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FW: [Soac-infoalert] Sharing Links Over Email - Blog by Ashwin Rangan
by James M. Bladel Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Councilors – Please see the announcement & blog post below, regarding ICANN’s handling of community emails. Thanks— J. From: <soac-infoalert-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of David Olive <david.olive(a)icann.org> Date: Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 11:16 Subject: [Soac-infoalert] Sharing Links Over Email - Blog by Ashwin Rangan Sharing Links Over Email: Security @ ICANN https://www.icann.org/news/blog/sharing-links-over-email-security-icann Many of you have read earlier<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ciio-perspectives-volume-3> posts<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/hardening-icann-s-it-and-digital-services> regarding our ongoing improvements to ICANN's overall cybersecurity. This is a brief update on some recent security changes we've made to email services, some of which will be noticeable to many in the ICANN community. As you are all aware, phishing poses the most pervasive threat to all organizations defending digital assets. Despite their best efforts, many organizations (using technical controls or awareness training) are finding that phishing continues to be the primary vector by which attackers gain a foothold into corporate networks. Spear phishing, the individually customized approach to phishing, is even more effective and harder to spot. Spear phishing emails can lead us to click hostile links or open file attachments that lead to compromise, data theft or other losses. The rapidly emerging sophistication and proliferation of ransomware has also captured recent headlines. The vast majority of ransomware is delivered via phishing messages, with either malicious links or file attachments. As such, defenses used against ransomware largely hinge on email security measures. So, what security-related email changes have we made here at ICANN, and how do they effect the community? Changes of Interest to ALL Community members: The first change is quite simple, and one that many organizations have already made. Messages received from outside our domain now have [EXTERNAL] prepended to the subject line. You may see that tag reflected back in email replies from our staff or in messages sent to mailing lists. When you see this new tag, please remember we don't view the community as "external" to ICANN! We are simply reminding staff to handle messages received from outside senders with extra care. Organizations typically use these type of tags to help recipients spot spear phishing messages that might use lookalike domains similar to one of their own. The second change is a bit more complicated. You may have recently received a message in a forwarded or 'reply-to' email from ICANN senders and noticed that the URL links contained in the message were rewritten. ICANN IT is using a new tool (Proofpoint URL Defense) to help protect email users from malicious URLs in messages. This service scans our incoming email for hyperlinks and rewrites them with special URLs. These new URLs allow Proofpoint to check the original URL before actually sending the reader to that web page. URLs found to be used for malicious purposes (phishing, malware delivery, etc.) are blocked, while other URLs simply remain rewritten. The rewritten links in HTML emails have the website's domain added in square brackets after the link. In plaintext email the link will be significantly changed with text "https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=" prepended to the beginning of the link, followed by a string of letters and numbers. Following these links will take you to the original address, and will not alter your browsers connection to that site unless Proofpoint has determined that site serves malicious content. This new defense against malicious links (which require URLs to be rewritten) provides ICANN with a much needed extra layer of security. While many of us can spot and avoid some phishing email scams by their subject lines, when we handle large volumes of email within short periods of time, even the best of us will make mistakes. These rewritten links will allow us to detect which malicious links have been followed and respond as quickly and efficiently as possible. Of Interest to Network/Email Admins: ICANN has published records for both its Sender Policy Framework (SPF - see RFC 4408<https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4408.txt>) and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC see - RFC 7489<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7489>). These records help enable the community to identify legitimate email coming from our domain. We encourage all enterprises receiving mail from our domain to utilize these records and to keep a look out for changes in our DMARC as we move to a stricter record. For those organizations that use either S/MIME or PGP digital signatures, our staff supports both, and we highly encourage the use of these tools as well. We have also added Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM - see RFC 6376<https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6376>) to our security roadmap for the coming year. We are all dealing with an increasingly challenging cybersecurity environment. Email-borne threats are prevalent and require greater and greater attention. We ask for your patience with any inconvenience or disruptions that may occur with our normal email messaging as we pursue a more secure approach for our communications. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/sharing-links-over-email-security-icann

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#214]
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 4:09 PM To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#214] Name of Officer: * Tapani Tarvainen Officer Email Address: * ncsg(a)tapani.tarvainen.info<mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info> Date Prepared: * Thursday, September 29, 2016 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: * Edward Morris is unable to attend the council meeting. 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] * Friday, September 30, 2016 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: * Stefania Milan

