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Re: [council] FW: GNSO Meeting with the Board : Topics
by Marika Konings Oct. 27, 2016

Oct. 27, 2016

Reminder – the deadline for submission of topics for the joint meeting with the Board is today (Wednesday 26 October)! Best regards, Marika From: <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com> Date: Friday, October 21, 2016 at 3:41 PM To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] FW: GNSO Meeting with the Board : Topics Councilors – Below, please see a note from Board support, including 2 questions the Board would like to raise with us during our joint meeting in Hyderabad. Additionally, please recall my “Call for Topics” from last week, as the agenda for our joint meetings needs to be finalized by this Wednesday (26 OCT). For your convenience, Staff has prepared a centralized Wiki page (below) with the Draft Agendas for all joint sessions. Some of these are based on previous meetings, so please suggest any edits or changes you’d like to see in India. https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=62399849[community…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_pa…> Thank you, J. From: Vinciane Koenigsfeld <vinciane.koenigsfeld(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, October 17, 2016 at 10:48 To: "jbladel(a)godaddy.com" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com> Cc: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org>, "board-ops-team(a)icann.org" <Board-Ops-Team(a)icann.org>, Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org> Subject: GNSO Meeting with the Board : Topics Dear James, We are looking forward to seeing you in Hyderabad! As you know, over the years, the Board has heard from many Groups on the need to make the interaction between the Board and Constituency/Stakeholder/Advisory Groups at ICANN Public Meetings more effective for both the Groups and the Board. To do this, Board Operations collects, ahead of the Meeting, the questions that each Group would like to bring to the Board. We would appreciate receiving the questions/topics that GNSO might want to discuss with the Board during the meeting currently scheduled on Monday 7 November. The deadline for submission of these topics is Wednesday 26 October. We are as well taking this opportunity to share with you the Board's questions to your Group, for discussion during this meeting. QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD : 1. What do we (Board and ICANN organization) have to do to make the transition work for you? 2. What do we (Board, ICANN organization and community) need to do to advance trust and confidence in what we do? Best, The Board Ops team

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ICANN57: GNSO Remote Participation Details & Organization
by Nathalie Peregrine Oct. 27, 2016

Oct. 27, 2016

Dear all, In preparation for the GNSO sessions during ICANN57, please find below web and wiki links to attend meetings remotely. 2 LINKS TO BOOKMARK NOW: <https://icann562016.sched.org/>ICANN5<https://icann572016.sched.org/>7 Meeting Schedule<https://icann572016.sched.org/> GNSO Remote Participation details<https://community.icann.org/x/P4LDAw> Step 1 Go to the Meeting Schedule webpage, and if not done yet, create a log in when prompted. Every session on the schedule can be selected and added to your calendar inbox. To get a general description of the session, please hover your mouse over the session title and a summary of the session will appear as well as a ³add to my schedule² option. Step 2 Navigate to the right hand side of the main schedule and follow instructions to download the ICANN57 Mobile App. Step 3 All Adobe Connect rooms (which can be found on the session information on the Meeting Schedule and on the GNSO Remote Participation wiki page) will provide audio streaming. If you cannot join an Adobe Connect room for a session, and will need to dial in with your phone, please refer to the GNSO Remote Participation wiki page for the audio pass codes and dial in numbers. Glen de St Gery, Terri Agnew and Nathalie Peregrine will be onsite to assist you directly. For all GNSO meeting related queries (RP or others), please email us at: gnso-secs(a)icann.org and we will be more than happy to assist! Kind regards, GNSO SO/AC Support team

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Motion - GNSO Liaison to the GAC
by James M. Bladel Oct. 26, 2016

Oct. 26, 2016

Councilors:   Heather, Donna and I are pleased to announce that we have reached the decision to unanimously recommend Carlos Gutiérrez to serve as the next GNSO Council liaison to the GAC (See attached motion). We received and reviewed applications from three candidates, each of whom had been nominated by an SG or C of the Non-Contracted Party House. The applications set out in detail their qualifications and experience relevant to this role, and we believe that each would have well-represented the GNSO. We believe that all candidates met or exceeded our published required skills set and desired experience, which made our evaluation and selection all the more challenging. As a result, we considered additional strengths and areas of expertise that each could contribute to this role and the particular challenges it currently faces. Ultimately, it was Carlos’ direct experience with the GAC, as the former GAC representative for Costa Rica, that differentiated him from the other applicants. While direct experience with the GAC is not a requirement of the liaison role, in light of the recent and ongoing discussions within the GNSO Council about the relationship between GNSO recommendations, GAC Advice and ICANN Board action, it is our hope and expectation that Carlos can leverage this experience, and existing relationships and trust in particular, to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact in this role. A key task for the liaison at this point in time is building a bridge between GAC and GNSO working methods to encourage earlier and greater GAC participation in our heavy PDP workload. While this will not be an easy task, we believe that Carlos is well placed to tackle it. If approved by Council, Carlos will assume this role at the end of the upcoming ICANN57 in Hyderabad, on the expiry of his current term on the GNSO Council. Once again, we emphasize that we considered that all candidates' applications clearly demonstrated that they could very capably serve in this role, and that each would contribute their own unique experience and talents. The GNSO Chairs thank these candidates for volunteering, and hope they will do so again in the future for this role, or other high-profile positions.   Finally, we ask that all Councilors and members of the GNSO community thank Mason Cole for his service in the inaugural launch of this liaison role, along with his agreeing to extend his service, and to assist with this transition. Thank you, J.

