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Re: [council] The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Feedback Site is Now Live - ICANN - Blog by David Conrad
by Mary Wong July 3, 2019

July 3, 2019

Dear Ayden and all, We apologize if there were difficulties with accessing the feedback tool – there ought not to be any, so please do try it again if you wish to provide feedback. Please be assured that ICANN organization is committed to and interested in gathering the community’s feedback on each of the features that we will be rolling out with the objective of improving the findability, transparency, and accessibility of ICANN public content. The deadlines are, unfortunately, what they are in order to ensure that we are able to deliver on this major project on budget and on time. There will certainly be multiple and additional opportunities and forums for continuing community feedback, as noted in David’s blog that is referenced in the announcement below. Thank you. Best regards, Mary From: council <council-bounces(a)gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Ayden Férdeline <icann(a)ferdeline.com> Reply-To: Ayden Férdeline <icann(a)ferdeline.com> Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 09:17 To: Heather Forrest <haforrestesq(a)gmail.com> Cc: GNSO Council List <council(a)gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Fwd: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Feedback Site is Now Live - ICANN - Blog by David Conrad Given comments are being sought for less than a week, this does not strike me as a genuine consultative activity but appears to be a token form of participation intended to manipulate public opinion. This new website implies a shift towards greater consultation and community participation in ICANN's content strategy, but we cannot actually wield any influence by commenting here. (And not just because if you press the 'provide feedback' button, you see "The feedback survey is temporarily unavailable.") From what I understand we are not even being asked to comment on anything important. The list of 250 definitions, which I would like to review for neutrality and accuracy, are not online and it sounds like they have already been approved internally and are not open to community review. Are we really being asked to comment on just the glossary tool itself, and did ICANN really produce a video mockup and slide deck of something so incredibly mundane when it is up for public comment for just a week? Please forgive the negative sentiment to my message here, but it really seems a poor allocation of resources to me. Ayden Férdeline ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 25 April 2018 3:03 PM, Heather Forrest <haforrestesq(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Council colleagues, I am pleased to pass on David Olive's update, below, on the Information Transparency Initiative. Best wishes, Heather ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "David Olive" <david.olive(a)icann.org<mailto:david.olive@icann.org>> Date: 24/04/2018 10:37 AM Subject: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Feedback Site is Now Live - ICANN - Blog by David Conrad To: "so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org<mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org>" <so-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org<mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org>> Cc: "David Conrad" <david.conrad(a)icann.org<mailto:david.conrad@icann.org>>, "Jana Juginovic" <jana.juginovic(a)icann.org<mailto:jana.juginovic@icann.org>> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-information-transparency-initiative-iti…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…> The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Feedback Site is Now Live I'm pleased to announce that today, we launched the ITI feedback site[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> (feedback.icann.org[feedback.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__feedback.icann.org&d=Dw…>). As I have written about in previous blogs and discussed at ICANN60 and ICANN61 sessions, this site[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> is intended to provide you, the ICANN community, with the ability to share your input on the content and features the ITI team is working on to improve the findability, transparency, and accessibility of ICANN public content. The first item we are looking for your comments on is an updated Acronyms and Terms feature[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> to replace the existing feature[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resource…>. Our update doubles the number of terms available, provides up-to-date definitions for the terms, and improves search. Unlike most of the ITI project, we will launch this updated feature on the current https://icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGa…> before 31 May 2018. The deadline to provide your input on the proposed updates to Acronyms and Terms is 30 April 2018, 23:59 UTC. Please visit feedback.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> to experience the proposed changes and complete a short survey. How the ITI Feedback Site Works The ITI Team will regularly post documents, mockups, or video walkthroughs of new content and features. The proposed content or feature items are listed on the homepage under the heading "Feedback Needed." Each item lists a deadline by which you need to provide input. Simply click on the item you're interested in. This will take you to another page, which provides you with the option to either download a mockup or watch a video walkthrough. Once you have completed that task, click on the "Feedback" button to complete a short survey or email your feedback to informationtransparency(a)icann.org<mailto:informationtransparency@icann.org>. Once the deadline has passed, the ITI Team will collect and publish all comments to feedback.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…>. All published results of the survey will be anonymous, unless otherwise requested by the submitter. We will review all submissions and make our best efforts to implement the feedback, prioritizing input that serves the goals of improving search and accessibility, and increasing the transparency of our content. Feedback Deadlines We do have a tight deadline for community comments – one week for each new item. The reason for this timeline is we need to maintain a rigorous development schedule to ensure we are delivering the project on time and within budget. However, feedback.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> is not your only avenue to share input. ITI has many other opportunities to learn about ITI and provide comments including: * Regular sessions at ICANN Public Meetings. * Special sessions or webinars for Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs) on request or for special features and content like Public Comment. * Monthly blogs and newsletters. * Via email at informationtransparency(a)icann.org<mailto:informationtransparency@icann.org> Feedback Translations As I outlined above, we are working at a brisk development pace. This does limit our ability to fully translate feedback.icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> and its survey. But, if you want to share feedback in another language, email us at informationtransparency(a)icann.org<mailto:informationtransparency@icann.org>. It is important to emphasize that one of the primary goals of ITI is a multilingual https://icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGa…>, and the sooner we complete this project, the sooner we can deliver on that goal. ITI Goals ITI's goal is not a revamp of https://icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGa…>. While the ITI team is working on making improvements to your User Experience (UX) on https://icann.org[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMGa…>, the vast majority of our efforts are focused on: * Creating content governance through new, enforced workflows and the creation of a consistent, multilingual taxonomy. * Building new technical infrastructures including a first-ever for ICANN document management system (DMS) and a new content management system (CMS). This new infrastructure will enforce this governance and enable improved content findability. Much of this foundational work won't be available on the feedback site for your input, but we will show the intended benefits of this work through the content and features we will share. ITI Update The ITI team has been hard at work completing that foundational work I mentioned above. We have completed the following tasks since the January 2018 launch of ITI: * The foundational build of the DMS and CMS, and the integration between the two platforms. * Sixty percent of the content audit and the taxonomy creation. * Interviews with SO/AC leaders, registrants, registrars, Fellows, and other ICANN stakeholders. We have also begun work on the following items: * Content modelling, workflow creation, and content governance enforcement in the DMS. * Accessibility guidelines and multilingual site implementation planning. ITI will launch in December 2019. ITI Backgrounders For those of you unfamiliar with ITI, you can read about what it is and how it will benefit the ICANN community in my kickoff blog[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>. You can learn more about how the content audit and taxonomy will help your search experience in my January blog[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>. We also outlined the differences between ITI and the Open Data Initiative (ODI) in our pre-ICANN61 blog[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>. We Need Your Feedback Remember, we need your input to help us make the specific improvements to search, transparency, and accessibility that you need and want. Please visit the ITI feedback site[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_itifeedb…> and email us anytime at informationtransparency(a)icann.org<mailto:informationtransparency@icann.org>. Comments Log in to Comment[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_users_si…> or Sign Up[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_users_si…> Details * ICANN Blog * Author: David Conrad, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice-President * 23 Apr 2018 David A. Olive Senior Vice President Policy Development Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) _______________________________________________ So-ac-sg-cleaders mailing list So-ac-sg-cleaders(a)icann.org<mailto:So-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/so-ac-sg-cleaders