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Welcome to the new Councillors
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Dear Councillors, Please join the Council Leadership in welcoming the new councilors. We look forward to meeting them all in Hyderabad at the meetings and at the social events. Registrar Stakeholder Group Darcy Southwell - taking up office immediately filling the vacant seat Michele Neylon - seated at the Hyderabad meeting Nominating Committee Appointee Erika Mann - seated at the Hyderabad meeting Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Rafik Dammak - seated at the Hyderabad meeting We thank you for being willing to take up these positions and wish you success and satisfaction in fulfilling your tasks. 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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Role of GNSO NomCom appointees in relation to the Empowered Community
by Johan Helsingius Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

<resent, as my first attempt doesn't seem to have made it to the list> Dear Councillors, While agenda item 6 on our agenda for the Council meeting on 29 September, "Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration" only seems to deal with the interim arrangements, we would like to take the opportunity to express our concerns over some of the discussions in the Drafting Team on revisions to GNSO Bylaws to account for participation in the Empowered Community. While we support the idea of the Council as the voice of GNSO in the Empowered Community, we note that there seems to have been proposals for alternative voting structures that would change the position of the Councillors appointed by the Nominating Committee. The current ICANN Bylaws describe the NCA members of the GNSO Council as "entitled to participate on equal footing with other members of the GNSO Council including, e.g. the making and seconding of motions and of serving as Chair if elected." Just as the NCA members of the ICANN Board, the NCA members of the GNSO Council fulfil a very important function in representing the parts of the GNSO community trough a wide community process that doesn't fall within the scope of the existing constituencies. This "none of the above" community should have an equal voice in decisions related to the Empowered Community. Therefore we want to make it clear that we can not support any proposals to alter the Bylaws in such a way that the NCA Council members would not have the same representation and voting power in matters related to the Empowered Community as they have in other Council matters. Respectfully, Avri Doria (Former GNSO Chair, while appointed by Nominating Committee) Carlos Raúl Gutierrez (NCA) Julf Helsingius (NCPH NCA) Erika Mann (Board Member, NCA elect) Valerie Tan (CPH NCA)

