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FW: [community-finance] FY18 Operating Plan and Budget Proposed for Adoption-Published
by Marika Konings June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

For your information. From: <community-finance-bounces(a)icann.org> on behalf of Jessica Castillo <jessica.castillo(a)icann.org> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 16:34 To: "community-finance(a)icann.org" <community-finance(a)icann.org>, "finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <finance-sc(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> Subject: [community-finance] FY18 Operating Plan and Budget Proposed for Adoption-Published Dear ICANN Community, The proposed ICANN FY18 Operating Plan and Budget and update to the Five-Year Operating Plan have been posted to the public comment page as of 13 June 2017. After reviewing the public comments, ICANN organization and the Board Finance Committee approved the Staff Report of Public Comments which was posted on the public comment page 2 June 2017. As indicated in the staff report, several changes were approved for incorporation into the proposed documents. The revised documents were posted online with a summary of changes to ensure public visibility of the final documents that will be presented to the ICANN Board of Directors for adoption at a board meeting in Johannesburg on 24 June 2017. The documents can be found on the public comment page under the “Additional Information” Section or on the ICANN.org Planning page. https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-budget-2017-03-08-en https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/planning-en Thank you. (On behalf of Becky Nash, Taryn Presley, Leo Vegoda, Kirsten Wattson) Jessica Castillo Operations & Project Coordinator ICANN | Human Resources & Finance Departments P: (310) 301-3897 (Direct) | M: (424) 316-9545 E: jessica.castillo(a)icann.org<mailto:jessica.castillo@icann.org> | www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org/> 12025 Waterfront Drive, Ste 300, Los Angeles, CA 90094

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attendance, mp3, Adobe Connect recording and chat / GNSO DART webinar 14 June 2017
by Terri Agnew June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

Hi all, Please find below the mp3, Adobe Connect recording and attached is the AC Chat, attendance and slide presentation from the GNSO Webinar on Presentation of Domain Abuse Reporting Tool project (DART) by Dave Piscitello. MP3: https://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-dart-14jun17-en.mp3 Adobe Connect Recording: https://participate.icann.org/p5mei4y26f9/ Recordings, transcript, AC Chat transcript and presentation are located on the GNSO Calendar: https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar#jun Thank you. With kind regards, Terri --- Terri Agnew Secretariat Services Coordinator, GNSO Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: terri.agnew(a)icann.org <mailto:terri.agnew@icann.org> Skype ID: terri.agnew.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages <https://gnso.icann.org/sites/gnso.icann.org/files/gnso/presentations/policy -efforts.htm#newcomers>

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Re: [council] Status of Council Chair
by James M. Bladel June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

No worries. It’s been a hectic week, and it’s only Wednesday! :) J. From: Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 8:39 To: "James M. Bladel" <jbladel(a)godaddy.com> Subject: RE: [council] Status of Council Chair My apologies. In the deluge of daily emails, and with a very busy schedule yesterday, I missed that. Never mind ;-) Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: James M. Bladel [mailto:jbladel@godaddy.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:38 AM To: Phil Corwin; GNSO Council List Subject: Re: [council] Status of Council Chair Good morning Phil. Kevin Murphy is referring to the message I posted on the Council list yesterday (attached and copied below for your review). Let me know if you have questions or would like to discuss. Thanks— J. ------------------------------------------- Councilors – I wanted to make you aware of some developments w.r.t. to the RrSG elections (see thread below). While I am term-limited and cannot run again, the current round of GNSO Council nominations has raised questions of who, exactly, is eligible to hold office under the RrSG Charter. To ensure consistent interpretation & application of the Charter, my company (GoDaddy) was determined to be ineligible. I have resigned my elected office as Councilor, but have been appointed by the Registrar ExCom to continue to serve in an interim basis until a Special Election can be held. On the whole, the net impact of all of this on the Council is….not much. My status changes from “elected” Councilor to “appointed” Councilor for the next few months, but I don’t see that this change necessarily affects the Council, or its work, or our upcoming election calendar. In any case, I wanted to share this in the interests of full disclosure, and I’m happy to answer any questions here on the list, or in Johannesburg. Thank you, J. From: Graeme Bunton <gbunton(a)tucows.com<mailto:gbunton@tucows.com>> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:08 Subject: Re: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation James, Thank you for this. Speaking on behalf of the ExCom, we would like to request that you continue to serve in your position until the completion of a special election under section 4.3.7 of the RrSG charter. The RrSG secretary will begin that process shortly. Graeme On 2017-06-13 10:56 AM, James M. Bladel via RrSG-Members wrote: Colleagues - As Graeme noted, I’ve recently been notified that GoDaddy is not eligible to hold office under the current RrSG Charter, due to our having executed Specification 13 for the .GODADDY Registry Agreement. While Specification 13 is not explicitly listed as a disqualification in our Charter, it contains provisions that are equivalent to Specification 9, which is called out as a disqualification under Section 4.3.6. I was not aware that our adoption of Spec 13 would also encompass Spec 9, and thus make GoDaddy (and by extension, me) ineligible to hold office. We have no immediate plans to launch .GODADDY, and the only active registration currently is NIC.GODADDY, and any Charter that recognizes GoDaddy as a closed brand, rather than a Registrar, has truly ventured in to the realm of the Absurd. But rules are rules, so… I’m hereby offering my resignation from the GNSO Council for the remainder of my term (ending at ICANN 60 Abu Dhabi in November). Should the ExCom & Members wish to retain me in office until the conclusion my term, I would be happy to do so on an interim basis, and stand for a special vote, as described under Section 4.3.7. Additionally, GoDaddy will not nominate or run any candidates for office under the existing Charter, and will not cast votes for any pending elections, or on the FY2018 RrSG Budget, or any other votes until our new Charter is adopted. Thank you, J. ----------------------- James Bladel GoDaddy _________________________ Graeme Bunton Director, Analytics & Policy Tucows Inc. From: <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council-bounces@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com<mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com>> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 8:33 To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Status of Council Chair Hello. I am hoping that Councilors will be receiving some official explanation of this matter. Thanks http://domainincite.com/21835-bladel-quits-as-council-chair-as-godaddy-rule… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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Re: [council] Status of Council Chair
by James M. Bladel June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

