May 2015 - council - lists.icann.org

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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FW: [council] For your review - draft GNSO schedule for New ICANN Meeting Strategy
by Marika Konings May 27, 2015

May 27, 2015

Following last week's Council meeting, as a reminder, please provide any feedback you or your respective groups have by 3 June at the latest. Following that, the document will be shared with the other SO/ACs for review and discussion in Buenos Aires. Best regards, Marika From: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> Date: Monday 11 May 2015 10:31 To: "council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>" <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] For your review - draft GNSO schedule for New ICANN Meeting Strategy Dear All, On behalf of the GNSO New ICANN Meeting Strategy Drafting Team, please find a first draft of the outline of the GNSO related meetings under the new ICANN Meeting Strategy which will take effect in 2016. The drafting team would be interested to obtain the input from you and/or your respective groups on this proposed outline via the mailing list and/or during the upcoming GNSO Council meeting so that any further changes can be made before this draft is shared with other SO/ACs ahead of the ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires. As discussed previously, co-ordination with other SO/Acs on the new meeting strategy will be of key importance to avoid potential conflict and/or overlap and as such the drafting team aims to work with the other SO/ACs to co-ordinate the approach for the new ICANN Meeting Strategy in Buenos Aires which is intended to result in a 'final' outline post BA. In the attached document you will find a summary of the main objectives of each of the meetings (A, B and C) as outlined by the ICANN Meeting Strategy Working Group, a high level schedule as prepared by the ICANN Meeting Strategy Working Group complemented by yellow additions that reflect the GNSO related meetings as well as a block schedule that has been prepared by the drafting team to further detail the expected GNSO related meetings. Note that for the B meeting a number of assumptions have been made that are listed on page 4 and 5. As a reminder, the B meeting reflects the biggest departure from the current meeting structure as it is a 4-day meeting focused on outreach and SO/AC work. Best regards, Marika

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Announcement: Policy Update Webinar
by Nathalie Peregrine May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-21-en Please RSVP via this form<http://goo.gl/forms/9aFRqckV0e> by 5 June 2015. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 8 June 2015. The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 11 June 2015 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and the ongoing Transition of Stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions and the ICANN Accountability efforts. Updates will also be provided on topics from ICANN's Support Organizations and Advisory Committees: * Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and Regional Internet Registries (RIR) Activities * Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy and Implementation Working Group Final Report * GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group Initial Report * GNSO Translation & Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group Final Report * Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) Framework of Interpretation Working Group Recommendations * At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and Regional At-Large Organizations (RALO) Activities * Government Advisory Committee's (GAC) Update on Country Names Protection * Government Advisory Committee's (GAC) Update on Human Rights and Underserved Regions * GAC's Implementation of the Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team's (ATRT2) Recommendations * GAC Advice on new gTLD Safeguards * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Recent Publications * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Caucus Work Party Update * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Advisory on the Use of Static TLD/suffix lists * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) Activity Update The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs for 90 minutes and will be conducted in English. The webinar will be conducted in Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. The slides and transcript of the session will be translated into Spanish. 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 in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at policyinfo(a)icann.org<mailto:policyinfo@icann.org>. Please RSVP via this form<http://goo.gl/forms/9aFRqckV0e> by 5 June 2015. Remote participation details will be sent the week of 8 June 2015.

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GNSO Council Action Items 21 May 2015
by Glen de Saint Géry May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please find the action items from the GNSO Council call on 21 May 2015. Since some of the action items are time sensitive, your urgent attention would be appreciated. Potential drafting team on Auction proceeds Action Items: * Provide written update to clarify the status of the drafting team (Jonathan Robinson) * Auction Proceeds will be a potential topic for community discussion at the 'High Interest Session' on Monday, 22 June 2015 and a 'Workshop' on Wednesday 24 June 2015 in Buenos Aires. * Provide questions and comments for these sessions (All). Item 5: DISCUSSION - Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - CCWG Accountability Action Item Councillors and members of the respective groups are encouraged assist their groups to provide comments and questions during the public comment period<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> on Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) (All) Item 6: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL DECISION - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance Action Items: * Convey to the Cross-Community Working Group Internet Governance that no objections were recorded to the interpretation of the section on observers in the CCWG IG charter (Staff) * Communicate on the mailing list that Carlos Raúl Gutierrez is the appointed Council liaison to the Cross-Community Working Group Internet Governance (Staff) Item 7: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL GUIDANCE -Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs Action Items: * The gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group to talk directly to the Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs (RySG Councillors) * Council to discuss the issue with the GAC - Council leaders commit to commence the communication with the GAC leadership (Chair / Staff) * Request guidance from the Council by posting the substantive issues to the Council list (Heather Forrest) * Heather Forrest to track the outcomes of the discussion and ensure that the Council is responding to the request (Heather Forrest) * Call for additional GNSO participation to the Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country & Territory Names as TLDs (Staff) Item 8: UPDATE FOR COUNCIL GUIDANCE -IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Mechanisms PDP Working Group Action Items: * Determine the scope of GNSO GAC related issues which could be worked through by the Council leaders and Staff as agenda topics for the joint GAC GNSO meetings in Buenos Aires (Chair / Vice Chairs / Staff) * Topic for future Council discussion: Introduction of changes to Registry agreements through private negotiations relative to the Policy Development Process and whether this is appropriate (Philip Corwin). Item 9: UPDATE FOR SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL ACTION -New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group Action Item: Review documentation<https://community.icann.org/x/OrXhAg> before Buenos Aires for discussion at the working group meeting (All). Item 10: UPDATE & DISCUSSION - GNSO Drafting Team on New ICANN Meeting Strategy Action Item: Urgent request to provide drafting team with feedback on the initial proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/gnso-council-proposal-new-meeting-strategy-…> especially with regard to Meeting B before the proposals go the other Supporting Organisations and Advisory Committees for comments and input (URGENT - All). Item 11: UPDATE - Progress on GNSO Review (10 minutes) Action Items: * Councillors are encouraged to review the GNSO Review report<https://community.icann.org/display/GR2/GNSO+Review+2014+Home> (All) * Inform Staff if Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies wish to meet with the Westlake team and the GNSO Review Working Party during Constituency Day in Buenos Aires so that time slots can be arranged.(All) Please let me know if you have any questions or if anything has been missed. 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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GNSO Council MP3 and Adobe chat transcript 21 May 2015
by Glen de Saint Géry May 22, 2015