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RPM Working Group status report on its Council-approved data collection exercise
by Mary Wong Aug. 15, 2018

Aug. 15, 2018

Dear Councilors, Please find attached the first report from the RPM Review PDP Working Group, summarizing where things stand with the extensive data collection effort that the Council approved in September 2017, for the Sunrise and Trademark Claims RPMs. You may recall that the Council’s approval also expressly requested monthly reports beginning in January 2018. As the Request for Proposal was issued at the end of January, with interested potential vendors beginning to engage in February, the report consolidates the January and February activities. It also includes the full RFP timeline. Please let staff or the current Working Group chairs (Kathy Kleiman and Phil Corwin, cc’d on this email) know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you! Cheers Mary

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Status Update: Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team
by Darcy Southwell July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

Dear Councilors, I wanted to provide you with an update regarding the Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team. Accreditation Agreement IRT members have been working with Staff for some time on the draft accreditation agreement and have gotten to a place where most of the language is supported by a general consensus. However, there is one key issue that remains unresolved – the PSWG insists the contract require Privacy/Proxy providers to respond to “high priority” requests within 24 hours. In Puerto Rico, a small group of registrars met with key PSWG representatives to try to reach a resolution on this issue, and then the entire IRT working group met again to continue attempts to reach a resolution. The discussion has continued on the email list, but remains unresolved. It is the PSWG’s position that disclosure of customer information for “high priority” requests must be done within 24 hours because lives are in danger. They were clear in their statements during the small group meeting in Puerto Rico that these “high priority” requests should ideally be responded to immediately upon receipt but at least within one hour. The PSWG feels they have compromised extensively by agreeing to 24 hours. Registrar members of the IRT are concerned with the contractual language for a few reasons: (1) it creates a presumption of immediate disclosure (assuming the provider doesn’t have to perform any investigation/verification relating to the request, (2) a potential demand to bypass or ignore due process, and 3) creates an unworkable expectation of privacy/proxy providers around the globe, many of whom who do not operate with 24x7 staffing for this type of issue. Some registrar members have also expressed concern that establishing this 24-hour disclosure requirement is stepping beyond the policy recommendations of the PDP and effectively creating new policy. Accreditation Pricing In Puerto Rico, Staff presented its accreditation pricing model, based on simple cost recovery for ICANN. IRT member asked a number of questions about the detail behind the pricing model, and await that detail from Staff. Based on various meetings in Puerto Rico, some IRT members expressed concern that the pricing model simply mirrors the registrar accreditation model and was not based on any sort of actual cost-recovery plan. And as mentioned on the Council list last month and during our Council meetings in Puerto Rico, there is also concern that some affected departments within ICANN org are not aware of the impact this program may have on its needs for personnel or other support. Data Escrow Specification Significant revisions were needed by Staff to adjust the current registrar data escrow specification to fit into this accreditation program. Staff is expected to deliver that draft to the IRT this week. Last week’s meeting was canceled due to the AdobeConnect issues. This week’s meeting was canceled to allow staff time to get the data escrow specification draft done and circulated to the members. Next meeting should be Tuesday, April 10. Staff has indicated the proposed documents will be ready for publication for public comment in late April or Early May. I understand this issue will be listed for discussion on our April 26, 2018, Council meeting agenda. Thanks, Darcy ---------------- Darcy Southwell | Compliance Officer M: +1 503-453-7305 │ Skype: darcy.enyeart

