings March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014

Dear All, On behalf of the GNSO Team, I'm hereby sharing the GNSO background briefing document which is intended to facilitate your preparations for the GNSO meetings in Singapore. Please feel free to share this document with your respective groups and communities. Best regards, Marika

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Draft GNSO Weekend schedule and related meetings during the week in Singapore
by Glen de Saint Géry March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft schedule for the GNSO weekend sessions and related meetings during the week we are in Singapore. Details of the weekend meetings will appear in due course on the Wiki agendas: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Working+Sessio… https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Working+Sessio… Please share these with your groups. Please let me know if you have any questions. 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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Fwd: [] CCWG contribution in ICANN's homepage banner
by Avri Doria March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

Hi, This is an example of what I mean about disclaimer in the body of a report being somewhat irrelevant. Though the report did come out decently, there is still the problem of an un-chartered adhoc group speaking in the name of the GNSO and the rest of ICANN with a statement that received little or no community review. Lately we have been lucky with things that are set up incorrectly producing a decent product (The ICANN Review teams and this). I believe, however, that each time this happens, it weakens the community's hold on its processes. avri -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] CCWG contribution in ICANN's homepage banner Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:00:04 -0700 From: Alexandra Dans <> To: ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org <ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org> Dear all, The CCWG contribution is being shared from the first banner of ICANN’s homepage. See image below

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Input Request:Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS
by Glen de Saint Géry March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS Comment / Reply Periods (*) Comment Open Date: 10 March 2014 Comment Close Date: 14 April 2014 - 23:59 UTC Reply Open Date: 15 April 2014 Reply Close Date: 6 May 2014 - 23:59 UTC Important Information Links Public Comment Announcement<https://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-10mar14-en.htm> To Submit Your Comments (Forum)<mailto:comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14@icann.org> View Comments Submitted<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14/> Brief Overview Originating Organization: GNSO Categories/Tags: * Contracted Party Agreements * Policy Processes Purpose (Brief): To obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report requested by the GNSO Council concerning possible amendments to the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure, to enable access to them by protected International Governmental Organizations and International Non-Governmental Organizations. Current Status: The GNSO Council unanimously approved the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group's consensus recommendations on 20 November 2013, as contained in the WG's Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB]. One of these recommendations was for an Issue Report on amending the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to enable their use by protected IGOs and INGOs. As required by the ICANN Bylaws, public notice is hereby provided of the publication of the requested Preliminary Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and of the opportunity to comment on it. Next Steps: ICANN Staff will prepare a summary of the public comments received that will be submitted to the GNSO Council along with the Final Issue Report. The GNSO Council will then vote on whether or not to initiate. Staff Contact: Mary Wong Email Staff Contact<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20Preliminary%20Issue%20Report%20on%20Access%20by%20IGOs%20and%20INGOs%20to%20the%20Curative%20Rights%20Protections%20of%20the%20UDRP%20and%20URS%20public%20comment%20period> Detailed Information Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously approved at its meeting on 20 November 2013 the consensus recommendations of the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group, which are now pending Board action. The detailed recommendations can be found in the Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB], with a summary provided within the GNSO Council motion<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2>. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible Policy Development Process (PDP), to examine International Governmental Organization (IGO) and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) access to curative rights protection mechanisms such as the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure (URS). Section II: Background: For a detailed background and history of the issue on whether to protect certain IGO and INGO identifiers prior to the initiation of the IGO-INGO PDP, please see the Final GNSO Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01o…> [PDF, 675 KB] on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs. The IGO-INGO PDP Working Group (WG) was formed on 31 October 2012 and the WG Charter approved by the GNSO Council on 15 November 2012. On 10 November 2013 the WG published its Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 644 KB] and sent it to the GNSO Council, incorporating feedback received in response to its draft Final Report. The WG's Final Report includes supplemental documentation in the form of Minority Statements from various WG members and their respective constituencies, including IGOs and INGOs who may be affected by the recommendations under consideration. The WG's consensus recommendations were unanimously approved<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20131120-2> by the GNSO Council on 20 November 2013 and sent to the ICANN Board for its consideration. One of the recommendations adopted was for the GNSO Council to request an Issue Report, preceding a possible PDP, to examine possible amendments to the UDRP and URS to enable access by protected IGOs and INGOs to these curative rights protection mechanisms. ICANN staff has prepared the requested Preliminary Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.pdf> [PDF, 288 KB] and is posting it for public comment prior to preparing the Final Issue Report for the GNSO Council's consideration and vote. Section III: Document and Resource Links: * Final Report on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-10nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 645 KB] * Supplement A - Minority Positions<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-minority-positions-10nov13-e…> [PDF, 216 KB] * Supplement B - WG Consensus Call Tool<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-consensus-call-13nov13-en.pdf> [PDF, 203 KB] * Supplement C - Public Comment Review Tool<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-public-comment-review-08nov1…> [PDF, 385 KB] * Supplement D - Red Cross Red Crescent Societies Identifier List<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/igo-ingo-final-rcrc-scope-names-10nov13-en.…> [PDF, 616 KB] * GNSO Council Report to the ICANN Board<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/council-board-igo-ingo-21jan14-en.pdf> [PDF, 705 KB] Section IV: Additional Information: N/A ________________________________ (*) Comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or decision-making that takes place once this period lapses. 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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ICANN Singapore : What to watch out for
by Jonathan Robinson March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014

