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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, 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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GNSO Council agenda: Item 6: UPDATE - Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance
by Glen de Saint Géry May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

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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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#175]
by Glen de Saint Géry May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: mercredi 20 mai 2015 06:29 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#175] Name of Officer: * Rafik Dammak Officer Email Address: * rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date Prepared: * Tuesday, May 19, 2015 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * NCSG chair Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Avri Doria won't be able to attend to the GNSO council meeting due to other commitments. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Amr elsadr will submit Avri's vote by proxy 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 I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws. * Yes Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s). * Yes Please identify the GNSO Councilor who will serve as the voting proxy: * Amr Elsadr

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#176]
by Glen de Saint Géry May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: mercredi 20 mai 2015 06:32 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#176] Name of Officer: * rafik dammak Officer Email Address: * rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date Prepared: * Tuesday, May 19, 2015 GNSO Organization: * Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * NCSG chair Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * David Cake won't be able to attend to the GNSO council meeting since he will be traveling during the GNSO council call Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Ed Morris will submit David's vote by proxy 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 I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws. * Yes Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s). * Yes Please identify the GNSO Councilor who will serve as the voting proxy: * Edward Morris

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FW: [council] For your review - draft GNSO schedule for New ICANN Meeting Strategy
by Marika Konings May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Reminder - please note that the GNSO New ICANN Meeting Strategy Drafting Team is expecting to receive your and your SG/C's feedback on the attached draft schedule during the GNSO Council meeting coming Thursday. 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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GNSO Project list for review
by Glen de Saint Géry May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015

Dear Councillors, Please find attached the updated project list (clean and redline) for your review in preparation for the Council meeting on Thursday, 21 May 2015 at 15:00 UTC. Please let us know if you have any comments. Thank you. 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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Volume 5: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions, Special Edition on the ICANN Accountability Enhancements Draft
by Glen de Saint Géry May 17, 2015

