February 2014 - Gnso-ssr - lists.icann.org

starting up - refining our rules of engagement
by Mike O'Connor Feb. 10, 2014

Feb. 10, 2014

hi all, it seems like we have a good group of interested folks subscribed to the list (thanks for handling the logistics Glen!). so why don’t we get under way… i think i’ll post a couple of emails rather than smashing everything together in one huge inaugural post. so this one is to take a look at the initial rules of engagement that i made up while drafting the charter for this mailing list. as with almost everything i write, there are probably some things in here that might be better said. so let’s use this thread to get that hashed out. here’s what i wrote: Approach The primary work product of this group will be periodic informal suggestions of SSR-related topics to be considered by the GNSO. The form of that consideration may vary. Possibilities include: An Issue Report An alert to a currently-running working group or implementation review team Notifications to constituencies and stakeholder groups The group: Will do its work via an email list – no teleconferences are planned Is open to all members of the ICANN community – all AC's and SO's, staff, Board, etc. Will require that all participants submit or update their GNSO Statement of Interest before they are subscribed to the list Will maintain open public email archives – and thus will not discuss private or confidential information Will be convened by Mikey O'Connor until somebody gets tired of him and offers to take over To join the mailing list please RSVP gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org see anything in there that needs to change? or needs to be added? this would be a good thread to talk about those things. off we go. mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Re: [Gnso-ssr] starting up - refining our rules of engagement
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight Feb. 10, 2014

Feb. 10, 2014

Mikey It might not be a bad idea to see if we have: - Members from all the ACs and SOs - Someone from infosec I'm not suggesting name who is on here - a simple X registrars, Y ALAC etc., would be helpful Just my two cents M -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.co/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: gnso-ssr-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:gnso-ssr-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mike O'Connor Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 1:45 PM To: GNSO SSR List Subject: [Gnso-ssr] starting up - refining our rules of engagement hi all, it seems like we have a good group of interested folks subscribed to the list (thanks for handling the logistics Glen!). so why don't we get under way... i think i'll post a couple of emails rather than smashing everything together in one huge inaugural post. so this one is to take a look at the initial rules of engagement that i made up while drafting the charter for this mailing list. as with almost everything i write, there are probably some things in here that might be better said. so let's use this thread to get that hashed out. here's what i wrote: Approach The primary work product of this group will be periodic informal suggestions of SSR-related topics to be considered by the GNSO. The form of that consideration may vary. Possibilities include: * An Issue Report * An alert to a currently-running working group or implementation review team * Notifications to constituencies and stakeholder groups The group: * Will do its work via an email list - no teleconferences are planned * Is open to all members of the ICANN community - all AC's and SO's, staff, Board, etc. * Will require that all participants submit or update their GNSO Statement of Interest<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=14713457> before they are subscribed to the list * Will maintain open public email archives - and thus will not discuss private or confidential information * Will be convened by Mikey O'Connor until somebody gets tired of him and offers to take over * To join the mailing list please RSVP gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org<mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org> see anything in there that needs to change? or needs to be added? this would be a good thread to talk about those things. off we go. mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com<http://www.haven2.com>, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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List charter
by Mike O'Connor Feb. 10, 2014