Good morning Phil. Kevin Murphy is referring to the message I posted on the Council list yesterday (attached and copied below for your review). Let me know if you have questions or would like to discuss. Thanks— J. ------------------------------------------- Councilors – I wanted to make you aware of some developments w.r.t. to the RrSG elections (see thread below). While I am term-limited and cannot run again, the current round of GNSO Council nominations has raised questions of who, exactly, is eligible to hold office under the RrSG Charter. To ensure consistent interpretation & application of the Charter, my company (GoDaddy) was determined to be ineligible. I have resigned my elected office as Councilor, but have been appointed by the Registrar ExCom to continue to serve in an interim basis until a Special Election can be held. On the whole, the net impact of all of this on the Council is….not much. My status changes from “elected” Councilor to “appointed” Councilor for the next few months, but I don’t see that this change necessarily affects the Council, or its work, or our upcoming election calendar. In any case, I wanted to share this in the interests of full disclosure, and I’m happy to answer any questions here on the list, or in Johannesburg. Thank you, J. From: Graeme Bunton <gbunton(a)tucows.com<mailto:gbunton@tucows.com>> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:08 Subject: Re: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation James, Thank you for this. Speaking on behalf of the ExCom, we would like to request that you continue to serve in your position until the completion of a special election under section 4.3.7 of the RrSG charter. The RrSG secretary will begin that process shortly. Graeme On 2017-06-13 10:56 AM, James M. Bladel via RrSG-Members wrote: Colleagues - As Graeme noted, I’ve recently been notified that GoDaddy is not eligible to hold office under the current RrSG Charter, due to our having executed Specification 13 for the .GODADDY Registry Agreement. While Specification 13 is not explicitly listed as a disqualification in our Charter, it contains provisions that are equivalent to Specification 9, which is called out as a disqualification under Section 4.3.6. I was not aware that our adoption of Spec 13 would also encompass Spec 9, and thus make GoDaddy (and by extension, me) ineligible to hold office. We have no immediate plans to launch .GODADDY, and the only active registration currently is NIC.GODADDY, and any Charter that recognizes GoDaddy as a closed brand, rather than a Registrar, has truly ventured in to the realm of the Absurd. But rules are rules, so… I’m hereby offering my resignation from the GNSO Council for the remainder of my term (ending at ICANN 60 Abu Dhabi in November). Should the ExCom & Members wish to retain me in office until the conclusion my term, I would be happy to do so on an interim basis, and stand for a special vote, as described under Section 4.3.7. Additionally, GoDaddy will not nominate or run any candidates for office under the existing Charter, and will not cast votes for any pending elections, or on the FY2018 RrSG Budget, or any other votes until our new Charter is adopted. Thank you, J. ----------------------- James Bladel GoDaddy _________________________ Graeme Bunton Director, Analytics & Policy Tucows Inc. From: <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Phil Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com> Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 8:33 To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Status of Council Chair Hello. I am hoping that Councilors will be receiving some official explanation of this matter. Thanks http://domainincite.com/21835-bladel-quits-as-council-chair-as-godaddy-rule… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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Re: [council] Status of Council Chair
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