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GNSO Council Meeting Updated Draft Agenda 29 September 2016 at 21:00UTC.
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Dear Councillors, Please find the updated proposed Agenda for the GNSO Council Meeting on 29 September 2016 at 21:00UTC. The updates consist of changing round items 5 and 6 on the agenda. Please note that all documents referenced in the agenda have been gathered on a Wiki page for convenience and easier access: https://community.icann.org/x/owu4Aw This agenda was established according to the GNSO Operating Procedures<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/op-procedures-01sep16-en.pdf> v3.2 updated on 01 September 2016. For convenience: · An excerpt of the ICANN Bylaws defining the voting thresholds is provided in Appendix 1 at the end of this agenda. · An excerpt from the Council Operating Procedures defining the absentee voting procedures is provided in Appendix 2 at the end of this agenda. Coordinated Universal Time: 21:00 UTC (http://tinyurl.com/hxoe7sh) 14:00 Los Angeles; 17:00 Washington; 22:00 London; 00:00 Istanbul; 07:00 Hobart - next day GNSO Council Meeting Audio Cast To join the event click on the link: http://stream.icann.org:8000/gnso.m3u Councilors should notify the GNSO Secretariat in advance if they will not be able to attend and/or need a dial out call. ___________________________________________ Item 1: Administrative matters (5 minutes) 1.1 - Roll call 1.2 - Updates to Statements of Interest 1.3 - Review/amend agenda. 1.4 - Note the status of minutes for the previous Council meetings per the GNSO Operating Procedures: Minutes of the GNSO Council Meeting on 1 September 2016 to be posted on xx xxxxx 2016. Item 2: Opening Remarks / Review of Projects & Action List (5 minutes) 2.1 - Review focus areas and provide updates on specific key themes / topics, to include review of Projects List <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/projects-list.pdf> and Action List<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Action+Items> Item 3: Consent agenda (0 minutes) Item 4: COUNCIL VOTE - GNSO Validation of the FY17 Budget and Cost-Control Processes for the CCWG-Accountability (20 minutes) A draft budget and cost-control processes for the CCWG-Accountability activities for FY17 was presented at the group's plenary meeting of 21 June 2016. In accordance with the process agreed with the Project Cost Support Team (PCST) that supported the CCWG-Accountability, a request for validation of the proposed budget and cost-control processes was transmitted to the CCWG-Accountability's Chartering Organizations on 23 June. The GNSO Council discussed the validation request during ICANN56 in Helsinki at the end of June, and a webinar on the topic was held at the Council's request on 23 August. Here the Council will consider approving the request to validate the FY17 budget and cost-control processes as well as a number of related topics that have been highlighted for discussion by various Councilors. 4.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+29+Septembe…> (James Bladel) 4.2 - Discussion 4.3 - Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority) Item 5: COUNCIL VOTE - Adoption of Implementation Advisory Group Recommendations to Update Procedure on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws (20 minutes) The GNSO's 2005 Policy on WHOIS Conflicts with National Laws (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/whois-privacy/council-rpt-18jan06.htm) had recommended the creation of a procedure to address conflicts between a contracted party's WHOIS obligations and local/national privacy laws or regulations. Under the existing procedure dating from January 2008, a contracted party that credibly demonstrates that it is legally prevented from complying with its WHOIS obligations can invoke the procedure, which defines a credible demonstration as one in which the contracted party has received "notification of an investigation, litigation, regulatory proceeding or other government or civil action that might affect its compliance." The procedure has never been invoked. In May 2014, ICANN launched a review of the procedure. An Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) was formed and began its work in January 2015. The IAG's Initial Report was published for public comment in November 2015 (see https://www.icann.org/public-comments/iag-whois-conflicts-privacy-2015-10-0…) On 25 May 2016, the IAG's Final Report<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iag-review-whois-conflicts-procedure-23may…>, accompanying Appendices<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iag-review-whois-conflicts-procedure-appen…> and a summary Memo<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iag-review-whois-conflicts-procedure-26may…> to the GNSO Council was delivered to the GNSO Council. The IAG proposed modifications to the procedure that it believes do not contradict the underlying policy recommendations. The Council received an update on the proposed modifications at ICANN56 and discussed the matter further at its meetings on 21 July and 2 September. Here the Council will confirm whether or not the IAG's proposed modifications conform with the intent of the underlying GNSO Policy. 5.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+29+Septembe…> (Stephanie Perrin) 5.2 - Discussion 5.3 - Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority) Item 6: COUNCIL VOTE - Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration (20 minutes) Section 1.1(a) of Article 6 of the new ICANN Bylaws concerning the composition and organization of the Empowered Community (EC) states that the EC is to be "a nonprofit association formed under the laws of the State of California consisting of the ASO, the ccNSO, the GNSO, the ALAC and the GAC (each a "Decisional Participant" or "associate," and collectively, the "Decisional Participants")." Section 6.3 provides that, as a Decisional Participant in the EC, the GNSO "shall act through its respective chair or such other person as may be designated by the GNSO". Each Decisional Participant must deliver annually a written certification from its chair or co-chairs to the ICANN Secretary designating the individual representing that Decisional Participant in the EC Administration. On 30 June 2016, the GNSO Council created a Drafting Team (DT) to work with ICANN staff to identify the GNSO's new rights and obligations, and prepare an implementation plan to address any needed changes by 30 September (https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20160630-2) Upon the completion of the DT's work, the GNSO is expected to finalize its process for appointing its EC representative going forward. Here the Council will consider the appointment