May 17, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/volume-5-an-update-on-iana-stewardship-disc… Volume 5: An Update on IANA Stewardship Discussions, Special Edition on the ICANN Accountability Enhancements Draft CCWG-Accountability draft now open for public comment On 4 May, the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+A…>) published its initial draft report on the elements of the ICANN accountability framework that it has identified as essential to happen, or be committed to, before the IANA Stewardship Transition takes place. This initial draft report will be open for public comment for 30 days. Following community input during the comment period and at ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/> in Buenos Aires, the CCWG-Accountability will produce a second draft report for a 40-day public comment period in July. The recommendations in the initial draft now out for comment are not presented as the consensus of the CCWG-Accountability. Instead, the CCWG-Accountability has published the draft to solicit feedback from the community on the CCWG-Accountability’s approach as well as guidance on several options under consideration. The CCWG-Accountability initial draft report is the fourth major community developed proposal to undergo public consultation as a part of the IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability processes. Key links * Draft report<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-propos…> – 108 pages [no annexes] * Draft report & annexes<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-propos…> – 143 pages * Graphical Supplement<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-propos…> [12 pages of pictorial representations of the main concepts included in the draft report] * Announcement of call for public comments<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> * Archive of public comments received<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-04…> How to submit a public comment Comment on the draft report, with<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-propos…> or without<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/cwg-accountability-draft-propos…> annexes, by 3 June 2015, 23:59 UTC (convert to your time zone<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=End+of+Public+Comm…>): * Respond to any or all of the 3 general questions and 15 issue-specific questions related to Work Stream 1 included in the announcement of the public comment period<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-20…> as well as in section 11 of the draft report. There is also an additional question on Work Stream 2 to help guide the CCWG-Accountability with its work. * Send your comments to: mailto:mcomments-ccwg-accountability-draft-proposal-04may15@icann.org * When you receive an automatically generated email asking you to confirm your submission, please follow the instructions in the email to ensure your comments are submitted to the archive of public comments<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-cwg-stewardship-draft-proposal-22apr1…>. To help better understand the contents and context of the draft proposal, you may wish to join one of the two following webinars<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53773485> live: * 11 May from 11:00 – 12:30 UTC (time zone converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit…>) * 11 May from 19:00 – 20:30 UTC (time zone converter here<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCWG-Accountabilit…>) The webinars will also be transcribed and published from this CCWG-Accountability webpage<https://community.icann.org/x/rYQ0Aw> in the six UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). A timeline of events and processes related to the accountability proposal Below is a summary of upcoming key meetings and processes specifically related to Work Stream 1 draft report and its interactions with the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition proposal. A list of dates associated with a wider range of stewardship transition related activities is included near the end of this report. 4 May 2015 The CCWG-Accountability halts work on draft Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements. Work Stream 2 accountability work continues. 20 May 2015 Last day for community comments on the CWG-Stewardship second draft proposal. 1 Jun 2015 ICANN staff publishes report of public comments on the CWG-Stewardship’s second draft proposal. 3 Jun 2015 Last day for community comments on the ICANN accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1). 4-29 Jun 2015 ICANN staff compiles a report of the public comments received on CCWG-Accountability’s draft report on Work Stream 1-related ICANN accountability enhancements. 5-18 Jun 2015 The CCWG-Accountability reviews public comments on Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements and prepares documents for ICANN 53 briefings with the community. 8 Jun 2015 The CWG-Stewardship presents revised version of its proposal to their chartering members (Supporting Organizations and Advisory Councils) for review and adoption. 8-25 Jun 2015 ALAC, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO review and consider adoption of CWG-Stewardship’s revised proposal. 19 Jun 2015 The CCWG-Accountability meets for working session before ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/>. 21-25 Jun 2015 All ICANN communities and other parties interested in IANA meet during ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/> in Buenos Aires, and online via remote participation, to discuss the IANA stewardship transition in a number of cross-community as well as stakeholder-specific sessions. (See preliminary schedule<http://buenosaires53.icann.org/sites/default/files/icann53_blockschedule_ap…>). 25 Jun 2015 The CWG-Stewardship delivers the final proposal on the naming related portion of the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG<http://ianacg.org/>). 20 Jul 2015 The CCWG-Accountability publishes second, revised, version of draft report on Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements for public comment. 29 Aug 2015 Last day for community comments on the second draft of ICANN accountability enhancements (Work Stream 1). 30 Sep-15 Oct 2015 ALAC, ASO, ccNSO, GAC and GNSO review and consider adoption of CCWG-Accountability’s revised proposal. 22 Oct 2015 The CCWG-Accountability present Work Stream 1 accountability enhancements report to the ICANN Board. Updates on other transition-related activities IETF Working Group on Planning for the IANA/NTIA Transition (IANAPLAN) On 30 April, the chairs of IETF, IAOC and IAB notified<http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ianaplan/current/msg01680.html> members of IANAPLAN<https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/ianaplan/documents/> of the status of work between IETF and ICANN regarding the annual SLA or Supplemental Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IETF and ICANN in relation to IANA’s performance of the protocol parameters function. Following that notification, there was much discussion on the IANAPLAN mailing list<http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ianaplan/current/maillist.html> about the possible reasons behind ICANN’s communication to IETF that it believed that agreeing to the proposed text of the SLA would possibly put ICANN in breach of its existing agreement with the NTIA. The discussion was forwarded<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-April/003018.html> on to the CWG-Stewardship mailing list and, in response, ICANN clarified<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/cwg-stewardship/2015-May/003029.html> that the concerns it had expressed were not related to the proposed stewardship model for the protocol parameters function of IANA after the expiration of ICANN’s contract with NTIA, but were specifically related to constraints that applied solely while the current contract with NTIA remained in place. ICANN expressed it did not want to pre-empt or create a perception of pre-empting any of the community consensus process around any areas in the finalization of the transition. A further email was posted<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-May/00268…> to the CCWG-Accountability list by a member of the ICANN Board containing more information on the MoU and the process IETF can invoke to terminate the agreement. Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team As a result of the CRISP<https://www.nro.net/crisp-team> Team’s draft proposal for the numbers component of the IANA functions, the Number Resource Organization (NRO<http://www.nro.net>) has produced a Draft Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services<http://www.nro.net/sla>. The draft SLA, which has not been reviewed by the CRISP Team nor negotiated with any other parties, including ICANN, is available for comment<https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-num…> until 14 June 2015. Comments received are archived on the NRO’s ianaxfer mailing list<https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer>. IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) The ICG<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/> has announced that it has published its final process<http://www.ianacg.org/icg-files/documents/Community-Comments-Handling-1May1…> for how it will handle comments sent by members of the community to the ICG forum<http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/icg-forum_ianacg.org/>. Comments may be directly submitted to the ICG any time via icg-forum(a)ianacg.org<mailto:icg-forum@ianacg.org>. In response to the SLA-related discussions described in the sections above, the ICG has posted a statement on its homepage<http://www.ianacg.org/> that encourages all interested parties, including ICANN staff and Board members, to participate within the open, transparent processes being used by the three operational communities to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions away from NTIA. Board Chair, Steve Crocker, issued a response<http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/2015-May/000450.html>. The ICG has also created Twitter<https://twitter.com/ianastewardship> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ianastewardship> accounts to assist with disseminating information about their activities. Transition timeline and implementation The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has written to the chairs of the ICG and CCWG-Accountability requesting information on projected dates related to completing the transition proposal, as well as the estimated time to implement the transition, to assist the NTIA in planning for the transition. The NTIA has requested this information be communicated by the end of June. * Letter to the CCWG-Accountability<http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-May/00288…> * Letter to the ICG<http://mm.ianacg.org/pipermail/internal-cg_ianacg.org/attachments/20150506/…> U.S. Congressional Hearings On 13 May, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing titled Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet's Operation<http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?ID=7E5AF16E-B1F8-45B8-803B-9E…>. ICANN submitted written testimony for the record. <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/icann-to-judiciary-com…> Later that afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a separate hearing titled, Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA Transition<http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/members-review-dotcom-act-and…>. ICANN also submitted written testimony for the record<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/swinehart-to-walden-es…> in that hearing. Upcoming key dates 14 May 2015 CWG-Stewardship Meeting #47<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=53773685>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 19 May 2015 CCWG-Accountability Meeting #33<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings>, 6:00-8:00 UTC ICG Teleconference<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/> (TBC) CWG-Stewardship Meeting #48<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 17:00-19:00 UTC 21 May 2015 CWG-Stewardship Meeting #49<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 26 May 2015 CCWG-Accountability Meeting #34<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings>, 12:00-14:00 UTC CWG-Stewardship Meeting #50<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 17:00-19:00 UTC 28 May 2015 CWG-Stewardship Meeting #51<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 28-29 May 2015 CWG-Stewardship Intensive Working Days<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings> 2 Jun 2015 CWG-Stewardship Meeting #52<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 17:00-19:00 UTC CCWG-Accountability Meeting #35<https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/Meetings>, 19:00-21:00 UTC 4 Jun 2015 CWG-Stewardship Meeting #53<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/Meetings>, 11:00-13:00 UTC 14 Jun 2015 Deadline for comments<https://www.nro.net/news/call-for-comments-for-a-draft-sla-for-the-iana-num…> to NRO on Draft Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the IANA Numbering Services<http://www.nro.net/sla> 18-19 Jun 2015 ICG Face-to-Face Meeting, ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/>, Buenos Aires, all day 19 Jun 2015 CCWG-Accountability Working Session 1, ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/>, Buenos Aires, all day 21-25 Jun 2015 ICANN 53<https://buenosaires53.icann.org/>, Buenos Aires IANA stewardship in the news 7 May 2015 Dot What? The surprisingly interesting history of the Internet domain system<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/05/icann_transit…>, Slate [EN] 6 May 2015 专访张建川解读ICANN互联网管理权移交建议草案内容<http://roll.sohu.com/20150506/n412478971.shtml>, Sohu.com [CN] 5 May 2015 Le Burkina veut participer aux instances de la gouvernance mondiale de l’internet<http://burkina24.com/2015/05/05/le-burkina-veut-participer-aux-instances-de…>, Burkina24 [FR] 4 May 2015 Internet in Ghana not controlled – Omane Boamah<http://www.gbcghana.com/1.3411406>, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation [EN] ICANN will IANA dauerhaft betreiben<http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/ICANN-will-IANA-dauerhaft-betreiben-…>, Heise Online [DE] 28 April 2015 ICANN ABRE NOVA CONSULTA SOBRE TRANSIÇÃO DE FUNÇÕES IANA<http://www.telesintese.com.br/icann-abre-nova-consulta-sobre-transicao-de-f…>, Tele Síntese [PT] You can play a role in IANA’s future… Anyone can participate in discussions about the future of IANA’s stewardship and ICANN accountability. For information on joining CWG-Stewardship, contact grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org<mailto:grace.abuhamad@icann.org>. For information on joining CCWG-Accountability, contact accountability-staff(a)icann.org<mailto:accountability-staff@icann.org>. Details * ICANN Blog * Author: Samantha Dickinson * 14 May 2015 Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#174]
by Glen de Saint Géry May 17, 2015