May 22, 2015

[To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org] Please find the MP3 recording of the GNSO Council teleconference, held on Thursday, 21 May, 2015 on page: http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#may http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-council-21may15-en.mp3<http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=NrFWbrBstcrPWP369qgbqlXiSKeL20xnUXz…> and the Adobe chat transcript can be viewed here http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-chat-council-21may15-en.pdf <http://mailer.samanage.com/wf/click?upn=KTB340yHI8DoUtMP4BGJnjfgjJp6GMAHPLM…>Happy listening and reading! 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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FW: [Soac-infoalert] Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016 - ICANN
by Jonathan Robinson May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

From: soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:soac-infoalert-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of David Olive Sent: 21 May 2015 10:55 To: soac-infoalert(a)icann.org Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016 - ICANN https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016 ICANN Board and Chehadé to Continue Mission and Ensure Continuity and Stability The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that President and CEO Fadi Chehadé has informed the Board he will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new career in the private sector (outside the Domain Name Industry). At the request of the Board, Chehadé will be available to work closely with ICANN after March 2016 to support the transition to a new leader, as well as to advise the Board on any issue they require including the implementation of the IANA Stewardship Transition from the US Government to ICANN and the technical operating community. "I want to thank Fadi for his strong commitment," said Dr. Stephen Crocker, Chair of the Board of Directors. I am very confident that with Fadi's continued leadership and ICANN's very experienced management team who have the breadth to ensure that ICANN continues to manage its key responsibilities effectively, that the organization's work will proceed smoothly." "I am deeply committed to working with the Board, our staff, and our community to continue ICANN's mission as we still have much to accomplish," said Chehadé. "During the remaining 10 months of my tenure, it's business-as-usual. My priority remains to continue strengthening ICANN's operations and services to the global community." To download high-resolution photos of Fadi Chehadé, go here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ceo-2013-06-26-en To download high-resolution photos of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/chair-2013-06-26-en To read a biography of Fadi Chehadé, go here: https://www.icann.org/profiles/fadi-chehade To read a biography of Dr. Stephen Crocker, go here: https://www.icann.org/profiles/steve-crocker David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters Istanbul Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 Mobile: +90.533.341.6550 Email: david.olive(a)icann.org www.icann.org

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RE: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#177]
by Glen de Saint Géry May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: jeudi 21 mai 2015 06:19 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#177] Name of Officer: * Rafik Dammak Officer Email Address: * rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date Prepared: * Thursday, May 21, 2015 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * NCSG chair Voting Remedy: * Temporary Alternate Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Marilia Maciel may not be able to attend to the GNSO council conference call due to other commitments. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Rafik Dammak as temporary alternate will vote for the motions to be approved, and any other matters needing a vote Date upon which the remedy will expire or terminate: [Note: may not exceed 3 months initially; may be renewed by sending an email with explanation to GNSO Secretariat] * Friday, May 22, 2015 Please identify the individual (cannot be a current GNSO Councilor) who will serve as the abstaining Councilor's Temporary Alternate. [Note: if not already published and available, a short bio and Statement/Disclosure of Interest should be prepared by the Temporary Alternate and delivered to the GNSO Secretariat in advance of any discussion or voting scheduled to take place]. * Rafik Dammak Temporary Alternate Email Address: * rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>

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New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group Briefing
by Steve Chan May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