of the GNSO Chair as an interim representative to the EC Administration to ensure that a GNSO representative is designated as soon as the new Bylaws come into effect, pending the completion and approval of the DT's work. 6.1 - Presentation of the motion<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+29+Septembe…> (James Bladel) 6.2 - Discussion 6.3 - Council vote (voting threshold: simple majority) Item 7: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Proposed Draft Charter for a New Cross Community Working Group concerning Auction Proceeds from the 2012 New gTLD Program (15 minutes) The 2012 New gTLD Program established auctions as a mechanism of last resort to resolve string contention. Although most string contention sets have been resolved through other means prior to reaching the stage of an auction conducted by ICANN's authorized auction service provider, it was recognized from the outset that significant funds could accrue as a result of several auctions. As such, any and all auction proceeds have been reserved and earmarked until the Board authorizes a plan for the appropriate use of the funds. The Board, staff, and community are expected to work together in designing the appropriate processes for addressing the use of the new gTLD auction proceeds.To this end, a cross-community Drafting Team (DT) was formed which has now submitted a proposed Charter for a cross-community working group to all SO/ACs for consideration. As outlined by the DT, the proposed charter<http://tinyurl.com/h9r2tsr> is the result of extensive input and deliberations and represents a careful balance between the different viewpoints and perspectives, including from both the DT Members and the ICANN Board liaisons to the DT. As such, the DT has requested that the GNSO Council review the proposed charter<http://tinyurl.com/h9r2tsr> with this careful balance in mind and only flag to the DT any pertinent issues that would prevent the GNSO from adopting this charter. The DT has requested to receive the GNSO's feedback by 30 September 2016 at the latest, including an indication of when the GNSO anticipates to be in a position to consider the charter for adoption following 30 September, provided that no pertinent issues have been identified by any of the ICANN SO/ACs. Here the Council will discuss the DT's proposed Charter<http://tinyurl.com/h9r2tsr>, with a view toward providing its input by 30 September. 7.1 - Summary and update (Jonathan Robinson (DT chair)) 7.2 - Council discussion 7.3 - Next steps Item 8: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (15 minutes) On 5 August 2016, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Steve Crocker sent a letter to the GNSO Council concerning work on the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures (https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-05aug16-en.pdf) The Board wished to know the GNSO Council's view of the current work in light of the existing GNSO policy and ongoing parallel review work on the 2012 New gTLD Program. The Board letter specifically asked for information on the PDP timeline and whether the GNSO believes that the current PDP must be completed prior to advancing a new application process under the current policy recommendations, including whether any consideration has been given in relation to whether a future application process could proceed while policy work continues and be iteratively applied to the process for allocating new gTLDs. On 16 August the GNSO Chairs sent a reply to the Board on behalf of the Council, acknowledging the Board's request (https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/council-leadership-to-crocker-16au…) At its meeting on 2 September, the GNSO Council agreed to seek input from all GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituency leaders, as well as the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group. Here the Council will discuss feedback received from the various groups and determine next steps. 8.1 - Status update (GNSO Council chairs / Paul McGrady (for the PDP Working Group)) 8.2 - Discussion 8.3 - Next steps Item 9: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - Proposed Final Framework for Future Cross Community Working Groups (5 minutes) In March 2014, the ccNSO and GNSO Councils jointly chartered a Cross Community Working Group to develop a framework of principles to guide the formation, chartering, operations and closure for future cross community working groups (CCWG-Principles). The CCWG-Principles published an initial proposed framework for public comment in February 2016, and following a review of all public comments received and further community discussion at ICANN56 in Helsinki at the end of June, completed a proposed Final Framework which it has since submitted to both its Chartering Organizations. Here the Council will receive a brief update on the Final Framework, with a view toward its possible adoption at the next Council meeting in October. 9.1 - Summary and update (Mary Wong / Steve Chan) 9.2 - Next steps Item 10: COUNCIL DISCUSSION - GNSO Meeting Schedule for ICANN57 (5 minutes) ICANN57 will take place in Hyderabad, India, from 3-9 November 2016. This will be the first "Meeting C" under the new ICANN Meeting Strategy as well as the Annual General Meeting for ICANN. A draft GNSO schedule<https://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/icann57-gnso-schedule-22sep16-en.xlsx> for the meeting was circulated to the GNSO Council on 11 July 2016 and reviewed at the Council meetings on 21 July and 2 September. GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies wishing to hold sessions at ICANN57 were requested to submit meeting requests by the agreed deadline. Here the Council will discuss the GNSO's meeting schedule for ICANN57, including the Council sessions and Working Group and other meetings. 10.1 - Overview of the proposed schedule (GNSO Council Chairs / Glen de St Gery) 10.2 - Discussion 10.3 - Next steps Item 11: Any Other Business (5 minutes) Appendix 1: GNSO Council Voting Thresholds (ICANN Bylaws, Article X, Section 3) 9. Except as otherwise specified in these Bylaws, Annex A hereto, or the GNSO Operating Procedures, the default threshold to pass a GNSO Council motion or other voting action requires a simple majority vote of each House. The voting thresholds described below shall apply to the following GNSO actions: a. Create an Issues Report: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-fourth (1/4) vote of each House or majority of one House. b. Initiate a Policy Development Process ("PDP") Within Scope (as described in Annex A<http://www.icann.org/en/about/governance/bylaws#AnnexA>): requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. c. Initiate a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of GNSO Supermajority. d. