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Fwd: IPC Comment on Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1)
by Greg Shatan Sept. 13, 2015

Sept. 13, 2015

Fellow IPC Members, I have attached a copy of the IPC's comments on the CCWG-Accountability Second Draft Report. Thanks again to all those who worked on the draft sent to the list, additional thanks to Anne Aikman-Scalese, Alex Deacon, Steve Metalitz and Jonathan Zuck for their comments on the llst, and thanks also to everyone who reviewed these drafts! Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 7:40 PM Subject: IPC Comment on Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1) To: comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15(a)icann.org Attached please find the Intellectual Property Constituency's comment on the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1). Respectfully Submitted, Gregory S. Shatan President, IPC

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: ICANN Board Submits Final Comments to CCWG-Accountability Public Comment
by Greg Shatan Sept. 11, 2015

Sept. 11, 2015

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:05 PM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: ICANN Board Submits Final Comments to CCWG-Accountability Public Comment To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org > Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-… ICANN Board Submits Final Comments to CCWG-Accountability Public Comment <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-submits-final-comments-to-ccwg-…> It has been a very busy week for both many in the community, including the ICANN Board. Tuesday marked the conclusion of the ICG public comment period, which saw over 150 comments submitted. The ICANN Board submitted comments on the ICG Proposal, which can be found here <https://comments.ianacg.org/pdf/submission/submission121.pdf> [PDF, 133 KB]. Additionally, after weeks of extensive dialogue with the community, the ICANN Board has submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/msg00045.…> its final input to the CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal Public Comment forum. The Board is proceeding in accordance with the principles we outlined in our 2014 resolution <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-10-16-en#2.d> addressing what the Board would do in the event it disagreed with a CCWG recommendation. The elements of the Board submission are: - A brief summary of its public comment input - A comments matrix of forty-seven CCWG-Accountability proposal elements and their assessment by the ICANN Board - A short memo describing a proposed approach for community enforceability for consideration - A twenty-question FAQ of the proposed approach for community enforceability As we have stated previously <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile>, the Board supports the improvements to ICANN's accountability contained in the CCWG-Accountability's 2nd Draft Proposal. We endorse the goal of enforceability of these accountability mechanisms, and we believe that it is possible to implement the key elements of the proposal. We want to work together to achieve the elements of the proposal within the community's timeline while meeting the NTIA requirements. We have heard some concerns from the community regarding the Board's intent in presenting new ideas for the CCWG's consideration. The contributions by the Board are not meant to be a "counter proposal," but rather as suggestions for consideration to build upon the CCWG's impressive work. We encourage the community to read not only ours, but all comments submitted <http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-ccwg-accountability-03aug15/> to the public comment forum. There are still 24 hours to submit comments on the proposal, and we encourage any interested stakeholder to do so. Once again, on behalf of the Board, I want to thank the CCWG-Accountability for all of its work leading to the 2nd Draft Proposal and for its engagement throughout this significant process. This is an important discussion for the entire community as it reaches consensus, and we hope to continue this dialogue in Los Angeles later this month at the CCWG-Accountability face-to-face meeting <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-September…> . _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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New ICANN Blog Post on Metrics
by Greg Shatan Sept. 11, 2015