Dear Councillors, I am sending the following message at the request of Bret, one of the co-chairs of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group. Apologies for the late delivery. We thought it would helpful to provide a short briefing ahead of the discussion tomorrow regarding Item 9: UPDATE - Progress of New gTLD Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group on the GNSO Council meeting agenda. Deliverables While still finalizing the drafts, the Discussion Group (DG) has agreed upon a package of deliverables to be sent to the GNSO Council for review. The current drafts of the documents are available on the Wiki here (https://community.icann.org/display/DGNGSR/DRAFT+Deliverables) * Executive Summary - This document provides a narrative describing the work undertaken by the DG and the products developed. Two appendices will be attached: * Identified Issue Matrix - The DG spent a considerable amount of time discussing and reflecting upon the experiences from the 2012 round of New gTLDs. The DG identified a set of issues, which were then mapped against the Principles, Recommendations, and Implementation Guidance provided in the 2007 Final Report on the Introduction of New gTLDs. The intention in doing so is to provide guidance on the best course of action in addressing the issue (e.g., amend/adjust/supplement existing recommendation, create new recommendation, etc.) * Draft Charter - The DG developed a draft charter that helps provides the minimum expected scope for a future possible PDP WG. In addition to providing scope, the topics are categorized into a set of 5 suggested logical groupings. Once the DG reaches agreement on final drafts of the deliverables (which is anticipated to be the first week of June), they will be distributed to all of you for your review. What the DG Hopes to Achieve The expectation of the DG is that by providing the deliverables described above, that the GNSO Council will have the information needed to request that staff deliver an Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. However, the DG welcomes feedback and the opportunity to address any concerns raised during the Council call or in the near future through other avenues. In terms of timing, the DG hopes that the GNSO Council is able to vote on a motion to request an Issue Report in Buenos Aires. If and when an Issue Report is requested, it is anticipated that the deliverables of the DG will serve as a basis for the additional analysis and drafting to be completed by staff. On behalf of Bret, Jeff, and Liz, we look forward to discussion on the Council call. Kind regards, Steve Steven Chan Sr. Policy Manager ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 steve.chan(a)icann.org <mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> direct: +1.310.301.3886 mobile: +1.310.339.4410 tel: +1.310.301.5800 fax: +1.310.823.8649

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FW: Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds
by Jonathan Robinson May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

From: Byron Holland [mailto:byron.holland@cira.ca] Sent: 20 May 2015 11:19 To: jrobinson(a)afilias.info Cc: Bart Boswinkel Subject: Cross-Community Working Group (CCWG) to develop a plan for the use of new gTLD auction proceeds Dear Jonathan, In March 2015, the ccNSO was requested to indicate whether it would support the creation of a cross-community working group or working group to develop a plan for the use of the gTLD auction proceeds, which was followed by an invitation in April 2015 to participate in the drafting team for the charter of a cross-community working group. As already indicated in March 2015, the ccNSO Council decided that the ccNSO will not participate in a cross-community working group. The main reason is that ccTLDs did not contribute to the proceeds of the auction of new gTLD proceeds, and hence it is considered out of scope. However, the ccNSO Council did acknowledge that some members of the ccTLD community have experience in dealing with funds such as from the auction proceeds, and that this experience could be valuable for developing a plan for the use of those proceeds. Once the charter of the CCWG has been adopted and a call for volunteers is received, the ccNSO Council will convey this call to individual ccTLDs and others realted to the ccTLD community who have experience in this area. On behalf of the ccNSO Council Byron Holland, Chair

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Re: [council] GNSO Council agenda: Item 6: UPDATE - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance
by Marika Konings May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

Hi Rafik, Please find attached the original motion as submitted by Avri. Note, that the [name] entry only appeared in the first instance as my assumption is that originally it was anticipated that a Council member would/could serve as the co-chair and liaison (but Avri can correct me if I am wrong). In any case, it was probably overlooked at the time that a Council member was needed to serve as the Council liaison to the CWG. Best regards, Marika From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>> Date: Wednesday 20 May 2015 10:47 To: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> Cc: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>>, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org<mailto:Glen@icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] GNSO Council agenda: Item 6: UPDATE - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance Hi Marika, Thanks, can you please share the url for the motion? Best, Rafik On May 20, 2015 5:16 PM, "Marika Konings" <marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@icann.org>> wrote: Hi Rafik, all, Staff actually looked back at the original motion and our understanding is that at the time of the adoption of the motion the Council forgot to fill in a name or no volunteer had come forward as after the last 'and' the original version had brackets in that place (and [name] to serve as GNSO Council liaison to the group) as the GNSO Council liaison has to be a Council member. Best regards, Marika From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org<mailto:Glen@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday 20 May 2015 10:08 To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Cc: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com>> Subject: [council] GNSO Council agenda: Item 6: UPDATE - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance Submitted by Rafik Dammak : ....can you please share this motion with GNSO council for the confcall https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+15+October+… it sounds like the council forgot that it already appointed me as GNSO liaison :/ the agenda item is :"The GNSO Council does not currently have a Council liaison to the CWG. Separately, the CWG has submitted a recent request to its Chartering Organizations to confirm interpretation of the chartered role of observers/participants in its work. Here the Council will receive an update on the CWG's progress, discuss both the liaison issue, and consider a non-objection to the CWG's proposed interpretation of the Charter. " while the motion says : "As the charter calls for each of the chartering organizations to appoint a co-chair for the group, the GNSO Council appoints Rafik Dammak to serve as a member of the CWG-IG, to serve as the GNSO co-chair of the CWG-IG and to serve as GNSO Council liaison to the group." 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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