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Follow up from IDN update session (re IDN Implementation Guidelines)
by Mary Wong June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

Dear Council members, At the 29 January 2015 GNSO Council meeting, the Council approved the formation of an informal community discussion group to develop a list of issues for consideration during the proposed upcoming review of the IDN Implementation Guidelines. This was in response to a 3 December 2014 letter request from Akram Atallah and ICANN¹s IDN Program staff, asking the GNSO Council and community to provide this feedback. Edmon (cc¹d on this email) has already volunteered for this effort, and I believe that some SGs may be providing volunteers for this group as well. As noted previously, the Guidelines address second-level concerns with IDN implementation, including cyber squatting issues. Do note that this is not a formally chartered GNSO Working Group, the idea being that the specific task would be most effectively accomplished if the community self-identified the list of issues most of concern to them. That said, it would be very helpful if Sarmad (also cc¹d on this email) and staff know who from the community will be collaborating with Edmon to develop the list. As such, please do let us know who in your respective groups and community will be involved, and if there is anything we can do to help advance the discussions. FYI, I am also cc¹ing members of the community who had in previous meetings with the BVWG indicated interest in participating in community efforts relating to IDN implementation, in case they or their groups are also interested in contributing to the pending revision of the IDN Implementation Guidelines. 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

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RE: [council] FW: NomCom appointee skill sets
by Winterfeldt, Brian J. May 7, 2015

May 7, 2015

Dear all: Based on recommendations by others, and a shift from the ambiguous to the explicit, I note that intellectual property law is absent from the criteria. Accordingly I would ask for the following amendment.  International law  Competition law  Intellectual property law  Public interest issues  Consumer rights  Human rights  Economics, especially market analysis  Market mechanisms and dynamics  Business principles Thank you, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118 p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244 575 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10022-2585 p / (212) 940.6762 f / (212) 894.5585 brian.winterfeldt(a)kattenlaw.com<mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com> / www.kattenlaw.com<http://www.kattenlaw.com/> ________________________________________ From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.orgOn<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.orgOn> Behalf OfVolker Greimann Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 8:43:28 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: David Cake; jrobinson(a)afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info> Cc: council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] FW: NomCom appointee skill sets I agree with David's suggested additions. instead of financial services businesses, general business experience may be more appropriate. Volker Am 30.10.2014 07:15, schrieb David Cake: > I would consider adding to the list of variable criteria: > - data protection and privacy law > - broader internet governance activities > > I'm also not sure why 'the special needs of financial services businesses' is on that list - not that I have a strong objection to anyone having this expertise, but I do not recall any item of council business having looked at this area in the last couple of years (though it is possible something is slipping my mind). > > David > > On 30 Oct 2014, at 10:02 am, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson(a)afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>> wrote: > >> <NomCom - GNSO Candidate Criteria.docx> -- Bei weiteren Fragen stehen wir Ihnen gerne zur Verfügung. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Volker A. 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Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition
by Tony Holmes March 1, 2015

March 1, 2015

Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony

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Extension of public comment forum deadline for Policy & Implementation Initial Recommendations Report
by Marika Konings Feb. 27, 2015

Feb. 27, 2015

Dear All, Please note that the public comment forum on the GNSO Policy & Implementation Working Group Initial Recommendations Report has been extended to Tuesday 17 March at 23:59 UTC. You can find all the details about the report and how to provide your input here: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/policy-implementation-2015-01-19-en. Best regards, Marika

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IRTP Self Assessment
by Lars Hoffmann Feb. 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

Dear Counsellors, As you will recall, on 26 March 2014 the Council, based upon a recommendation from the SCI, approved a questionnaire for Working Groups to conduct Self-Assessments when their work has been substantially finished. After an initial test assessment was conducted with the Thick Whois WG, the first formal survey was recently completed by the members of the IRTP Part D PDP Working Group. A detailed Survey Administrator¹s Report containing data tables, charts, graphs, and analyses has been compiled by an independent consultant and is attached for your review. In relation to the Report, Counsellors may wish to: * Discuss how best to utilize this material in terms of future revisions to the PDP Manual and/or GNSO WG Guidelines; * Discuss whether forwarded to Westlake as input to its on-going GNSO Review. You may want to consider discussing these and any other possible options during your forthcoming Council call on 19 March. If you have any further questions/comments, please do not hesitate to get in touch either on-list or off. Many thanks and best wishes, Lars