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#220]
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 26, 2016

Oct. 26, 2016

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 6:57 AM To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#220] Name of Officer: * Tapani Tarvainen Officer Email Address: * ncsg(a)tapani.tarvainen.info<mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info> Date Prepared: * Wednesday, October 26, 2016 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 cannot attend council meeting in ICANN57 in Hyderabad. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * Any and 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] * Thursday, November 10, 2016 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]. * Sarah Clayton Temporary Alternate Email Address: * sarahliannec(a)gmail.com<mailto:sarahliannec@gmail.com>

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REVIEW: Draft minutes Council teleconference 13 October 2016
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the draft minutes of the Council teleconference held on 13 October 2016 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 [gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_counc…> section 3.5 "If no objections are received within 10 days, the minutes will be deemed to have been approved for posting" on 4 November 2016. 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[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_&d=DQMFA…> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses[learn.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__learn.icann.org_courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>.

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FW: [Correspondence] Collision of topics between ATRT3 and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 topics
by James M. Bladel Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Councilors – For your review, please see this exchange of letters between Steve Crocker and CCWG Chairs on the topic of ATRT3 Thanks— J. From: Wendy Profit <wendy.profit(a)icann.org> Date: Monday, October 24, 2016 at 17:05 Subject: [Correspondence] Collision of topics between ATRT3 and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 topics Dear Thomas, León and Mathieu, (cc: SO/AC Leaders and ICANN Board) Please find the attached letter from Steve Crocker in response to your 08 August 2016 letter Re: CCWG Recommendation to the ICANN Board regarding ATRT3 with respect to collision of topics between ATRT3 and CCWG-Accountability Work Stream 2 topics. Kind regards, Wendy Profit ICANN Board Operations Specialist

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New RrSG Vice Chair
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Dear Councillors, Please note the appointment of a RrSG vice-chair. Thank you very much Kind regards, Glen From: Theo Geurts [mailto:theo.geurts@realtimeregister.com] Hi Glen, We just elected a new RrSG vice-chair (still under warranty). Tobias Sattler, sattler(a)united-domains.de<mailto:sattler@united-domains.de>. Thanks! Theo RrSG Secretary

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Motion on the GAC-GNSO Consultation Group Final Report and Recommendations
by Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. Oct. 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

Dear Colleagues! As per our last Council call, in which we had some discussion about where do we stand with our efforts to improve communications with the GAC (started in 2014), I submit this motion to accept the Final Report of the joint GAC-GNSO Consultation Group and its recommendations. While the recommendation is for Consultation Group to be disolved, efforts trough the established mechanisms will continue directly under the respective leaderships of the GNSO and the GAC, as well as the GNSO Liaison to the GAC. They will provide needed feedback to the Council on a regular basis. The Report and its recommendations may be subject to further discussion following review by SG/Cs and Council members, as well as during the joint meeting with the GAC in Hyderabad. Kind regards Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez +506 8837 7176 Skype: carlos.raulg Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)

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GNSO Council Response to the ICANN Board
by Steve Chan Oct. 22, 2016