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House. e. Approve a PDP Team Charter for a PDP Not Within Scope: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority. f. Changes to an Approved PDP Team Charter: For any PDP Team Charter approved under d. or e. above, the GNSO Council may approve an amendment to the Charter through a simple majority vote of each House. g. Terminate a PDP: Once initiated, and prior to the publication of a Final Report, the GNSO Council may terminate a PDP only for significant cause, upon a motion that passes with a GNSO Supermajority Vote in favor of termination. h. Approve a PDP Recommendation Without a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a majority of each House and further requires that one GNSO Council member representative of at least 3 of the 4 Stakeholder Groups supports the Recommendation. i. Approve a PDP Recommendation With a GNSO Supermajority: requires an affirmative vote of a GNSO Supermajority, j. Approve a PDP Recommendation Imposing New Obligations on Certain Contracting Parties: where an ICANN contract provision specifies that "a two-thirds vote of the council" demonstrates the presence of a consensus, the GNSO Supermajority vote threshold will have to be met or exceeded. k. Modification of Approved PDP Recommendation: Prior to Final Approval by the ICANN Board, an Approved PDP Recommendation may be modified or amended by the GNSO Council with a GNSO Supermajority vote. l. A "GNSO Supermajority" shall mean: (a) two-thirds (2/3) of the Council members of each House, or (b) three-fourths (3/4) of one House and a majority of the other House." Appendix 2: Absentee Voting Procedures (GNSO Operating Procedures 4.4<http://gnso.icann.org/council/gnso-operating-procedures-22sep11-en.pdf>) 4.4.1 Applicability Absentee voting is permitted for the following limited number of Council motions or measures. a. Initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP); b. Approve a PDP recommendation; c. Recommend amendments to the GNSO Operating Procedures (GOP) or ICANN Bylaws; d. Fill a Council position open for election. 4.4.2 Absentee ballots, when permitted, must be submitted within the announced time limit, which shall be 72 hours from the meeting's adjournment. In exceptional circumstances, announced at the time of the vote, the Chair may reduce this time to 24 hours or extend the time to 7 calendar days, provided such amendment is verbally confirmed by all Vice-Chairs present. 4.4.3 The GNSO Secretariat will administer, record, and tabulate absentee votes according to these procedures and will provide reasonable means for transmitting and authenticating absentee ballots, which could include voting by telephone, e- mail, web-based interface, or other technologies as may become available. 4.4.4 Absentee balloting does not affect quorum requirements. (There must be a quorum for the meeting in which the vote is initiated.) Reference (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC 21:00 Local time between October and March Winter in the NORTHERN hemisphere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- California, USA (PDT<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/pst.html>) UTC-7+0DST 14:00 San José, Costa Rica UTC-5+0DST 16:00 Iowa City, USA (CDT<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9206:00>) UTC-5+0DST 16:00 New York/Washington DC, USA (EST) UTC-4+0DST 17:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina (ART<http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/sa/art.html>) UTC-3+0DST 18:00 Rio de Janiero, Brazil (BRST) UTC-3+0DST 18:00 London, United Kingdom (BST) UTC+0DST 22:00 Bonn, Germany (CET) UTC+1+0DST 23:00 Cairo, Egypt, (EET) UTC+2+0DST 23:00 Istanbul, Turkey (EEST) UTC+3+0DST 00:00 (next day) Perth, Australia (WST<http://timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/au/wst.html>) UTC+8+0DST 05:00 00 (next day) Singapore (SGT) UTC +8 +0DST 05:00 00 (next day) Sydney/Hobart, Australia (AEDT) UTC+11+0DST 07:00 00 (next day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DST starts/ends on last Sunday of October 2016, 2:00 or 3:00 local time (with exceptions) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For other places see http://www.timeanddate.com<http://www.timeanddate.com/> http://tinyurl.com/hxoe7sh 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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REVIEW: Updated Project List
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Dear Councillors, Attached please find the clean and redline version of the project list for your review in preparation for the Council meeting today, Thursday 29 September 2016 at 21:00 UTC. 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<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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Role of GNSO NomCom appointees in relation to the Empowered Community
by Johan Helsingius Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Dear Councillors, While agenda item 6 on our agenda for the Council meeting on 29 September, "Approval of Appointment of an Interim GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community Administration" only seems to deal with the interim arrangements, we would like to take the opportunity to express our concerns over some of the discussions in the Drafting Team on revisions to GNSO Bylaws to account for participation in the Empowered Community. While we support the idea of the Council as the voice of GNSO in the Empowered Community, we note that there seems to have been proposals for alternative voting structures that would change the position of the Councillors appointed by the Nominating Committee. The current ICANN Bylaws describe the NCA members of the GNSO Council as "entitled to participate on equal footing with other members of the GNSO Council including, e.g. the making and seconding of motions and of serving as Chair if elected." Just as the NCA members of the ICANN Board, the NCA members of the GNSO Council fulfil a very important function in representing the parts of the GNSO community trough a wide community process that doesn't fall within the scope of the existing constituencies. This "none of the above" community should have an equal voice in decisions related to the Empowered Community. Therefore we want to make it clear that we can not support any proposals to alter the Bylaws in such a way that the NCA Council members would not have the same representation and voting power in matters related to the Empowered Community as they have in other Council matters. Respectfully, Avri Doria (Former GNSO Chair, while appointed by Nominating Committee) Carlos Raúl Gutierrez (NCA) Julf Helsingius (NCPH NCA) Erika Mann (Board Member, NCA elect) Valerie Tan (CPH NCA)