Phil James already sent an email to the list yesterday with an explanation: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-June/020047.html Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ http://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Philip Corwin <psc(a)vlaw-dc.com> Date: Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 14:34 To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: [council] Status of Council Chair Hello. I am hoping that Councilors will be receiving some official explanation of this matter. Thanks http://domainincite.com/21835-bladel-quits-as-council-chair-as-godaddy-rule… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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Status of Council Chair
by Phil Corwin June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

Hello. I am hoping that Councilors will be receiving some official explanation of this matter. Thanks http://domainincite.com/21835-bladel-quits-as-council-chair-as-godaddy-rule… Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey

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Re: [council] FW: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

All As James has pointed out, this is a rather annoying, yet internal issue, for our stakeholder group and should have zero impact on the Council and James’ work for it. And James has our support to continue in this role. Regards Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ http://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of James Bladel <jbladel(a)godaddy.com> Date: Tuesday 13 June 2017 at 16:15 To: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Cc: Ex-com Registrars <rrsg-excom(a)icann-registrars.org> Subject: [council] FW: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation Councilors – I wanted to make you aware of some developments w.r.t. to the RrSG elections (see thread below). While I am term-limited and cannot run again, the current round of GNSO Council nominations has raised questions of who, exactly, is eligible to hold office under the RrSG Charter. To ensure consistent interpretation & application of the Charter, my company (GoDaddy) was determined to be ineligible. I have resigned my elected office as Councilor, but have been appointed by the Registrar ExCom to continue to serve in an interim basis until a Special Election can be held. On the whole, the net impact of all of this on the Council is….not much. My status changes from “elected” Councilor to “appointed” Councilor for the next few months, but I don’t see that this change necessarily affects the Council, or its work, or our upcoming election calendar. In any case, I wanted to share this in the interests of full disclosure, and I’m happy to answer any questions here on the list, or in Johannesburg. Thank you, J. From: Graeme Bunton <gbunton(a)tucows.com> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:08 Subject: Re: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation James, Thank you for this. Speaking on behalf of the ExCom, we would like to request that you continue to serve in your position until the completion of a special election under section 4.3.7 of the RrSG charter. The RrSG secretary will begin that process shortly. Graeme On 2017-06-13 10:56 AM, James M. Bladel via RrSG-Members wrote: Colleagues - As Graeme noted, I’ve recently been notified that GoDaddy is not eligible to hold office under the current RrSG Charter, due to our having executed Specification 13 for the .GODADDY Registry Agreement. While Specification 13 is not explicitly listed as a disqualification in our Charter, it contains provisions that are equivalent to Specification 9, which is called out as a disqualification under Section 4.3.6. I was not aware that our adoption of Spec 13 would also encompass Spec 9, and thus make GoDaddy (and by extension, me) ineligible to hold office. We have no immediate plans to launch .GODADDY, and the only active registration currently is NIC.GODADDY, and any Charter that recognizes GoDaddy as a closed brand, rather than a Registrar, has truly ventured in to the realm of the Absurd. But rules are rules, so… I’m hereby offering my resignation from the GNSO Council for the remainder of my term (ending at ICANN 60 Abu Dhabi in November). Should the ExCom & Members wish to retain me in office until the conclusion my term, I would be happy to do so on an interim basis, and stand for a special vote, as described under Section 4.3.7. Additionally, GoDaddy will not nominate or run any candidates for office under the existing Charter, and will not cast votes for any pending elections, or on the FY2018 RrSG Budget, or any other votes until our new Charter is adopted. Thank you, J. ----------------------- James Bladel GoDaddy _________________________ Graeme Bunton Director, Analytics & Policy Tucows Inc. PH: 416 535 0123 ext 1634

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FW: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation
by James M. Bladel June 14, 2017