Oct. 22, 2016

Dear Councilors, Pursuant to the GNSO Council call on 13 October, staff is circulating the latest draft of the Council response to the ICANN Board regarding the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures timeline and work plan. I do not recall a deadline being specified, but staff would like to suggest that all comments be received by 23:59 UTC on Tuesday, 18 October, in order to allow for any edits to be made or voting to take place if that becomes necessary - the intent is to ensure timely transmission of the letter to the ICANN Board prior to ICANN57. Best, Steve On 10/10/16, 6:56 PM, "Steve Chan" <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org on behalf of steve.chan(a)icann.org> wrote: Dear Councilors, In support of the Motion put forth by Carlos below, please find the draft GNSO Council response to the ICANN Board as prepared by Carlos, Phil, James, Keith, and Stefania. The letter is intended to synthesize the responses received from the community while also noting where common views were identified. This drafting group and staff welcome your comments and suggested edits. Best, Steve On 10/3/16, 6:41 PM, "owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org on behalf of Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G." <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org on behalf of crg(a)isoc-cr.org> wrote: Dear Glen, Dear Councillors I submit this motion to approve during our next call on 13 Oct a response to Chairman Crocker´s letter from August 5th 2016, and ask for secondment: <Text> Motion on the GNSO Council Response to the ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Made by: Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez Seconded by: WHEREAS, On 5 August 2016, the GNSO Council received a letter from Dr. Stephen Crocker seeking an understanding of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group’s (WG) requirements and timing related to advancing a new application process. On 16 August 2016, the GNSO Council acknowledged receipt of the letter and informed the ICANN Board that initial discussions within the GNSO Council and more broadly, within the GNSO community and New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG, were anticipated. On 12 September 2016, the GNSO Council sent a letter to all of the GNSO’s Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG seeking input to help formulate the Council’s response to the ICANN Board. The GNSO Council received an important number of responses and divergent positions from many different individuals as well a constituencies within the GNSO community, as well as from the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG. RESOLVED, The GNSO Council has synthesized the positions received and prepared a response to the ICANN Board. The GNSO Council looks forward to ongoing discussions with the broader community, particularly at ICANN57 in Hyderabad, India. The GNSO Council expects to continue to consult with the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG to determine if there are any significant changes to its schedule or scope of work as defined in its charter. <text end> Respectfully Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez +506 8837 7176 Skype: carlos.raulg Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica) Forwarded message: > From: Steve Chan <steve.chan(a)icann.org> > To: Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg(a)isoc-cr.org> > Cc: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com>, Drazek, Keith > <kdrazek(a)Verisign.com>, James M. Bladel <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>, > Stefania.Milan(a)EUI.eu <Stefania.Milan(a)EUI.eu>, Emily Barabas > <emily.barabas(a)icann.org>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, > Paul McGrady <policy(a)paulmcgrady.com> > Subject: Re: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures - GNSO Council Response to > the ICANN Board > Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 22:34:18 +0000 > > All, > > Carlos, thank you for your comments. Seeing no volunteers to hold the > pen, staff is happy to prepare an initial draft for your > consideration, especially given the contracted timelines until the > next Council meeting. > > With a vote expected to consider and approve this letter at the 13 > October 2016 GNSO Council meeting, staff has prepared a draft motion, > also for your consideration. Unfortunately, the document and motion > deadline is today – any volunteers to put forth this motion (with > any necessary edits of course)? > > We will try to provide the draft letter as soon as possible, as > ideally, it should be available with the motion, > > Best, > > Steve > > From: Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg(a)isoc-cr.org> > Date: Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 3:00 PM > To: Steve Chan <steve.chan(a)icann.org> > Cc: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com>, "Drazek, Keith" > <kdrazek(a)Verisign.com>, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>, > "Stefania.Milan(a)EUI.eu" <Stefania.Milan(a)EUI.eu>, Emily Barabas > <emily.barabas(a)icann.org>, Julie Hedlund <julie.hedlund(a)icann.org>, > Paul McGrady <policy(a)paulmcgrady.com> > Subject: Re: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures - GNSO Council Response to > the ICANN Board > > Thank you vey much Steve for the excellent overview of the comments to > Chairman´s Crocker letter to date. From my personal point of view, I > belong to the group of the subsequent procedures PDP, that wonders > what the (short term vs. long term) context of the question is. And > just because of that, I´m a strong supporter of a very conservative > stance. > > My initial suggestion for a clear formulation of a response at the > Council level, is to structure around the main (contentious) > issues/areas, including its pro and con arguments, instead of listing > the source of all the different positions. From that perspective I see > 4 main areas/chapters for a structure of the response: > > 1. All the pending studies and PDPs that are analyzing the impact or > the 2012 round and will produce related recommendations: RPM, > Subsequent procedures and CCT-RT. (In general it worked well, but it > needs more refinement) > > 2. The question if the 2007 ¨policy¨ is strong enough for subsequent > procedures without any mayor changes. > > 2.a including the policy equal treatment of all applications (without > any categorization), as compared to restrictions over certain groups > of possible new TLDs (Geographic names, Communities, etc.) > > 3. if the AGB is strong enough as a ¨predictable application > process¨ for subsequent procedures, and if not, which type of > revisions it needs > > 3.a including the question of global fairness (or underserved areas) > > 4. if the ¨implementation/delegation¨ of new gTLDs of the last round > was good enough, or there are few lessons that should be carefully > analyzed and improvements introduced before new delegations > > After reading the summary document I see how a general consensus gets > more and more difficult, as we go down the list here proposed. Then it > should be pretty obvious that the Boards main question should be > answered with a pretty clear ¨NO shortcuts¨. > > But I also want to hear what the other members of the team think. > > Carlos Raúl > > El 30 sept 2016, a las 16:20, Steve Chan <steve.chan(a)icann.org> > escribió: > > <Input - ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures - 27 > Sept 2016.docx>

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Document and Motion deadline Friday 28 OCTOBER 2016 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Public Meeting Hyderabad 7 November 2016 at 08:15 UTC
by Glen de Saint Géry Oct. 21, 2016

Oct. 21, 2016

Dear Councillors, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2016 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Public Meeting in Hyderabad on 7 November 2016 at 13:45 IST (08:15 UTC) Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+7+November+… 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<http://gnso.icann.org/> Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<http://learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<http://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy-…>.

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