All, I was asked with relatively short notice to provide content for the meeting guide in a "What to watch out for" format. Please see the following for what I have provided: The GNSO is the body within ICANN that is charged with developing policy for generic domain names and the GNSO Council is responsible for managing that policy development. The GNSO Council work commences ahead of the main meeting schedule, typically with our GNSO working sessions over the weekend. As with almost everything we do, these are open to all within the GNSO and indeed the wider ICANN community. You are welcome! On Saturday we are typically are focussed on interaction with GNSO Working Groups and then on Sunday with other key groups such as the ICANN Board and the Government Advisory Committee (GAC). Working Groups are comprised of dedicated volunteers with an interest in the specific topic being tackled and are open to all from the outset. They are the backbone of GNSO policy making and, as the name readily suggests, where the work is actually undertaken. With respect to interaction with other groups, effective interaction between the GNSO policy work and the GAC has emerged as a key area for potential improvement and development. At the Singapore meeting we will see the joint GNSO/GAC Consultation Group report on its work during the joint GNSO/GAC meeting on Sunday. Thanks, Jonathan

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REMINDER Pre-Singapore Policy Update Webinar Announcement
by Glen de Saint Géry March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Whether you plan to participate in the upcoming ICANN meeting in Singapore, remotely or in person, you're invited to a quick reminder of the background and current status of each major policy issue currently under discussion in ICANN. The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 13 March at 12:00 UTC and Thursday 13 March at 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations, namely the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and Address Supporting Organization (ASO). Among other topics, updates will be provided on: * Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D * Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues * Framework of Interpretation working group * ASO activities in Singapore * ALAC policy advice statements since Buenos Aires * Finalization of GAC advice regarding new gTLDs * RSSAC restructure update * Recent SSAC advisories The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session, scheduled to run for 90 minutes, will be conducted in English only. The meeting will be run in Adobe Connect with a slide presentation along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, questions may be submitted using the chat function of Adobe Connect. If you are not able to participate in either of the live sessions, the recording of the session will be made available shortly after the meeting. The policy staff is always available to answer any questions that you email to policy-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:policy-staff@icann.org>. In order to participate, please RSVP via email to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org>) to receive the call details. Please indicate which call you would like to join, Thursday at 12.00 UTC or Thursday at 19.00 UTC (to convert those times into your local time, see: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedform.html) We will send you an e-mail reminder before the event with log-in and dial-in details. Please DO NOT RSVP to any other ICANN staff members e-mail address. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> http://gnso.icann.org<http://gnso.icann.org/> Fax +1 (202) 789-0104 Skype carlos.reyes.icann

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Preliminary Issue Report on IGO & INGO Access to the UDRP & URS has been published for public comment
by Mary Wong March 11, 2014

March 11, 2014

Dear Councilors, This is to inform you that the Preliminary Issue Report that was requested by the Council - regarding possible amendments to the UDRP and URS to enable their use by IGOs and INGOs has been published for public comment: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/igo-ingo-crp-prelim-10mar14-en.h tm As ICANN49 is coming up, the public comment period has been extended beyond the minimum 30 day period such that the Initial Comment Period will close on 14 April, over two weeks after the end of the Singapore meeting. The Reply Period opens on 15 April and closes on 6 May while we hope that initial comments will be sent in by 14 April, we will be happy to continue to receive comments through the Reply Period as well. We would be grateful if you can help disseminate the information and link above to your respective groups and communities. Thanks and 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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ICANN newsletter for North America
by Bruce Tonkin March 6, 2014

March 6, 2014

See: http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=818d573897ed5ea25ee71ebc1&id=19a445bb

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