RE: [council] voting proxy to Ross Rader
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Hello Robin,
I will not be able to participate in the GNSO policy council mtg today because I will be on a flight from Geneva to SFO.
As it appears that none of the other NCUC council members are able to participate, I give my voting proxy to Ross Rader.
Thanks for advising on your proxy. Given that there will be a vote on the recent WHOIS policy recommendation, please ensure you convey voting instructions to your proxy. Regards Bruce Tonkin
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It is my intent to be on the call. I also want to ask some questions now of the Council so that we can have a productive discussion on the WHOIS policy discussion on "notice". First, I am part of the TF, so I own some of the responsibility for having brought the Council the proposed policy. However, I think we are in the process of an important consideration and I need some more clarification in order to advise my vote. It is my view that the question I am asking should be directed to ICANN staff, who should normally be the experts and provide the facts on interpretations of existing requirements. I have noticed a tendency on our part to not turn to the legal staff for such interpretations, and that may be the situation for tomorrow's call, however, in the future, I strongly urge that ICANN staff need to be the definitive word on RAA requirements. IF not the assistant GC, then that might entail having the registrar liaison on the relevant call in the future. I don't expect that to happen for tomorrow, given the short notice. Thus, I am asking this question of the next best experts: the registrar reps: I would like to start the discussion with a factual description of the relevant RAA requirements. The next relevant question to ICANN staff is: Are the registrars complying? That is a factual question and one that should be provided by the relevant ICANN staff. It is possible they don't know. In that case, they should determine what it takes to advise on that. I think we asked that question to ICANN staff. The study that we asked Maria to do is helpful, and should help to inform the discussion, so I ask that we discuss the findings of that survey, high level as it is. And, Maria is probably the best person to explain what the survey shows in terms of whether the registrars include a description of the gathering of data and what is shown in WHOIS. I would also like to have my interpretation of consensus policy verified. Again, normally, we used to invite Louie Touton, or Dan Halloran, onto the call, to give us "instructions" on such items, but this can probably be supported by the ICANN staff. Consensus policy requires a 2/3s vote. Less than that creates a policy recommendation that is not binding and cannot modify the registrar agreements. I suggest that the goal of the Council should be, to the greatest extent possible, to achieve consensus policy. Consensus policy still isn't a 100% supporting vote; I understand that. I hope, though, that all of us will consider the opportunity to achieve consensus policy. I have seen some compromises that seem promising as possible ways forward, and I would like to discuss those compromises in the call tomorrow. Finally, is the chair of the WHOIS TF on tomorrow's call? I hope he can be. It seems important to include him in this discussion to respond to questions.
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Update on Meeting Schedule at Luxembourg. I have shown Council sessions/proposed meetings, as well as most of the ICANN agenda. There are some serious conflicts that Ive emailed Kurt and Diane about to see what can be done. Saturday: p.m. Likely to be at the Novetel in a meeting room. ICANN Staff invited to Administrative discussion with Chair and any available Councilors. Ideally, invite BD members elected by Council. NOTE: may be that they are in retreat and unavailable. FYI: I understand that the ccNSO invites the BD members elected from the ccNSO to address the members at some point in their meeting. Perhaps we should institute a similar invitation to the BD members elected from the gNSO? Sounds like Saturday OR Thursday are the best times for the community. Not clear that is feasible but perhaps the BD members could take a short break to join us. OR, JOIN US ON SUNDAY? Sunday: 10-12:00 a.m. Council and official liaisons and ICANN relevant staff only. Working session regarding administrative planning. Agenda to be provided shortly by Council chair. IS THIS A TIME TO INVITE THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS TO A MEETING? IF SO, SHOULD EXTEND THE TIME OF THE MEETING FROM 9:30-12:30 P.M. Lunch: On your own 14:00-18:00 p.m. GAC Working Session. Council invited/WHOIS TF invited as guests. All councilors and WHOIS TF members and official liaisons are invited. The meeting is a GAC meeting. There will be an agenda shortly to be shared with invited attendees. The Working Session was addressed by Suzanne Sene, GAC liaison on the last Council call. 16:30 18:00 p.m. CONFLICT At present the ICANN proposed agenda suggests a meeting to overview the Strategic Planning Consultation to date.This is a conflict with the GAC workshop, and creates a serious problem for the gNSO Council, the ccNSO Council, and some other invited guests. An email to Kurt and Diane has been sent, noting the conflict and recommending a revision of this planned meeting. Monday: 7:30 a.m. -9:00 Breakfast with Board and Staff; we have asked for a round table set up. YET to be confirmed. 9:00 10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony 10:00 16:00 Cross Constituency/Constituency meetings At Large Roundtable Discussion 16:00 17:30 p.m. GAC Open session All Councilors are encouraged to attend 17:00 18:30 p.m. Public Discussion to provide input to operational plan and budget: CONFLICT: Councilors cannot both attend the open GAC session for the full time, AND, participate in the Public Discussion on the Operational Plan. An email to Kurt and Diane regarding the conflict has been sent. Tuesday: 9:00 10:00 am. Report on domain name hijacking 10-12:00 DNS Security Registrars Constituency meeting 15:00 17:00 gNSO Public Forum [we will ask whether we can a] start 30 minutes earlier and b) shorten to 1 and ½ hours] 17:00 19:00 gNSO Council [will be modified if above modification is achieved]. Evening event /invitational only Wednesday: 8:30 11:00 WSIS Workshop 11-13:00 IDN Workshop ccNSO Council meeting 14-18:00 p.m. Public Forum Part I 19:00 22:00 Soccer tournament Thursday 9-12:30 p.m. Public Forum Part II 14:00 -17:00 PM session for Council: Meeting room for 20 people. TBD whether will have conference bridge. Whois TF/Council 2 hours? Meeting planning and coordination discussion with other SOs Other topics for Council /TBD 17:00 18:30 Summary of Strategic Planning Consultations Friday; Board meeting TENTATIVE: may be a Nominating Committee meeting in p.m./LIMITED to the NomComm members.
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Dear Council Members: Please be advised that the ICANN Board has scheduled a Special Meeting of the Board for 28 June 2005. The agenda of the meeting is listed below, see also http://www.icann.org/minutes/ Approval of Minutes Approval of .MOBI Agreement Continuing Budget Resolution Consideration of .HK Redelegation Request Consideration of .KZ Redelegation Request Financial Approvals of Expenditures (for Legal Bills) Reimbursement of Director's Expenses STLD Issues and Updates (.TEL and .XXX) Other Business Best regards, Michael D. Palage
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Thanks, Mike. I didn't see minutes for the June 7 meeting. Are they not yet available? -----Original Message----- From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Michael D. Palage Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 1:50 AM To: council@gnso.icann.org Subject: [council] ICANN Board Meeting - 28 June 2005 Dear Council Members: Please be advised that the ICANN Board has scheduled a Special Meeting of the Board for 28 June 2005. The agenda of the meeting is listed below, see also http://www.icann.org/minutes/ Approval of Minutes Approval of .MOBI Agreement Continuing Budget Resolution Consideration of .HK Redelegation Request Consideration of .KZ Redelegation Request Financial Approvals of Expenditures (for Legal Bills) Reimbursement of Director's Expenses STLD Issues and Updates (.TEL and .XXX) Other Business Best regards, Michael D. Palage
participants (3)
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Bruce Tonkin
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Marilyn Cade
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Michael D. Palage