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Transcripts of GNSO meetings ICANN58
by Nathalie Peregrine March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Dear all, You may find the transcriptions of the GNSO open meetings in ICANN58 posted: · On the GNSO Master Calendar: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#mar · On the Meeting’ website, on the schedule here: https://schedule.icann.org/ (please click on the individual meeting page to access recordings and transcriptions) All transcriptions from the weekend meetings have already been posted. More will follow shortly. Kind regards, Nathalie Nathalie Peregrine Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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GDD slides
by Marika Konings March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Dear All, For your information, please find attached the slides for the GDD Update during tomorrow’s Council session. Best regards, Marika Marika Konings Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: marika.konings(a)icann.org<mailto:marika.konings@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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FW: Draft Motion: Preliminary Adoption of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter
by Susan Kawaguchi March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

Resending as I have not seen this appear on the list. From: Susan Kawaguchi <susank(a)fb.com> Date: Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 12:24 AM To: "Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin(a)neustar.biz>, "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>, GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Draft Motion: Preliminary Adoption of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter Thank you Donna for the edits to clarify the motion. Ed and I both feel strongly that we adhere to the following language which allows for a rotation of stakeholder group candidates for review team selection. We agree that first and foremost that qualified candidates should be selected but as there are no shortage of candidates applying for the review teams historically we believe that the SSC can select qualified candidates and ensure that all SG’s are represented in the on going process. In order to achieve balance and diversity on the Review Teams, a system of rotation shall be applied to Review Team selections. Any Stakeholder Group which nominated candidates(s) for a Review Team but did not have a candidate ranked in the top three for that Review Team shall be guaranteed to have an applicant from their Stakeholder Group ranked in the top three for the next three GNSO Review Team appointment processes. Hope to discuss this more on the council. Susan From: <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of "Austin, Donna" <Donna.Austin(a)neustar.biz> Date: Friday, March 3, 2017 at 11:00 AM To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>, GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Draft Motion: Preliminary Adoption of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter James, all I’ve made a number of changes to the attached motion and also raised a couple of questions for consideration. On the substantive issues. Membership: I have a strong preference to make this a small group and as such opt for membership per SG as described in Option 1. My reading of the Charter is that Option 1 membership also includes the non-voting nominating committee appointee to the Council and the GNSO Leadership Team would also serve as ex-officio members. This means 8 members of the Council would make up the SSC. Option 2 would result in the SSC comprising 11 members of the Council. Diversity: During our discussions of the charter, some have argued that it should be more prescriptive with regards to ensuring that there is a fair/balanced rotation among SGs with regard to candidates nominated/selected for positions. I agree that this is a consideration that the SSC should take into account throughout the selection processes, but this consideration should also be balanced in terms of ensuring that the candidate also has the necessary skills to make a valuable contribution to the role. I believe the language currently in the charter adequately provides for diversity and representativeness: 7. The SSC shall strive as far as possible to achieve balance, representativeness, diversity and sufficient expertise appropriate for the applicable selection process. However, given the SSC will be conducting a review of the charter after applying it to two selection processes, if the SSC believes this is not adequate they can recommend changes. Selection: While I have concerns about the use of full consensus, consensus etc. primarily because I would hate to think that we would ever be in a situation where we have minority view positions coming out of any SSC selection process, I think this is something that the SSC could also consider when they review the charter. Thanks Donna From: council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 6:43 PM To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Draft Motion: Preliminary Adoption of the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter Councilors – Attached and copied below, please find a Draft Motion for the adoption of the Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Draft Charter (also attached, but unchanged since our call). Note that we still have yet to address some open questions on the SSC charter, in particular how the SSC is comprised (SGs or Cs), how it reaches its decisions, and whether or not to require it to rotate selected candidates. Please continue discussions on our list in order to make the most of our time together in Copenhagen. Thank you, J. Motion – Preliminary Adoption of GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter Whereas, 1. The GNSO Council expressed the desire to develop a set of criteria and a uniform process for the selection of GNSO representatives to future Review Teams, including for the various reviews mandated by the ICANN Bylaws, and other ICANN structures for which the GNSO will need to appoint, nominate or endorse candidates 2. A small team of Council members worked on such a set of criteria and a uniform process which resulted in a proposed Charter to create a GNSO Standing Selection Committee that will conduct future selections based on agreed, uniform criteria and a documented process (see [include link]. 3. The Council reviewed the charter and discussed that as this is a new entity and approach, it would be desirable to test out the process and criteria outlined in the charter by: 1) Preliminarily adopting the charter, 2) Form the SSC, 3) Task the SSC to at a minimum carry out 2 selection / nomination processes, 4) Review the results as well as the selection / nomination process on the basis of input provided by the SSC, 5) Confirm the GNSO SSC Charter as is, or, as modified based on the review. Resolved, 1. The GNSO Council preliminarily adopts the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) Charter (see [include link] and instructs the GNSO Secretariat to launch a call for volunteers per the membership criteria outlined in the SSC Charter as soon as possible. 2. The GNSO Council instructs the SSC to begin the review of GNSO endorsed candidates for the RDS Review Team, and propose its recommended slate of selected Members, along with any Alternates, for Council consideration at the latest by its 20 April 2017 meeting. 3. The GNSO Council instructs the SSC to develop the criteria and the process for the selection of the GNSO Representative to the Empowered Community for GNSO Council consideration by its June 2017 meeting, and following the approval by the GNSO Council, carry out the selection process for this role. 4. At the completion of these two tasks, the GNSO Council requests the SSC to report back to the GNSO Council with its assessment of whether the charter provides sufficient guidance and flexibility to carry out its work, and/or whether any modifications should be considered. 5. The GNSO Council thanks the small group of volunteers, Susan Kawaguchi, Ed Morris, Valerie Tan, and the GNSO Council leadership team, for its work on the charter.