Sept. 11, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/blog/competition-consumer-choice-and-consumer-tr… Want to find out how many unique registry operators manage all delegated new gTLDs? Interested in a breakdown of Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) decisions in favor of and against registrants? ICANN is publishing the answers to these questions and more. *View CCT metrics <https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/cct/metrics>.* These metrics, which include data internal to ICANN, such as compliance reports and registry agreements, and external sources, such as UDRP and Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) providers, will be made available to the team of community members reviewing the New gTLD Program on Competition, Consumer Choice and Consumer Trust. As one of the evaluations mandated by ICANN's Affirmation of Commitments, the CCT review team may consider various metrics that were recommended <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct/iag-metrics-final-recs-26sep14-en.…>[PDF, 472 KB] by an Implementation Advisory Group (IAG-CCT). In the trust category, for example, the metrics include how many compliance complaints ICANN has received. Regarding choice, the team may consider where new gTLD registry operators are based and how many offer Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) registrations, among other statistics. Competition will be measured in several ways, including the number of new gTLDs delegated to date, as well as the number of registrations in those new gTLDs. The information on the new CCT metrics webpage is presented in tables and graphics, and categorized as pertaining to compliance, registries, registrars, domain name registrations, domain name navigation or rights protection mechanisms. Complex data reports on certain metrics will be available in downloadable Excel files. Each metric includes details about how the measure was defined, what data sources were used, how the data was collected, and how often it will be updated. In addition to the data contained in the portal, the CCT review team may also consider additional third-party research that ICANN has commissioned. A global survey of Internet users conducted by Nielsen and published <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-29-en> in May 2015 measured perceived competition and choice in the domain name system. A separate economic study looking at competition, currently being conducted by Analysis Group, is scheduled to be published in late September 2015. Twenty eight of the 66 approved metrics will be included on the new webpage; the remainder were incorporated into other efforts, including a consumer survey <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-29-en> and an economic study. Nine of the 28 metrics are available now. The rest will be published by 16 October 2015.

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Fwd: Intellectual Property Constituency Comments
by Greg Shatan Sept. 9, 2015

Sept. 9, 2015

All: The attached comment has just been submitted to the ICG. Ken -- please post on the IPC's website. Thanks! Greg Shatan President, IPC ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 7:54 PM Subject: Intellectual Property Constituency Comments To: public-comments(a)ianacg.org The Intellectual Property Constituency of the ICANN GNSO appreciates the opportunity to submit the attached comments in response to the ICG's combined Proposal to Transition Stewardship of the IANA Functions from the NTIA to the Global Multistakeholder Community. Respectfully submitted, Gregory S. Shatan President, Intellectual Property Constituency

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New ECTA Representative
by Greg Shatan Sept. 8, 2015

Sept. 8, 2015

Fellow IPC Members, I would like to welcome Jonathan Agmon as an additional representative of ECTA, along with Marie-Emmanuelle Haas. Jonathan's bio can be found at http://www.ip-law.co.il/index.aspx. We look forward to working with Jonathan and continuing to work with Marie-Emmanuelle! Greg Shatan IPC President

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Call for contributions - IGF Connecting the Next Billion
by Greg Shatan Sept. 8, 2015

Sept. 8, 2015

This may be of interest. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:58 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Call for contributions - IGF Connecting the Next Billion To: Internet Policy External <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org>, "internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne(a)ConnectedCommunity.org" < internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne(a)connectedcommunity.org>, "internetsociety_advisorycouncilne(a)ConnectedCommunity.org" < internetsociety_advisorycouncilne(a)connectedcommunity.org> Dear Colleagues, IGF Policy Options <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi…> and Best Practices <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums> are part of an effort this year for the IGF to develop more tangible outputs, supporting broader tracks (e.g. SDGs, WSIS+10) while leveraging the global network of IGFs that are held on all continents. During last week's Open Consultations and MAG meeting, the IGF community agreed on the draft skeleton of the "*IGF Policy Options for Connecting the Next Billion*", available <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aogcq3iqzBRKTRSQlGAuSRvMi8c4rF1GgASoK5v…> here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aogcq3iqzBRKTRSQlGAuSRvMi8c4rF1GgASoK5v…>. *ASK*: All interested stakeholders are invited to: - *Join the open-ended editorial group* formed to develop the document ahead of IGF Brazil by signing-up to this mailing list <http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforu…>. - *Send additional background contributions* by using this form <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi…>, or by writing to gutterman(a)un.org by 3 Oct. (contributions from national/regional IGFs and Best Practices Forums are welcome on an ongoing basis). They will feed into the next version of the document and will all appear with due attribution on the IGF website <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi…>. *Next steps:* The IGF Secretariat will be working in the coming weeks on editing the introduction and developing the various sections of the skeleton on the basis of contributions received. A new draft will be made available for the consideration of the open-ended editorial group around 21 Sept. Further information on the methodology and the timeline can be found here <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi…>. Please disseminate this call for background contributions throughout your networks. Thank you and best regards, Constance Bommelaer <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billi…> _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: Upcoming Comments from the ICANN Board to the ICG and CCWG-Accountability
by Greg Shatan Sept. 8, 2015