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RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition
by Winterfeldt, Brian J. Feb. 26, 2015

Feb. 26, 2015

Dear Colleagues: Thanks to Avri and Tony for taking the pen on this high-level statement and to Jonathan, James, Phil, and others who have provided additional comments and edits. I think the substance of the statement reads well, and I personally support the statement as currently drafted (including Jonathan and James' proposed edits, as well as the clean-up edits noted by Phil Corwin), which makes clear, as it should, that the statement is coming from the Council and not the GNSO itself. I shared the statement with IPC members, some of whom have expressed support, and none of whom have expressed opposition. Best regards, Brian Brian J. Winterfeldt Head of Internet Practice Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2900 K Street NW, North Tower - Suite 200 / Washington, DC 20007-5118 p / (202) 625-3562 f / (202) 339-8244 575 Madison Avenue / New York, NY 10022-2585 p / (212) 940.6762 f / (212) 894.5585 brian.winterfeldt(a)kattenlaw.com<mailto:brian.winterfeldt@kattenlaw.com> / www.kattenlaw.com<http://www.kattenlaw.com/> ________________________________ From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.orgOn<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.orgOn> Behalf OfPhil Corwin Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 8:39:50 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: jrobinson(a)afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Jonathan. I'll pass this along to the BC and get back to you ASAP. Best, Philip Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:12 AM To: Phil Corwin; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Philip, Regarding the two questions below, my understanding is as follows: 1. The purpose of the statement is to provide some positive support for the work of the CWG in a context where many appeared to be questioning the extent or effectiveness of the work of the CWG. It was felt that it would be helpful to the CWG (and to the broader community perceptions of the CWG) to have a supportive statement by one of the initiating and chartering organisations i.e. recognising the effort to date. 2. The effect of endorsing the statement is primarily to support the view of the Council in the proper way i.e. instead of the Council simply issuing the statement on its own behalf, the Council appropriately refers the statement to constituencies and SGs. A secondary benefit of reviewing the statement is the ongoing raising of the awareness of the current status of the work of the CWG within the GNSO community such that the GNSO community is in a state of readiness to appraise (and ideally support) the final proposal of the CWG when it does come out. They are an interesting pair of questions in the context of my edits to the original Tony / Avri draft in that I modified the statement to be more of a GNSO Council statement as opposed to a GNSO statement. Arguably, in the former case, the Councillors could simply support the statement and the GNSO Council issue it. Nevertheless, in my view, it is always preferable to have such a statement or similar piece of work referred to the SG / Cs and supported by those SG / Cs. I trust that helps. Jonathan From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: 23 February 2015 22:59 To: jrobinson(a)afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info>; 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Importance: High Jonathan: Members of the Business Constituency seem to be generally supportive of the sentiments contained in the draft Statement. However, I am being asked two questions in regard to it: 1. What is the overall purpose of issuing the Statement? 2. What is the effect of a Constituency endorsing the statement - and, in particular, does it replace the views of any constituency or SG or preclude a more nuanced and detailed future statement by them? Once I have those answers I should be able to indicate whether the BC can support and/or be listed as a signatory. Thanks and best regards, Philip PS-This paragraph of the Statement, as modified by you and James, has two typos: "Given [it's] its co-ordination and policy management role within the GNSO, the GNSO Council remains committed to assisting the work within CWG, CCWG and the ICG in order that the community may ultimately deliver a sound, comprehensive and consensus proposal for the transition of the IANA function and one that will uphold the principles set forth in the NTIA announcement, and fully meet the needs of the global Internet community." Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Robinson Sent: Monday, February 23, 2015 6:47 AM To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Attached in .pdf if easier to read on some devices. Jonathan From: Jonathan Robinson [mailto:jrobinson@afilias.info] Sent: 23 February 2015 11:37 To: 'David Cake'; 'Tony Holmes'; council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition Thanks Tony & Avri, Please see my suggested edits contained in the attached redline version. Jonathan From: David Cake [mailto:dave@difference.com.au] Sent: 23 February 2015 10:11 To: Tony Holmes; <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> List Subject: Re: [council] Draft GNSO statement on IANA transition I would be happy to support that statement. David On 23 Feb 2015, at 3:39 am, Tony Holmes <tonyarholmes(a)btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com>> wrote: Jonathan/All Attached is the draft statement compiled by Avri and I on the IANA transition process. Comments welcome. Regards Tony <GNSO statement on the IANA transition - draft.zip> ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4284/9131 - Release Date: 02/17/15 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. 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GAC Communique Review Template
by Volker Greimann Feb. 24, 2015

