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Re: [council] Final Report Translation and Transliteration Correction
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

Lars Thanks for the update and please thank the WG for their quick turnaround on this. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains http://www.blacknight.host/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.blacknight.press - get our latest news & media coverage http://www.technology.ie Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Social: http://mneylon.social Random Stuff: http://www.michele.irish ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Lars Hoffmann Date: Sunday 21 June 2015 14:32 To: Council GNSO Subject: [council] Final Report Translation and Transliteration Correction Dear Councillors, Please find below an important note from the co-Chair of the Translation and Translation of Contact Information PDP WG conerning a correction of their Final Report that is currently under Council consideration. Many thanks Lars From: "Dillon, Chris" <c.dillon(a)ucl.ac.uk<mailto:c.dillon@ucl.ac.uk>> Date: Sunday, 21 June 2015 14:21 To: Lars HOFFMANN <lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org<mailto:lars.hoffmann@icann.org>> Cc: Rudi Vansnick <rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be<mailto:rudi.vansnick@isoc.be>> Subject: FW: Final Report Correction Dear Councillors, During the presentation of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group to the GNSO on Saturday, 20 June 2015, it emerged that the Group had made a clerical error in its Recommendation #4 (both in the Executive Summary (page 4) and the body of the Report (page 20). This error has been corrected and the correction has been consented to by the WG members (see WG Mailing List Archive<http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-contactinfo-pdp-wg/>). The corrected Final Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gtlds/translation-transliteration-contact-f…> has been posted on the WG Wiki Page<https://community.icann.org/display/tatcipdp/Translation+and+Transliteratio…> and on the WG Project Page<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/transliteration-contact> and is also attached to this email. The Group apologises for this clerical error and hopes the Council will consider the corrected version during its Wednesday public meeting. Many thanks. Chris Dillon and Rudi Vansnick. Co-Chairs of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group == Research Associate in Linguistic Computing, Centre for Digital Humanities, UCL, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT Tel +44 20 7679 1599 (int 31599) ucl.ac.uk/dis/people/chrisdillon

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#179]
by Glen de Saint Géry 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

FYI 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/> From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: dimanche 21 juin 2015 10:57 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#179] Name of Officer: * rafik dammak Officer Email Address: * rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com<mailto:rafik.dammak@gmail.com> Date Prepared: * Sunday, June 21, 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: * Amr elsadr is not at Buenos Aires meeting. He may be not able to join the GNSO council public meeting , while he is going to try to attend remotely. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Avri Doria will submit Amr'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] * Saturday, June 27, 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: * avri doria

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#178]
by Glen de Saint Géry 21 Jun '15

21 Jun '15

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/> From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: samedi 20 juin 2015 18:02 To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#178] Name of Officer: * Michele Neylon Officer Email Address: * michele(a)blacknight.com<mailto:michele@blacknight.com> Date Prepared: * Saturday, June 20, 2015 GNSO Organization: * Registrars Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * chair Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * schedule conflicts Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * any / all 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] * Saturday, June 27, 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: * James Bladel

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Topics for Board-GNSO meeting - please comment ASAP on any inaccuracies
by Mary Wong 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

Dear all, Here is the list of topics to be sent to the Board for discussion at their meeting with the GNSO tomorrow; please let me know ASAP if you have any specific corrections on any inaccuracies or gaps. Thank you! IMPACT ON BOARD OF NEW GNSO PROCESSES (GNSO LEADS: JONATHAN ROBINSON & CHUCK GOMES) For Discussion The need to amend ICANN¹s Bylaws if these new processes are adopted, with consequent impact on Board voting/actions BOARD DECISIONS CONCERNING gTLD POLICY AND RELATED IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS (GNSO LEAD: BRIAN WINTERFELDT) Question for Discussion - How does the Board formulate its decisions and what is its process for making decisions? This question arises specifically due to what the GNSO community perceives as growing deference to the GAC on gTLD policy and implementation issues, which could increase the GAC¹s ability to drive gTLD policymaking beyond what is contemplated in the ICANN Bylaws. Specific examples: - Some NGPC decisions seem to be based on subjective criteria rather than substantive objective information (e.g. lack of international law basis for apparent GAC ³veto² on the use of 2-character domains corresponding to country codes and its anticipated similar proposal on country and territory names) - Deference to the GAC can be illustrated by recent decisions on implementing approvals for release of 2-character domains, based on GAC/GAC member advice/comments ICANN EXECUTIVE/STAFF DECISIONS CONCERNING gTLD POLICY AND RELATED IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS (GNSO LEAD: ??) For Discussion - Community concerns that ³back door² policy is being made by the ICANN executive/staff without input from the GNSO (e.g. imposition of URS in renewals of legacy gTLD registry agreements) OTHER TOPICS (TO NOTE ONLY, NOT FOR LENGTHY DISCUSSION) Community Concerns: - ICANN¹s growing maturity and complexity increases burden of tracking multiple streams of work; beyond volunteer burnout issues this highlights the need to recognize the pressures on community time and attention - General concern about a number of parallel activities and how they interrelate with one another - Concern over organizational stability in light of the transition to a new CEO at this time Concluding Question (if time permits): ³What keeps Board members awake at night about ICANN?² Cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong(a)icann.org