May 17, 2015

From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: dimanche 17 mai 2015 10:49 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#174] Name of Officer: * Tony Holmes Officer Email Address: * tonyarholmes(a)btinternet.com<mailto:tonyarholmes@btinternet.com> Date Prepared: * Sunday, May 17, 2015 GNSO Organization: * Internet Services Provider Constituency Officer Position or Title: * Chairman ISPCP Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Tony Holmes is unable to attend the Council meeting on 21st May due to an unavoidable business conflict. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Proxy on all issues is given to Osvaldo Novoa 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 I affirm that a voting position has been established on the matter(s) at issue pursuant to provisions contained in our Charter or Bylaws. * Yes Our GNSO Councilor has been instructed on how to vote on the matter(s). * Yes Please identify the GNSO Councilor who will serve as the voting proxy: * Osvaldo Novoa

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DRAFT GNSO weekend and related meeting schedule
by Glen de Saint Géry May 15, 2015

May 15, 2015

Dear Councillors, Attached please see the draft GNSO weekend and related meeting schedule. Please remember that this is a draft schedule and does not include all meetings and that it is subject to change. This should at all times be read with the full meeting schedule which will be posted on page http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/ On Sunday afternoon after the GAC GNSO meeting there are closed constituency/stakeholder group meetings which run to 19:00. All Agenda Wiki links can be found on page: General BA page https://community.icann.org/x/Sh4nAw Please let me know if you have any questions or would like any changes made. Thank you. 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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Call for Volunteers Implementation Review Team IRTP Part D
by Glen de Saint Géry May 14, 2015

May 14, 2015

Call for Volunteers Implementation Review Team IRTP Part D In February 2015, the ICANN Board of Directors adopted the recommendations as listed in the Final Report of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Review Working Group Part D. The implementation phase of these recommendations is about to start - in consultation with an Implementation Review Team (IRT), which is yet to be convened. As resolved by the GNSO Council, this call for IRT volunteers is for the attention of the members of the IRTP Part D Working Group, at a minimum. It is possible to reach out to other (directly affected) parties and/or experts to ensure broad participation, if deemed necessary. The key responsibilities of the IRT are listed below: · The IRT evaluates the proposed Implementation Plan as drafted by staff for the recommendations as approved by the Board. · The IRT assists in case of questions or need for clarification related to the adopted recommendations. · The IRT works with ICANN staff to ensure that the implementation fulfills the original intentions of the approved policy recommendations. · Familiarity with the policy recommendations as well as the deliberations that informed the policy recommendations is a minimum requirement for IRT members. · All volunteers responding to this call are to understand the role and remit of the IRT for the implementation phase. · If the IRT identifies potential modifications to the policy or recommendations, the team will refer these to the GNSO Council for its consideration and additional guidance. How to apply If you are interested in participating, please send an email to the GNSO Secretariat via gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> before Tuesday, 26 May 2015. Background The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) is an ICANN Consensus Policy under review by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO). The GNSO identified several issues in its review of the policy and grouped these into several Policy Development Processes (PDPs). The IRTP Working Group Part D started reviewing its assigned issues in February 2013, through weekly conference calls, an email list and face-to-face meetings during ICANN meetings in Beijing, Durban, Buenos Aires, Singapore and London. The Working Group presented 18 recommendations in its IRTP Part D Final Report: https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/transfers/irtp-d-final-25sep14-en.pdf. In February 2015, the ICANN Board of Directors adopted the Final Report's recommendations: https://features.icann.org/gnso-council-policy-recommendations-inter-regist…. 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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