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Re: [council] TR: CWG-Stewardship role in implementation
by Marika Konings Dec. 14, 2015

Dec. 14, 2015

Dear All, As noted in the action item list coming out of the previous meeting, please review the message from the CWG-Stewardship below and indicate if you have any concerns or objections to the proposed CWG-Stewardship role in implementation by 4 December at the latest. Thanks, Marika From: <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org<mailto:Glen@icann.org>> Date: Monday 16 November 2015 10:09 To: "GNSO Council List (council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>)" <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] TR: CWG-Stewardship role in implementation To: ALAC, CCNSO, GAC, GNSO, SSAC Cc: CWG-Stewardship, ICG, CRISP, IANAPLAN, CCWG-Accountability, ICANN Implementation & ICANN Policy Staff. Dear Chartering Organizations of the CWG IANA Stewardship, Subject: CWG-Stewardship role in implementation At ICANN54 in Dublin, the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG) confirmed designation of the operational communities to be responsible for direct implementation oversight of their proposals. The CWG-Stewardship also met during the course of ICANN54 and discussed this role and we continued this discussion in a subsequent meeting on Thursday 5 November 2015. An oversight role is not specifically detailed in our Charter, but it is the CWG-Stewardship's view that our role in implementation is to ensure that the implementation is consistent with the CWG-Stewardship Final Proposal and furthermore, to provide input on the implementation work when required by staff working on the implementation or, if and when necessary, to bring the implementation work back in line with the intent of the Final Proposal. In our view, the most logical option is to have the CWG-Stewardship working group continue in its current form and with the responsibility to monitor the implementation and provide input where needed. Of course, this responsibility would include regular updates to the Chartering Organizations via the appointed members as well as consultations with the Chartering Organizations should issues be identified that are deemed without this specific remit. We note here for your information, that while the CWG-Stewardship Final Proposal was submitted in June 2015, the CWG-Stewardship has remained active and therefore available when needed. This has included being available to answer questions from the ICG, or to monitor the CCWG-Accountability dependencies and to coordinate with the other operational communities on shared issues such as IANA intellectual property rights. As the CWG-Stewardship Charter does not specifically address implementation, we would like to ensure that the CWG-Stewardship's proposed approach in relation to implementation is not inconsistent with the intent of the Chartering Organizations concerning the scope and role of the CWG-Stewardship. We therefore propose to proceed to oversee the implementation work as described above unless there are objections from one or more Chartering Organizations. We would like to emphasize that the CWG-Stewardship does not intend to change its working methods in light of this ongoing role. The group will remain open to anyone who wishes to join, and we will welcome informed individuals with relevant implementation and operational experience to join the CWG-Stewardship in this next phase. Thank you for your consideration of this matter and for your ongoing support of our work. Please let us know of any concerns by no later than 30 November 2015. Jonathan Robinson & Lise Fuhr CWG-Stewardship co-Chairs

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Fw: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER
by WUKnoben Dec. 9, 2015