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[public comment] New Fellowship Approach – Should the Council Respond?
by Ayden Férdeline July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018

Dear all, In our wrap up session on Thursday, I committed to reviewing the [Draft Proposal of the New Fellowship Program Approach](https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fellowship-proposal-2018-06… and briefly bulleting where I think the Council should consider responding. In short, I think the Council does not need to respond to this comment, as individual GNSO Stakeholder Groups/Constituencies would be better placed to do so. However if the Council were to respond, I would suggest we focus our remarks on: - the proposed metrics for measuring the performance of the fellowship program and how these might be improved (at present, two of the four proposed metrics are ‘number of applications by region’ and ‘number of applications by sector [stakeholder group]’, both of which will not help us understand whether the program is actually bringing active participants into the community’s policy work); and - the willingness of the GNSO to be involved in the selection process of future fellows at the Stakeholder Group/Constituency level. In addition, the proposed new approach calls for SO/ACs to be involved in identifying the skills that fellows should possess. I was thinking, when the GNSO initiates new Policy Development Process Working Groups in the future, perhaps we can add a new section to the working group initiation template to include desired skills in fellows relevant to that working group, which could then be communicated to the fellowship program administrators and selection committee for their information when assessing/recruiting candidates? Finally, the consultation notes that, “budgetary decisions are not a part of this process,” so we are not being asked at this time to comment on the proposed cost implications. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on whether or not we should respond here. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline

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Reminder: Document and Motion deadline Monday, 9 July 2018 at 23:59 UTC for the GNSO Council Meeting 19 July 2018 at 12:00 UTC
by Nathalie Peregrine July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018

Dear all, Reports, motions and documents for consideration are due no later than (NLT) 10 days in advance (i.e. Monday 9 July 2018 at 23:59 UTC) of the GNSO Council Meeting on Thursday 19 July 2018 at 12:00 UTC. Motions should be sent to the Council mailing list by a councilor and will then be posted on the Wiki at: https://community.icann.org/x/DYNHBQ Thank you very much. With kind regards, Nathalie

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GNSO Video Interviews in ICANN62
by Ariel Liang June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

Dear GNSO Councilors, Happy the end of ICANN62! Communications Department has produced a few video interviews for the GNSO this meeting. Special thanks to Heather, Donna, Rafik, Jeff, Cheryl, Barbara, John, Wolf-Ulrich, Tatiana, Robin, Claudia, Steve, and Martin for their participation in the interviews! You may view the videos following the links below. These videos have also been featured in the ICANN62 newsletter. In particular, the video of the GNSO Council Leadership discussing EPDP was the headline of today’s newsletter. There was a social media push of this video across different platforms (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin). Staff will feature this video on the GNSO website and also include it (and the other videos) in the post ICANN meeting report. ICANN62 GNSO Council Leadership * GNSO Experiences with GDPR During the Policy Forum<https://youtu.be/iHPMeTA1uf8> SubPro PDP * New gTLD Subsequent Procedures<https://youtu.be/ujErN_AuTww> GNSO Learn Course Videos * Intro to the Commercial Stakeholder Group<https://youtu.be/w7WrrJNIOqE> * Intro to the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group<https://youtu.be/uJTU2LwdEn4> * Intro to the Business Constituency<https://youtu.be/PFoeUWHdSpQ> * Intro to the Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency<https://youtu.be/6LqyLoI_TJY> Have a safe trip back, and see you in Barcelona! Best Regards, Ariel Ariel Xinyue Liang Policy Analyst | Washington, DC Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

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Comms on EPDP progress
by Heather Forrest June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

Dear Council colleagues, An immediate follow up on communication of EPDP progress to the wider community. Donna, Rafik and I have completed a brief video interview (4-5 minutes total, they tell us) highlighting the significant progress made on the EPDP charter this week. We will continue to work with the comms team to get the message out to the broader community - at this stage a social media campaign, policy newsletter coverage, and other ideas are being explored. To be continued - Best wishes, Heather

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GAC Communiqué
by Johan Helsingius June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

FYI, the final GAC ICANN62 communiqué attached. Julf

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GAC Communique
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

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Comments on the draft EPDP Charter
by Stephanie Perrin June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

I have made extensive comments to the document. Stephanie Perrin

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