June 14, 2017

Councilors – I wanted to make you aware of some developments w.r.t. to the RrSG elections (see thread below). While I am term-limited and cannot run again, the current round of GNSO Council nominations has raised questions of who, exactly, is eligible to hold office under the RrSG Charter. To ensure consistent interpretation & application of the Charter, my company (GoDaddy) was determined to be ineligible. I have resigned my elected office as Councilor, but have been appointed by the Registrar ExCom to continue to serve in an interim basis until a Special Election can be held. On the whole, the net impact of all of this on the Council is….not much. My status changes from “elected” Councilor to “appointed” Councilor for the next few months, but I don’t see that this change necessarily affects the Council, or its work, or our upcoming election calendar. In any case, I wanted to share this in the interests of full disclosure, and I’m happy to answer any questions here on the list, or in Johannesburg. Thank you, J. From: Graeme Bunton <gbunton(a)tucows.com> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 10:08 Subject: Re: [RrSG-Members] GoDaddy Status and Resignation James, Thank you for this. Speaking on behalf of the ExCom, we would like to request that you continue to serve in your position until the completion of a special election under section 4.3.7 of the RrSG charter. The RrSG secretary will begin that process shortly. Graeme On 2017-06-13 10:56 AM, James M. Bladel via RrSG-Members wrote: Colleagues - As Graeme noted, I’ve recently been notified that GoDaddy is not eligible to hold office under the current RrSG Charter, due to our having executed Specification 13 for the .GODADDY Registry Agreement. While Specification 13 is not explicitly listed as a disqualification in our Charter, it contains provisions that are equivalent to Specification 9, which is called out as a disqualification under Section 4.3.6. I was not aware that our adoption of Spec 13 would also encompass Spec 9, and thus make GoDaddy (and by extension, me) ineligible to hold office. We have no immediate plans to launch .GODADDY, and the only active registration currently is NIC.GODADDY, and any Charter that recognizes GoDaddy as a closed brand, rather than a Registrar, has truly ventured in to the realm of the Absurd. But rules are rules, so… I’m hereby offering my resignation from the GNSO Council for the remainder of my term (ending at ICANN 60 Abu Dhabi in November). Should the ExCom & Members wish to retain me in office until the conclusion my term, I would be happy to do so on an interim basis, and stand for a special vote, as described under Section 4.3.7. Additionally, GoDaddy will not nominate or run any candidates for office under the existing Charter, and will not cast votes for any pending elections, or on the FY2018 RrSG Budget, or any other votes until our new Charter is adopted. Thank you, J. ----------------------- James Bladel GoDaddy _________________________ Graeme Bunton Director, Analytics & Policy Tucows Inc. PH: 416 535 0123 ext 1634

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Reminder: Document and Motion deadline Sunday, 18 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Meeting 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine June 13, 2017

June 13, 2017

Dear Councilors, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. SUNDAY, 18 June 2017 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on 28 June 2017 at 11:00 UTC. (13:00 local time) Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/KgXfAw[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> Thank you very much. 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<learn.icann.org/courses/gnso> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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REMINDER: Announcement: Pre-ICANN59 Policy Update Webinar Thursday, 15 June 2017 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC
by Terri Agnew June 12, 2017

June 12, 2017

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-22-en Please RSVP via <https://goo.gl/forms/LTVbnZ8zXIBp5fFm1> this form by 13 June 2017. You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017. The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will host a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 15 June 2017 at 10:00 and 19:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in preparation for the upcoming ICANN59 Policy Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. The purpose of the webinar is to summarize policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and to brief the community on the Empowered Community consultation and cross-community sessions taking place in Johannesburg. Briefings on the Empowered Community Consultation and Cross-Community Sessions: * Special session on the Proposed Fundamental Bylaws Amendments * Next-Generation Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Registration Directory Services (RDS) policy requirements * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) * Geographic names * Operational side of ICANN's Operating Plan and Budget * Who sets ICANN's priorities? Updates on Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees: * Address Supporting Organization (ASO) and regional Internet registries (RIR) policy development * Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) * Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) * At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and At-Large Community * Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) * Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) * Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) The two sessions are duplicates, scheduled to accommodate different time zones. Each session runs in English for 90 minutes. The webinar will be conducted via Adobe Connect along with a dial-in conference bridge for audio. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each session. During the course of the webinar, participants may submit questions using the chat function in Adobe Connect. Recordings of the webinars will be made available <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/presentations-2012-08-27-en> here. The Policy Development Support Team is always available to answer any questions via email at <mailto:policyinfo@icann.org> policyinfo(a)icann.org. Please RSVP via <https://goo.gl/forms/LTVbnZ8zXIBp5fFm1> this form by 13 June 2017. You will receive remote participation details the week of 12 June 2017. Ozan Sahin Community Engagement Support Coordinator Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6218 Mobile: +90.533.641.0007 Email: ozan.sahin(a)icann.org <mailto:ozan.sahin@icann.org> Skype: ozan.sahin.icann www.icann.org

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