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#213]
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:34 AM To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#213] Name of Officer: * Graeme Bunton Officer Email Address: * gbunton(a)tucows.com<mailto:gbunton@tucows.com> Date Prepared: * Wednesday, September 28, 2016 GNSO Organization: * Registrars Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Chair Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Our freshly elected new GNSO rep, Darcy Southwell, is on vacation. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * A proxy vote should be given to Volker Greimann for any council votes. 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] * Wednesday, October 5, 2016 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: * Volker Greimann

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Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by Emily Barabas Sept. 28, 2016

Sept. 28, 2016

Dear Councillors, For documents related to the issue below, please use this updated link in place of the one in my previous message: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents+1+Septemb… Kind regards, Emily From: <owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas(a)icann.org> Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 15:11 To: "GNSO Council List (council(a)gnso.icann.org)" <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear Councillors, In the upcoming September 29th Council meeting, there will be a discussion regarding the ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures and community input on this letter. Please find attached a draft document created by staff to facilitate the review of input on this topic received to date. A full list of documents related to this agenda item can be found on the wiki, including all input received to date: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meetin…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di…>. We welcome any additional suggestions on ways staff can further support this review. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas | Policy Specialist ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Email: emily.barabas(a)icann.org | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976

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FW: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#212]
by Glen de Saint Géry Sept. 28, 2016

Sept. 28, 2016

FYI From: ICANN [mailto:no-reply@wufoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 1:49 AM To: gnso.secretariat(a)icann.org; council(a)gnso.icann.org Subject: GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#212] Name of Officer: * Samantha Demetriou Officer Email Address: * samantha.demetriou(a)fairwindspartners.com<mailto:samantha.demetriou@fairwindspartners.com> Date Prepared: * Monday, September 26, 2016 GNSO Organization: * Registries Stakeholder Group Officer Position or Title: * Vice Chair, Administration Voting Remedy: * Proxy Reason(s) for or condition(s) leading to the remedy: * Donna Austin is unable to attend the GNSO Council call on 29 September 2016 and therefore needs to designate a proxy. Specific subject(s)/measure(s)/motion(s)/action(s) of the Council for which the remedy is being exercised: * All subjects, measures, motions and actions discussed during the 29 September 2016 GNSO Council call. 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, October 1, 2016 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: * Keith Drazek

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