Feb. 10, 2014

hi again, here’s another thread-starting post. this one is similar to the last one, except with a broader focus. this is a copy of the charter that i wrote for us. i have no editorial pride — so if there is something in here that you think needs changing, or needs to be added, or needs to be removed, this would be a good thread to have that discussion. thanks, mikey > Invitation to Join the GNSO-SSR | A GNSO Sponsored Security, Stability, Resiliency (SSR) Mailing List > Last Updated: 4 February 2014 > Date: > 3 February 2014 > Charter > > GNSO-SSR – A GNSO Sponsored Security, Stability, Resiliency (SSR) Mailing List > To join RSVP gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > > Premise > > This charter briefly describes an open group sponsored by the GNSO. This group will informally review SSAC reports to determine whether they contain recommendations that might deserve broader consideration in the GNSO. > Problem Statement > > Recommendations made by the SSAC sometimes are relevant to GNSO policy making, yet the mechanism for the GNSO to find out or act on them is not well developed. > The current process is for the SSAC to give advice to the Board, with the presumption that the Board will pass relevant issues along to the GNSO for consideration. This doesn't appear to be happening in all cases, with sometimes-unsatisfactory results. Here are two examples: > The SSAC produced an extensive report (SAC007) in 2005 that addressed the issue of domain-name hijacking. In 2011, six years later, members of the GNSO IRTP-B working group stumbled across the following observation in that report and realized that it was a good idea: > "Collect emergency contact information from registrants, registrars and resellers for parties who are suited to assist in responding to an urgent restoration of domain name incident. Define escalation processes (emergency procedures) that all parties agree can be instituted in events where emergency contacts are not available." > It took six years for that very common-sense idea to find its way into Consensus Policy and probably another year or two to implement. > The SSAC wrote a report (SAC045) in 2010 titled "Invalid Top Level Domain Queries at the Root Level of the DNS" which provided an early warning about the "name collisions" problem. Again, an opportunity to proactively research this issue was missed and ICANN finds itself scrambling to deal with an issue that is much complicated by the fact that a number of the highest-volume invalid strings are now applied-for strings and soon to be delegated into the root. > A related problem is that the stakeholder-group structure of the GNSO does not have an SSR-focused forum for this kind of cross-GNSO conversation. > How does not solving this problem get in the way of achieving ICANN's objectives? > The implication is that the GNSO may sometimes fail to consider SSAC recommendations in a timely way, or at all. > Specifically, not solving the problem raises the possibility of: > Negative impacts on SSR of the DNS – as a result of not considering or implementing SSAC recommendations, or building trust relationships in an SSR community of interest > Increased implementation costs – as a result of delay in considering SSAC proposals that may bear on GNSO consensus policy > Lower quality of implementation – as a result of not taking fullest advantage of the rigor of the multi-stakeholder analysis and PDP processes > Value to be gained > > In addition to addressing the problems listed above, the GNSO will benefit from having this group by: > Broadening the pool of participants -- by identifying and engaging community members who have interest and skills in SSR of the DNS > Building trust relationships – by providing community members an opportunity to work together in a low-key setting > Approach > > The primary work product of this group will be periodic informal suggestions of SSR-related topics to be considered by the GNSO. The form of that consideration may vary. Possibilities include: > An Issue Report > An alert to a currently-running working group or implementation review team > Notifications to constituencies and stakeholder groups > The group: > Will do its work via an email list – no teleconferences are planned > Is open to all members of the ICANN community – all AC's and SO's, staff, Board, etc. > Will require that all participants submit or update their GNSO Statement of Interest before they are subscribed to the list > Will maintain open public email archives – and thus will not discuss private or confidential information > Will be convened by Mikey O'Connor until somebody gets tired of him and offers to take over > To join the mailing list please RSVP gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org > PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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Re: [Gnso-ssr] welcome
by Michele Neylon - Blacknight Feb. 6, 2014

Feb. 6, 2014

Mikey So it's going to be a bit like this? http://technology.ie/conference-call-real-life/ /me ducks -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting & Colocation, Domains http://www.blacknight.co/ http://blog.blacknight.com/ http://www.technology.ie Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Locall: 1850 929 929 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Fax. +353 (0) 1 4811 763 Twitter: http://twitter.com/mneylon ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: gnso-ssr-bounces(a)icann.org [mailto:gnso-ssr-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Mike O'Connor Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:59 PM To: GNSO SSR List Subject: [Gnso-ssr] welcome hi all, this is just a first post to welcome those of you who've already been added to the list, and let you know that there's a pretty big group of folks who will be joining soon. imagine this is that first few minutes of a conference call where we're waiting for a few more people to join before we start the conversation. thanks, mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com<http://www.haven2.com>, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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welcome
by Mike O'Connor Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014

hi all, this is just a first post to welcome those of you who’ve already been added to the list, and let you know that there’s a pretty big group of folks who will be joining soon. imagine this is that first few minutes of a conference call where we’re waiting for a few more people to join before we start the conversation. thanks, mikey PHONE: 651-647-6109, FAX: 866-280-2356, WEB: www.haven2.com, HANDLE: OConnorStP (ID for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)

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