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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Recap of BC discussion and review of our comments on .net renewal:</span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">21-Apr member call: BC members</span> our approach for this comment, and there was universal support to request Verisign to have a "Thick WHOIS" service in .NET This was 21 days before the comment due date of 10-May.</div><div><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div>3-May: we circulated draft written comment by Rapporteurs Elisa Cooper and Mikey O'Connor. (8 days before deadline). This draft proposed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">two additional requests based on new gTLD registry contract requirements:</span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"><div><div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> - Add TM Claims Service once the TM Clearinghouse is operating.</span></div></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> - Add URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension)</span></div></div></blockquote></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4-May: Philip Sheppard offered a general principle: "T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; ">he ICANN contract renewal process should be the opportunity to upgrade older contracts to the new standards." Rapporteurs accepted this proposal.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; ">8-May: Phil Corwin questioned the rationale for requiring URS and TM Claims. I advised Phil that the BC charter calls for discussion and/or vote only when 10% of membership (5 members) object to a proposed position. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; ">Phil also pointed out that the URS and TM Claims proposals were circulated with 8 days of review period, which is less than the 14 days required per charter. </span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><br></span></font></div></blockquote><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div><div><div>Recommendation of vice chair for policy coordination:</div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></span><div><div><div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px; border:none; padding:0px;"><div>Today, I asked Elisa and Mikey to consider revising the draft comment to stick with Thick Whois, which was appropriately noticed (21 days) and for which no opposition was noted. </div><div><br></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div>Response from BC Rapporteurs Elisa Cooper and Mikey O'Connor:</div><div><br></div><div><div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div>Elisa and Mikey quickly responded with the attached version 3, adding Philip Sheppard's principle, retaining the recommendation for Thick Whois, and dropping recommendations for URS and TM Claims Service in .net</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div>Next steps:</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div>Please review version 3 (attached) since this will be submitted 10-May unless 10% of members object.</div><div><br></div><div>I also invite BC members to examine new gTLD registry contract requirements once the guidebook is finalized, so the BC can determine which requirements should apply when existing gTLD contracts are up for renewal. </div><div><br></div><div>I encourage any BC member to submit their own individual / corporate views on this and all ICANN public comment items.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div>Thanks to all members for conducting such a civil and practical discussion with due attention to the BC charter. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks especially to Elisa and Mikey for their work as our rapporteurs.</div><div><br></div><div>--Steve</div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"><div><div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; 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font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b>Steve DelBianco<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, May 03, 2011 5:12 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:'bc-GNSO@icann.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">'bc-GNSO@icann.org</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>GNSO list'<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>[bc-gnso] Draft BC comment on proposed .NET Renewal</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> </div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">ICANN is gathering responses to the proposed renewal of .NET registry contract.</span></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Attached is a discussion draft for BC response prepared by Elisa Cooper (with edits by Mikey O'Connor and Steve DelBianco) </span></div></div></div></div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">On our 21-April BC member call, we discussed our approach for this comment, and there was universal support to request Verisign to have a "Thick WHOIS" service in .NET</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"><div><div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Elise and Mikey added two additional requests based on new gTLD registry contract requirements:</span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> - Add TM Claims Service once the TM Clearinghouse is operating.</span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> - Add URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension)</span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"><div><div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="ecxapple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">ICANN's Comment period closes 10-May. Our member call on 21-Apr was 21 days before deadline, and today's draft is circulated 8 days before deadline.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"><div><div><div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ecxWordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="ecxapple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">We can submit this response later if members feel they need the entire 14-day review and discussion period. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="ecxapple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Please review and post your suggestions/edits as soon as possible. If there are no disagreements noted by 10-May, this response will be adopted without a voting period, and posted to ICANN.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="ecxapple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For topic background, see </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#net-renewal" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://icann.org/en/public-comment/#net-renewal</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Thanks again to Elisa Cooper and Mikey O'Connor for drafting this comment.</span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Regards,</span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Steve DelBianco</span></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Vice chair for policy coordination</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center" style="color: rgb(160, 160, 160); "><br></span></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></span></span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div><div class="hmmessage"> </div></div></span></div></div></span></body></html>