Sept. 8, 2015

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:29 AM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: Upcoming Comments from the ICANN Board to the ICG and CCWG-Accountability To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org > Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t… Upcoming Comments from the ICANN Board to the ICG and CCWG-Accountability <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/upcoming-comments-from-the-icann-board-to-t…> This is a very important week as we work towards the end of phase one of the IANA Stewardship Transition. With both the ICG and CCWG-Accountability public comments coming to a close, the ICANNBoard plans to submit comments into each process. Firstly, the Board will submit comments on the ICG IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal. We are very appreciative of all the hard work done by the ICG members and the three operational communities to produce the ICG proposal. The main focus of our comments will be on the implementation of the proposals by ICANN as the current IANA Functions Operator. Secondly, as discussed extensively <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile> over the past week, the ICANN Board will submit comments on the CCWG-Accountability 2nd Draft Proposal on Enhancing ICANN Accountability. These inputs will include: - Comments on the mission and core values; and - Suggested enhancements of elements of the draft report; and - A matrix of the key elements proposed by the CCWG-Accountability highlighting the elements of alignment between the Board and the CCWG-Accountability as well as the elements where the Board has suggested enhancements. We thank the community for their consideration of our comments and continued trust in the multistakeholder process that has got us this far. The continued back and forth of ideas and opinions is how we will together build the strongest proposal for the IANA Stewardship Transition, and we look forward to the next steps in the process and encourage all interested parties to submit their comments before the deadline. _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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Fellowship and NextGen Application Rounds Open for ICANN55
by Greg Shatan Sept. 4, 2015

Sept. 4, 2015

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-04-en ICANN launches the application rounds for both the NextGen and Fellowship Programs to participate in ICANN55 in Marrakech, Morocco in March 2016. This round remains open until 16 October 2015 and successful candidates will be announced on the ICANN website, 11 December 2015. The Fellowship Program The ICANN Fellowship <https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships> program seeks participants from developing countries of the world in order to help create a broader base of knowledgeable constituents to engage in the Multistakeholder process and become the new voice of experience in their regions and beyond. Since its creation in 2007, the Fellowship Program has built a strong group of individuals who are actively participating in all of theICANN communities as well as various Internet Governance entities within the Internet Ecosystem. Their engagement ranges from writing articles and blogs, providing online or in-person public comment in regard to bottom up policy building, engaging in Internet conferences and panel discussions, lifting a pen in working groups, mentoring newcomers, assisting our regional leaders and becoming leaders themselves. Interested in getting to know the Fellowship Selection Committee and how the process works? Go to https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/committee-2012-02-25-en *Find out more about applying to the Fellowship » <https://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships>* The NextGen Program The NextGen@ICANN program is education and awareness based experience, designed for a smaller, younger, and more region-specific group of participants. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30, live in the region of the meeting, and be engaged in some level of higher education. Each selected member will deliver a 5-10 minute presentation on a topic relevant to the community. Recent presentation topics include Internet governance, DNS, and the future of the Internet. *Find out more about applying to the NextGen@ICANN Program » <https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen>*

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: Working Together Through The Last Mile
by Greg Shatan Sept. 4, 2015