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Fwd: Replacing Amr Elsadr in the council
by James M. Bladel March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

Councilors, see below. Thank you, J. ________ James Bladel GNSO Chair From: Tapani Tarvainen <ncsg(a)tapani.tarvainen.info><mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info> Date: March 8, 2017 at 15:30:58 To: James M. Bladel <jbladel(a)godaddy.com><mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com> Subject: Replacing Amr Elsadr in the council Dear James, As you know, Amr Elsadr resigned from the Council after joining ICANN staff. In such a case NCSG Charter calls for the Executive Committee to fill the vacant council position until the next regularly-scheduled election. The EC first appointed Avri Doria as a temporary alternate for transition period, as per GNSO Operating Procedures 3.8.3 b, until the end of ICANN 58 meeting in Copenhagen, that is up to March 16, 2017. Then the EC appointed Martin Pablo Silva Valent as Amr's replacement, to be seated after ICANN58, that is as of March 17, 2017, until the next regular election, which in this case works out to be the same as end of Amr's term, ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi. You can find Martin's SOI here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Martin+Pablo+Silva+Valent+SOI Sincerely, -- Tapani Tarvainen NCSG Chair

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FW: Board's Current Focus Areas
by Austin, Donna March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

Hi All Please find attached the Board areas of focus in 2017 as discussed with the Board yesterday. Donna From: David Olive [mailto:david.olive@icann.org] Sent: Monday, March 13, 2017 8:50 AM To: James M. Bladel <jbladel(a)godaddy.com>; Heather Forrest <Heather.Forrest(a)acu.edu.au>; Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin(a)neustar.biz> Cc: Marika Konings <marika.konings(a)icann.org>; board-ops-team(a)icann.org Subject: Board's Current Focus Areas Heather/Donna/James: From Steve Crocker, attached are slides summarizing the Board’s current focus areas. Best regards, David

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GNSO Council Abstention Notification Form [#239]
by ICANN March 12, 2017