Feb. 24, 2015

Dear councillors, please find attached a proposed draft template (with examples based on the current GAC advice) of how our analysis of the GAC Communique could look like. The "meat" of our response will obviously be centered on the last column, and this will likely have to be determined on a case by case basis depending on the content of the Communique and its impact on the GNSO.I would expect that this will require some form of inter-sessional discussion with regard to our comments there. Any comments or suggestions are of course welcome. We will also be looking after the first round if this template has served us well or needs further refinement. As always, Marika has been of immense help putting this template together. -- Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Best regards, Volker A. Greimann - legal department - Key-Systems GmbH Im Oberen Werk 1 66386 St. Ingbert Tel.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 901 Fax.: +49 (0) 6894 - 9396 851 Email:vgreimann@key-systems.net Web:www.key-systems.net /www.RRPproxy.netwww.domaindiscount24.com /www.BrandShelter.com Follow us on Twitter or join our fan community on Facebook and stay updated: www.facebook.com/KeySystemswww.twitter.com/key_systems CEO: Alexander Siffrin Registration No.: HR B 18835 - Saarbruecken V.A.T. ID.: DE211006534 Member of the KEYDRIVE GROUP www.keydrive.lu This e-mail and its attachments is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. Furthermore it is not permitted to publish any content of this email. You must not use, disclose, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, kindly notify the author by replying to this e-mail or contacting us by telephone.

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Reminder: Please participate - GNSO ICANN 52 Meeting Survey
by Marika Konings Feb. 24, 2015

Feb. 24, 2015

Reminder - please participate in the survey and encourage your respective groups to do so if you have not done so yet. Thanks! Marika From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> Date: Friday 13 February 2015 10:45 To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Please participate - GNSO ICANN 52 Meeting Survey Dear All, As discussed during yesterday's meeting, please participate in the GNSO ICANN 52 Meeting Survey so that input can be taken into account as we start planning for ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires. To participate in the survey, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/35M9C75. You are encouraged to share the survey with your respective stakeholder groups and constituencies. It was great seeing you all and safe travels back home! Best regards, Marika

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Closing Date Approaching: Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015
by Nathalie Peregrine Feb. 19, 2015

Feb. 19, 2015

On 10 December 2015 ICANN announced the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. The nomination period will close on 2 March 2015. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees. The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in consensus-based solutions, recognized the importance of ICANN's multistakeholder model of Internet governance, and contributed in a substantive way to the higher interests of ICANN's organization and its community. The nomination period for community nominees closes on 02 March 2015. Community members interested in submitting a nomination are invited to send an email toethosaward2015(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2015@icann.org> including: * Name of nominee. * Community of nominee. * Reasons for nomination. Please note that the reasons outlining the candidate's merit for the nomination may be as brief or as long as required. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. A panel of ICANN community members will review all community nominations and determine the best candidates for the 2015 award scheduled to be presented at the ICANN 53 Public Meeting. The decisions of the panel will be made based on the following criteria: 1. Demonstrated multistakeholder volunteer service via working groups or committees. 2. Demonstrated spirit of collaboration through engagement with other community members with the aim of consensus building. 3. Demonstrated facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair, cordial and collegial manner. 4. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness. Please submit your nominations via email to ethosaward2015(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2015@icann.org?subject=Multistakeholder%20Ethos%20Award%20Nomination>. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki athttps://community.icann.org/x/aoIQAw.

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Resolutions from the ICANN Board meeting on Thursday 12 Feb
by Bruce Tonkin Feb. 13, 2015

Feb. 13, 2015

Hello All, The resolutions from the ICANN Board meeting on 12 Feb 2014, are available at: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2015-02-12-en Key ones relevant to the GNSO include: - approval of the GNSO Policy recommendations for Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D - direction to staff to immediately begin collecting data on the metrics recommended in the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Final Report, prioritizing those that are time-sensitive, and where data has been determined to be available - regarding two character second level domain names, the Board directs the staff to proceed immediately as follows: ◾Implement improvements to the process to alert relevant governments when requests are initiated. Comments from relevant governments will be fully considered. ◾For new requests, the comment period will be for 60 days. ◾For requests with pending or completed comment periods, extend or re-open the comment period so that each request will undergo 60 days of comment period in total.

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