Hi Mary Who decides whether the candidates have the necessary qualifications or expertise? Is it expected that the Council would make that call or Sarmad and his team? Thanks Donna Donna Austin: Neustar, Inc. Policy and Industry Affairs Manager Cell: +1.310.890.9655 Email: donna.austin@neustar.biz<mailto:donna.austin@neustar.biz> ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you have received this e-mail message in error and any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately and delete the original message. Follow Neustar: [cid:image001.png@01CC3CD3.5F595DC0] Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/neustarinc> [cid:image002.png@01CC3CD3.5F595DC0] LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/5349> [cid:image003.png@01CC3CD3.5F595DC0] Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/neustar> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Mary Wong Sent: Tuesday, 25 August 2015 5:04 PM To: council@gnso.icann.org Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org> Subject: [council] Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group Dear Councilors, Sarmad and his colleagues have confirmed that the GNSO Council can endorse as many qualified candidates as it thinks appropriate; however, as mentioned previously, all endorsees should have the necessary qualifications and expertise as documented in the Call for Experts: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en> I hope this is helpful. We hope the Council will finalize its list of endorsees as soon as possible so that the Working Group can begin its work imminently. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 04:31 To: <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>> Subject: Re: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group Dear Councilors, Please find attached the resumes, as submitted to us, of the six candidates named below who have volunteered to serve as GNSO-endorsed experts to the new IDN Implementation Guidelines Working Group. Aside from minor formatting changes to package them all into a single document, we have not edited or changed any of the candidates' submissions. They are listed in alphabetical order.
From what I understand from my colleagues in charge of the project, they would greatly appreciate knowing who the endorsed experts are as soon as possible. As such, may I suggest that the Council finalize its decision via this email list no later than a week from today i.e. Tuesday 25 August?
As noted previously, the original suggested number of three GNSO experts was based on the composition of prior community teams that worked on the Guidelines. The Council may therefore wish to endorse more than three for this new effort if it believes this to be appropriate. I have cc'd Sarmad Hussain, who you all know and who is leading the effort, on this email so that he can see any questions you may have about the process or the necessary qualifications for the work that is to be done. I'll be sure to post any responses or further information from him as well. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 12:25 To: <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>> Subject: Request for GNSO Council to appoint/endorse GNSO experts to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group Dear Councilors, I write to follow up on the note below, to request that the Council discuss and decide on candidates it wishes to endorse, on behalf of the GNSO, to join the new Working Group that will revise the 2011 IDN Implementation Guidelines. So far the following nominations have been made: * Chris Dillon (NCSG) * Christian Dawson (ISPCPC) * Jian Zhang (RySG) * Dennis Tan (RySG) * Edmon Chung (RySG) * Kal Feher (RySG) ICANN staff supporting this new Working Group has confirmed that the original number of three GNSO representatives to the Working Group was suggested based on the composition of earlier groups that reviewed the Guidelines, so the Council may endorse additional appointees if necessary. However, it is important that all GNSO-endorsed appointees have relevant expertise in the following areas, as relevant for the second level of the DNS: * DNS and IDNA protocols * IDN language or script tables, including variants and label level rules * IDN policy * IDN implementation * IDN label registration process and registration data * IDN related SSR issues, including string similarity * IDN usability challenges and universal acceptance Three of the four RySG nominees have already kindly provided staff with their resumes/qualifications. As the IDN Program staff would like to proceed with the formation of the Working Group (which will also have representatives from the ccNSO, ALAC and SSAC), it will be very much appreciated if the Council can reach a decision soon. Given that the next Council meeting will not take place till September, you may wish to consider email discussions as sufficient. You may wish also to request that the other candidates send in their resumes/qualifications - either to Sarmad (cc'd here) or me - and we can compile them into a packet for your review by next week. Please let us know if you have objections to this suggested approach. For your easy reference, the Call for Community Experts and their necessary qualifications can be found here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org> From: Mary Wong <mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 22:11 To: <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Cc: Sarmad Hussain <sarmad.hussain@icann.org<mailto:sarmad.hussain@icann.org>> Subject: For your action: GNSO appointees to the new IDN Guidelines Working Group Hello everyone, Following from the discussion with Sarmad Hussein at the Buenos Aires meeting, please be informed that the IDN project team has now issued a Call for Experts to join the new Working Group to review the IDN Guidelines: see https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en. They are asking for three GNSO members to the WG, which must be endorsed by their respective SO/ACs - and ideally applications should be sent in by 3 August. I'd be happy to bring this up during AOB on the Council call this week, but in the meantime it would be good if you and your respective SG/Cs could think about who the GNSO could appoint. As I explained in Buenos Aires, this WG was supposed to build on a list of issues identified by the GNSO and the ccNSO; unfortunately, although a small group of community volunteers was formed in February, there has been no discussion or input provided by that group (which has been dormant). Nevertheless, one possibility is of course to endorse those volunteers from that small group should they indicate interest. Given the importance of this issue, we hope that the Council will give the matter due and timely consideration. Thanks and cheers Mary Mary Wong Senior Policy Director Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) Telephone: +1 603 574 4889 Email: mary.wong@icann.org<mailto:mary.wong@icann.org>
