July 2014 - council - lists.icann.org

Call for candidates: GNSO Liaison to the GAC
by Glen de Saint Géry July 8, 2014

July 8, 2014

Dear All, Please find attached the call for candidates for the GNSO Liaison to the GAC. The attached document outlines amongst others the process for applications - please note that the leadership of each Stakeholder Group / Constituency is expected to submit the application of its candidate(s), by 31 July 2014 at the latest to the GNSO Secretariat (gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org) Thank you. Kind regards, Glen Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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ICANN Board Response to Statement made during the ICANN 50 Public Forum by GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies
by Bruce Tonkin July 8, 2014

July 8, 2014

For info: From: Steve Crocker Subject: Response to Statement made during the ICANN 50 Public Forum by GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies Dear GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, On behalf of the ICANN Board I thank you for your statement at the ICANN public forum on 26 June with regards to ICANN accountability. It's copied below for reference. The Board heard your statement and we agree that trust in ICANN's accountability processes and mechanisms is of great importance to present and future success. We look forward to your active participation in the already planned accountability track along with the rest of the community. This will be, as you note in your statement, an important area of ICANN's work. And let me emphasize "your active participation." This cannot be done without you. As you know, ICANN's efforts to improve the accountability mechanisms are ongoing. The work that involves the community includes the work of the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30…) , by the US Department of Commerce and ICANN, Accountability and Transparency Review Team 2 (ATRT2) process (https://community.icann.org/display/ATRT2/ATRT2+Report ) , with the most recent developments reflected in the Board approved ATRT2 recommendations during the ICANN 50 meeting (https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-06-26-en ). Thank you again for your input and we look forward to your continued work in this area. Kind regards, Steve Crocker Chairman, ICANN Board

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FW: Update from the GNSO Council
by Jonathan Robinson July 7, 2014

July 7, 2014

All, FYI. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jonathan.robinson@ipracon.com] Sent: 24 June 2014 19:45 To: Heather Dryden (Dryden.Heather(a)ic.gc.ca) Cc: Marika Konings (marika.konings(a)icann.org) olof.nordling(a)icann.org Subject: Update from the GNSO Council Heather Dryden Chair, ICANN GAC Dear Heather & ICANN GAC Colleagues, Following up on the session between the GAC and the GNSO, I would like to briefly outline both the current status as well as the next steps with respect to the IGO/INGO and RCRC issues. 1. As you are aware, the GNSO Council has received a letter from the NGPC (16 June, 2014) suggesting that an indefinite claims service to provide notice to the organization in question is offered, for the designations in question, whenever such designation has been registered. Currently, the GNSO policy recommendations provide for a 90 days claims service. The GNSO Council will continue its discussion on this subject during our public meeting on Wednesday. A prospective course of action will be to reconvene the relevant PDP WG to consider this very question and to report back to the GNSO Council in due course. We would like to stress that this process is consistent with the GNSO bylaws and we do not believe it will be unduly lengthy. This will not be a new PDP. 2. The second suggestion is to modify certain aspects of the URS to enable its use by IGOs and to develop the rules and procedures for an arbitration process to resolve claims of the abuse of IGO names and acronyms. We note that this work is already under way with a PDP that was initiated by the GNSO Council at its last meeting on June 5th, 2014. Therefore, no action is required with respect to potential modifications of GNSO Council policy recommendations as the aspect of working on potential modifications of curative rights protection mechanisms was already included in the set of recommendations the GNSO Council unanimously adopted last year. While the work on this PDP is conducted, the temporary protections remain in place, as the NGPC confirmed. We welcome an open communication on these matters. Yours sincerely, Jonathan Jonathan Robinson Chair ICANN GNSO Council

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CoE report and the GNSO
by Avri Doria July 6, 2014

July 6, 2014

Hi, Council of Europe triggers debate on ICANN & Human Rights http://www.coe.int/t/informationsociety/icann-and-human-rights.asp A lot of this refers specifically to gTLDs and the process that has resulted from the GNSO's new gTLD recommendations, and to whatever extent the AGB and the adhoc variations in practice can be said to be based on GNSO recommendations. Is this something that the GNSO should take up a discussion on as part of the discussion on future gTLD application procedures? avri

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REMINDER [council] Please participate - GNSO Meeting Survey
by Marika Konings July 2, 2014

July 2, 2014

Reminder please participate in the survey if you have not done so yet (and share the link with your respective groups). Thanks, Marika From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday 26 June 2014 12:58 To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Please participate - GNSO Meeting Survey Dear All, As discussed during today's wrap up meeting, please participate in the GNSO meeting survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QMQJY7Z as it will help inform the preparations for the next meeting. Also, please feel free to share this link with your respective groups for participation. Thanks, Marika

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NCSG nominee to the Coordination Group on Transition of NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions
by Maria Farrell July 2, 2014

July 2, 2014

Dear Jonathan and Councillors, The NCSG has selected Milton Mueller as our nominated representative to the Coordination Group on Transition of NTIA's Stewardship of the IANA Functions. All the best, Maria

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