Sept. 4, 2015

The latest from the ICANN Board on their Accountability position. Greg ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Grace Abuhamad <grace.abuhamad(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 9:53 AM Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Blog: Working Together Through The Last Mile To: Accountability Cross Community <accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org > Original link: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile Working Together Through The Last Mile <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/working-together-through-the-last-mile#> I'd like to thank everyone who has participated in both the CCWG briefing to the ICANN Board <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56132981>, and the CCWG and ICANN board dialogue <https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56133316>. All of our dialogues over the past months have been illuminating, challenging and in my opinion, an important and true testament to the multistakeholder model as we work toward the IANA Stewardship Transition. *We support the important improvements for ICANN's accountability contained in the CCWG-Accountability's 2nd Draft Proposal. We endorse the goal of enforceability of these accountability mechanisms, and we believe that it is possible to implement the key elements of the proposal. We want to work together to achieve the elements of the proposal within the community's timeline while meeting the NTIA requirements.* As we enter the final days of the Public Comment period, the Board wants to be completely clear on our position. We are in agreement on key concepts set forward in the CCWG's proposal, for example: - Fundamental bylaws. - Specific requirements for empowering the community into the bylaws adoption process. - IRP enhancements. - Board and director removal. - ICANN's mission and core values. - Strengthening requirements for empowering the community in the budget, operational and strategic planning process. - The incorporation of the Affirmation of Commitments Reviews intoICANN bylaws. - Community ability to enforce the accountability mechanisms in the bylaws. We have suggestions on how these could be operationalized. With regards to the mechanisms for community enforceability, where the current proposal still warrants much detail that may not be achievable we have a suggestion on how to deliver on it in a stable way, as increased enforceability must not open up questions of, for example, capture or diminishing of checks and balances. Let's work together on operationalizing the above principles on which we agree. Once again, we are committed to providing more detail on how these ideas can be operationalized in a way that they can be implemented within the community identified time frame for the transition, as well as have sufficient tested grounds to not result in unintended consequences. During last night's discussion we shared this feedback. It was a lot of information to digest in a call (notes around opening remarks <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-September…> , notes around 10 points <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/accountability-cross-community/2015-September…>), and we appreciate everyone giving our advice consideration. We are committed to submitting our comments into the Public Comment process in the next few days, and we look forward to the working with the community on further details. It is critical that we work together to build enhanced accountability for ICANN and continue to refine and flesh out details of the impressive work already done by the community and complete the IANAStewardship Transition. _______________________________________________ Accountability-Cross-Community mailing list Accountability-Cross-Community(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/accountability-cross-community

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FW: FINAL - Agreed text for IANA Service Level
by Jeff Neuman Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

All, A few weeks back, several people had asked about whether the community was working on Service Level Expectations for the IANA Functions once the transition was finalized. A group of gTLD reps and ccTLD reps (the primary technical customers of IANA) have been working with IANA staff on coming up with a framework to determine the service levels. Attached is the framework we came up with after a number of meetings and calls. Although the community (prior to our establishment) stated that they were all content with the current performance of IANA, the reality is that very little about their performance was actually accurately measured. In addition, IANA did not (and still does not) have in place the appropriate tools to measure their performance. Though the Department of Commerce had a few service level expectations, they were very vague and all reliant on self-certifications. This framework calls upon IANA to develop the measurement capabilities, measure their performance and then meet with the CWG (or delegates of the CWG) to determine the actual Service Level Expectations. We would love to have your feedback and I am happy to answer any questions you may have. This draft has been forwarded to the CWG for their feedback as well. Jeffrey J. Neuman Senior Vice President |Valideus USA | Com Laude USA 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600 Mclean, VA 22102, United States E: jeff.neuman(a)valideus.com or jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com T: +1.703.635.7514 M: +1.202.549.5079 @Jintlaw -----Original Message----- From: Paul M Kane - CWG [mailto:paul.kane-cwg@icb.co.uk] Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 7:11 AM To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org Subject: FINAL - Agreed text for IANA Service Level (apologies for cross posting) Dear all, I am delighted to attach the agreed Service Level Expectation document, containing the specifics of what ICANN/IANA has agreed to monitor and report. I would like to thank the members of the working group, (Elaine Pruis, Jeffrey Eckhaus, Jeff Neuman, Patricio Poblete, Jay Daley, Adam Smith and ICANN/IANA; Kim Davies, Bernard Turcotte, Elise Gerich, David Conrad) for their dedication and professionalism over the past months. They contributed to over 300 hours of discussions, 8 full WG meetings, 15 sub-group meeting and countless emails ... and it is with pleasure I advise that the first phase is done. I'd also like to thank ICANN staff for their support in facilitating the WG discussions. ICANN/IANA will now plan the scope of work to implement this SLE, operating the service in a test phase/parallel mode to start the necessary real-world data capture. Please circulate the agreed SLE document as you consider appropriate which demonstrates ICANN/IANA's commitment to enhanced reporting and transparency post transition which I am confident will be welcomed by the global community. Kind regards Paul Kane SLE WG Chair.

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