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Dinner
by Tony Holmes 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

All Please forgive me for missing dinner tonight. I only managed a couple of hours sleep at most on the flight from London last night so won't last until 8.30 for dinner, especially with an early CSG start tomorrow morning. I'm sure Osvaldo has picked a good restaurant so ENJOY! Best Tony Sent from my iPad

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Dinner
by Tony Holmes 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

All Please forgive me for missing dinner tonight. I only managed a couple of hours sleep at most on the flight from London last night so won't last until 8.30 for dinner, especially with an early CSG start tomorrow morning. I'm sure Osvaldo has picked a good restaurant so ENJOY! Best Tony Sent from my iPad

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points re: GNSO response to the GAC Communique
by David Cake 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

As requested, points that will be discussed with the GAC regarding the GNSO response to the GAC Communique: - this is an informal mechanism that does not change any existing formal process. - It is a process to inform the board, so that when the board responds to the GAC Communique on matters that also concern GNSO policy and process, it can have more confidence that its answers reflect the GNSO position accurately. - it is purely supplementary to existing processes, including new processes introduced by the GAC-GNSO Coordination Group - the GNSO response will formally be addressed to the board, but the GAC will be CCed in the interests of full disclosure and furthering useful discussion. - It is intended to reflect GNSO policy positions (including, but not limited to, consensus policy, but may also discuss other GNSO outputs such as interim reports, issue reports, etc) and the GNSO Councils role as the manager of generic TLD policy. It is not intended to include all GNSO stakeholder policy positions. . - the GNSO Council does not intend to comment on the GAC Communique where it does not concern GNSO policy or process. - this is a new mechanism we will be trialling, and responses on its form or usefulness are welcome If any councillor (and Mason especially) has anything to add, very happy to hear it. David

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GNSO Council - Redlines to Motion to Adopt the Final Transition Proposal of the CWG-Stewardship
by Winterfeldt, Brian J. 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

Dear colleagues: Following up on the suggestions proposed by Greg Shatan during our recent discussion, attached please find a redline draft of the Motion to Adopt the Final Transition Proposal of the CWG-Stewardship for your consideration. 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/> =========================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files contain information intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any viewing, copying, disclosure or distribution of this information may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. Please notify the sender, by electronic mail or telephone, of any unintended recipients and delete the original message without making any copies. =========================================================== NOTIFICATION: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is an Illinois limited liability partnership that has elected to be governed by the Illinois Uniform Partnership Act (1997). ===========================================================

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Feedback sought on 2-letter country codes
by Lars Hoffmann 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

Dear all, As per Heather¹s comment, here is the feedback request form once more. Thank you in advance for your responses. Best wishes, Lars From: Lars HOFFMANN <Lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 2:20 AM To: Council GNSO <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Feedback sought Dear all, please find below an important message from Heather Forrest seeking feedback from GNSO Counsellors. --- Dear GNSO Council colleagues, Following my update on our last GNCO Council call (transcript <http://gnso.icann.org/en/meetings/transcript-council-21may15-en.pdf> ), please take a minute to read through the attachment. This is a document to seek informal feedback from the GNSO Council to inform the debate of the CWG on Country and Territory Names as top level domains, especially in light of a potential overlaps in interests with other SO/ACs further down the line. ccNSO colleagues have already provided some input so it would be especially useful to hear some views from the GNSO Council to assure balanced discussions. Deadline: 15 June 2015 Note: You can use track changes, annotations or separate comments and return them to lars.hoffmann(a)icann.org or gnso-secs(a)icann.org. - Please see the attachment for details!

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Proposed agenda for meeting with the ccNSO
by Marika Konings 20 Jun '15

20 Jun '15

The proposed agenda for the meeting with the ccNSO is as follows: Update and progress joint working groups * CWG On Use of names of Country and territories as TLDs * CWG on CWG principles Relevant updates * GNSO: update on CWG auction proceeds ( note ccNSO as such does not participate, but offered to invite individual ccTLD with experience in related area's) * ccNSO: findings SOP WG FY 16 draft Ops Plan and Budget Hot Topic * SO Decision making process and related concerns, if any, on CWG Stewardship proposal Best regards, Marika

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