Dec. 9, 2015

Hi James, by picking this up: could you please make reference to my email from 21 Nov with respect to the process? As time is short – and Thanksgiving is close – I wonder whether the council agrees to the process suggested. I’ve already alerted the CSG and am confident to receive some input. Best regards Wolf-Ulrich From: Marika Konings Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 3:22 AM To: Council Subject: [council] FW: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER For your information. From: <soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Charla Shambley <charla.shambley(a)icann.org> Date: Monday 23 November 2015 20:01 To: "'soac-infoalert(a)icann.org'" <soac-infoalert(a)icann.org> Cc: Eleeza Agopian <eleeza.agopian(a)icann.org>, Margie Milam <Margie.Milam(a)icann.org> Subject: [Soac-infoalert] CCT Review Team Endorsement Process - DUE 17 DECEMBER Dear SO/AC leaders, We are pleased to report that we received 72 applications from individuals interested in serving on the next review team under the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) that will examine the impact of new gTLDS in the areas of competition, consumer trust and consumer choice (CCT). Before final selection of the CCT Review Team is completed by the ICANN CEO and the GAC Chair, we are seeking endorsements from any SO/AC for those applicants who have expressed an interest to serve as their representatives. If you choose to endorse an applicant, please send your endorsements by email to reviews(a)icann.org by the updated deadline of 17 December at 23:59 UTC. In order to help with the endorsement process, below are answers to some frequently asked questions: Is there a set allocation for SO/AC representatives? Under the AoC, there is no set allocation per SO/AC or per stakeholder group, nor is there a maximum for total size of the review team. How Many Members Will be on the Review Team? There is no set number of volunteers for the Review Team. However, keep in mind that the review team should be comprised of members that collectively have expertise covering the wide range of topics that are within the mandate of this review team. Past AoC review teams were comprised of approximately 16 members. What Were the Criteria for Applicants? The call for volunteers lists the criteria that we were looking for. The composition should be based on several factors, including: · Subject matter expertise – o New gTLD application process/objections o Intellectual Property o Security & Malicious Abuse of the DNS o Competition Issues o Consumer Protection o Public Policy Concerns o Trust in the DNS · Representation across the interested SO/ACs · Diversity · Regional representation For more information, please see: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-11-16-en.

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FW: [CCWG-ACCT] Timeline and next steps (updated)
by Marika Konings Dec. 4, 2015

Dec. 4, 2015

Please use this version of the timeline instead. From: <accountability-cross-community-bounces(a)icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org>> on behalf of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe(a)sanchez.mx<mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx>> Date: Thursday 19 November 2015 07:20 To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org<mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org>> Cc: cc staff all <cc-staff(a)lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:cc-staff@lists.ibiblio.org>> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Timeline and next steps (updated) An earlier version of this email was sent mistakenly so please disregard the earlier version and have this version as the final version. ================= Dear all, As indicated on call #68, we have designed a detailed roadmap of key dates and milestones toward finalizing theThird Draft Proposal that we invite you to read and mark in your calendars. In order to meet our 30 November deadline, it will be important that we all comply with this calendar of deliverables to ensure feedback and edits are incorporated into the Third Proposal in a prompt and appropriate fashion: 20-Nov-15 Full Proposal content is delivered to CCWG by 23:59 UTC 21-23 Nov-15 CCWG Co-Chairs and Rapporteurs gather feedback from Working Party groups, legal counsel and Advisors 23-Nov-15 CCWG final comments on Full Proposal content due by 23:59 UTC 24-Nov-15 Weekly call #69 24-25-Nov 15 Back and forth and finalizing content with Co-Chairs, Writing team holding the pen 25-Nov-15 Content due to translation / formatting by 23:59 UTC 26-Nov-15 Additional CCWG-ACCT call (call #70) 30-Nov-15 Begin Phase 2 of Consideration by Chartering Organizations 30-Nov-15 Begin professional proofreading/final editing 12 -Dec-15 Translations ready 20-Dec-15 Delivery of final proofreading/editing 21-Dec-15 End of public comment and first close for Chartering Organizations to indicate support for recommendations 24-Dec-15 Staff summary of public comments and Chartering Organization support for recommendation Please note that in consideration of the work load, we recommend holding an additional next week on Thursday 26 November at 14:00-16:00 UTC. For US-based colleagues, the timeslot was selected so that it is early in day for you in consideration of the U.S. holiday. We recognize that we are operating under tight deadlines to produce our Third Draft Proposal and as always, thank you for your cooperation and hard work. Best regards Mathieu, Thomas, León

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Review of CCWG - ACCT Report
by James M. Bladel Dec. 4, 2015

Dec. 4, 2015

Colleagues - Following up from our most recent call, and the actions associated with review of the next Draft Report from the CCWG-Accountabilty WG, it would be great if we can get out in front of any concerns that might be raised by the GNSO Community or the Council. With this in mind, could we ask each SG/C to designate one Councilor to report back to the Council list with: * Efforts (planned or underway) in their SG/C to review & discuss the Draft Report * The expected time frame for completing the review, and any deadlines for the SG to raise concerns * Any issues or topics arising from this review that need to be discussed by the Council, and/or included in our response back to the CCWG. The Draft Report is expected to be published on 30 Nov, with the comment period closing on 21 Dec. No question that this is an extremely tight schedule, and hopefully this approach will allow us to gather topics for discussion on our next call on 17 Dec. Thanks- J.