March 12, 2017

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Revised charter for CCWG-IG
by Marilia Maciel March 11, 2017

March 11, 2017

Dear colleagues, The revised charter of the CCWG Internet Governance has been released on the list of the working group to be communicated to chartering organisations (see e-mail below). We should probably add a link to these documents under agenda item 5 of our 15th March meeting. Best wishes, Marilia ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 3:01 PM Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] Revised charter for CCWG-IG To: "ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org" <ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org > Hi all, Thanks for the comments and reviewing the revised charter. Please find attached: - a document comparing the revised charter to the CWG model template - a document comparing the revised charter to the current charter. We will send the documents to our chartering organizations for discussion during Copenhagen meeting in order to get their feedback. Best Regards, Rafik _______________________________________________ ccwg-internet-governance mailing list ccwg-internet-governance(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/ccwg-internet-governance -- *Marília Maciel* Digital Policy Senior Researcher, DiploFoundation WMO Building *|* 7bis, Avenue de la Paix *| *1211 Geneva - Switzerland *Tel *+41 (0) 22 9073632 *| * *Email*: *MariliaM(a)diplomacy.edu <mariliam(a)diplomacy.edu>* *|** Twitter: * *@MariliaM*

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GNSO meetings and highlights
by Nathalie Peregrine March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Dear All, GNSO related meetings can be found on page: https://community.icann.org/x/4YPRAw Highlights for the Council Saturday 11 March 2017 08:30 – 10:00 - GAC GNSO Facilitated IGO CR discussion part I in Hall C1.4 17:00 – 18:30 - GNSO History Fireside Chat in Hall C1.1 Sunday 12 March 2017 09:00 – 15:00: GNSO Working session in C1.4 (please find agenda here<https://community.icann.org/x/cZ3RAw>) 13:00 – 14:30: Meeting with the Board in C1.4 15:15 – 16:45: Meeting with the GAC in Hall A2 18:30 – 20:30: GAC GNSO Facilitated dialogue IGO CR discussion part II in Hall C1.4 Monday 13 March 2017 12:15 – 13:45: Joint ccNSO GNSO Councils meeting in C1.4 Tuesday 14 March 2017 18:30 – 19:30: GNSO Council Informal meeting in hall C1.4 Wednesday 15 March 2017 11:00 – 13:00: GNSO Council meeting in hall C1.4 Thursday 16 March 2017 11:00 - 12:30: GNSO Wrap up in hall C1.4 Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you very much Kind regards, Nathalie Peregrine Specialist, SOAC Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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FOR INFORMATION: Red Cross Problem Statement
by Mary Wong March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Dear Councilors, To assist you and your respective communities in following the GAC-GNSO facilitated discussion tomorrow (Saturday 11 March) on the Red Cross, please find attached the most recent version of the Problem Statement that was developed by Bruce Tonkin (the Board-designated facilitator) assisted by ICANN staff, incorporating comments from the GAC and GNSO representatives on prior versions. The Red Cross discussion is from 08.30 – 10.00 tomorrow (Saturday) in Hall C1.4 (the GNSO Room). Thanks and cheers Mary

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FOR REVIEW/COUNCIL DISCUSSION AT ICANN58: Update from the Cross-Community Working Group on Internet Governance
by Mary Wong March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Dear Councilors, The co-chairs of the CCWG on Internet Governance are scheduled to meet with the GNSO Council during the Council’s Public Meeting at ICANN58 on Wednesday 15 March. As you know, the GNSO Council had requested that the CCWG-IG review its Charter with a view to reporting on a possible updated Charter and/or a possible alternative structure by ICANN58. Please therefore find attached some documents from the CCWG-IG that can hopefully assist with that discussion. They are two comparison charts, one of a draft revised Charter against the original CCWG-IG charter and the other of a draft revised Charter against the template developed through the recent Uniform Framework of Principles for Future CCWGs; as well as a report on the activities of the CCWG-IG during 2016. Thanks and cheers Mary

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