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GNSO Council Chair 2015 -2016 election results
by Glen de Saint Géry Dec. 4, 2015

Dec. 4, 2015

Dear Councillors, It gives me great pleasure to announce that James Bladel is the new GNSO Council Chair 2015 -2016. James Bladel received the unanimous support from both the Contracted Party House and the Non-Contracted Party House. Electronic ballot voting started on Friday, 20 November 2015 and ended on Monday, 23 November 2015 at 23:59 UTC. The results from the voting system are attached. Thank you. Kind regards Glen Glen de Saint Géry Supporting Organisations Advisory Committees Manager glen(a)icann.org<mailto:glen@icann.org> http://www.icann.org

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It has been a pleasure
by Volker Greimann Dec. 4, 2015

Dec. 4, 2015

Dear fellow councilors, all things come to an end! With the end of last weeks council session our term as wardens of the vacant throne/co-chairs ended as well. We would like to welcome Donna Austin and Heather Forrest as new Vice Chairs as in accordance with their respective selections by their houses they have been selected to take over this role at this point. It has been an absolute pleasure and joy to co-lead the council for the past month and we wish both the next chair and the new vice chairs the best success. It is a tough job, but also very rewarding, and the stellar assistance from staff makes it even better. As for us, we will return to our regular position as councilors and are looking forward to continue working (and arguing, if necessary) with all of you. Thank you, David Cake and Volker Greimann

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Draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting 19 November 2015 for review
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 26, 2015

Nov. 26, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached, please find the draft minutes of the GNSO Council meeting on 19 November 2015 for your review. If there are no comments, these minutes will be published on the website as approved, according to the GNSO Rules of Procedure <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-24jun15-en.pdf> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 5 December 2015. Thank you very much. Kind regards, Glen 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<http://gnso.icann.org/>

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Board information calls
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 2015

Hello All, A few weeks back I was asked to see what could be done to provide some information on the topics discussed in "Board Informational Calls". We have these calls to share ideas and discuss the work of the various transition and accountability groups. Information on these calls is now published on the Board meeting page at: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/meetings-2014-01-06-en Notes are available for the following calls: 4 Nov 2015: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/report-2015-11-04-en 12 Nov 2015: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/report-2015-11-12-en 18 Nov 2015: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/report-2015-11-18-en Regards, Bruce Tonkin

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Agenda of ICANN Board scheduled for 2 Dec 2015
by Bruce Tonkin Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 2015

From: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2015-12-02-en Agenda | Special Meeting of the ICANN Board 02 Dec 2015 Consent Agenda * Thank you from SSAC to Departing Members * SSAC Member Reappointments * Appointment of A/J-, F-I-, L-Root Server Operator Representatives to the RSSAC * Geographic Regions Review Working Group Final Report Submission * Los Angeles Hub Office Lease Main Agenda * Consideration of Re-evaluation of the Vistaprint Limited String Confusion Objection Expert Determination * Info Only - The IT Roadmap for 2016 *AOB Published on 25 November 2015

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FW: DNS Entrepreneurship Center
by Glen de Saint Géry Nov. 25, 2015

Nov. 25, 2015

From: Johan Helsingius Resending, as this doesn't seem to have made it the first time around. On the ICANN blog, there is a news item about the "DNS entrepreneurship center", https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-launches-first-dns-entrepreneurship-c… As I don't have a very long history with the GNSO, I am wondering if the GNSO has been involved in any way? Do DNS-related topics fall within the remit of the GNSO? Julf

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