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color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks for the history Kurt. I either forgot it or
was not aware of some of it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Chuck</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-council@gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kurt
Pritz<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 28, 2009 7:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Council
GNSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [council] News Alert -- Toronto Presentations
Published<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Kristina, Mike, Chuck, et.al.:<BR><BR>So these
meetings were started as meetings between ICANN and gTLD registrars to promote
understanding of registrar obligations under the RAA – i.e., to improve
compliance with RAA contractual conditions. These meetings were especially
necessary and useful in certain regions outside the US where, it was thought,
that registrar obligations were not well understood. With the accreditation of
new registrars, the meetings continue to be very useful for that reason.
Registrar fees are used to improve contractual compliance. These discussions
are necessarily between ICANN and its contracted parties.<BR><BR>After having
meetings for this purpose in Europe and Asia, we received requests to have a
similar meeting in North America. Since then, we have had three annual
meetings in each of the three regions. After the first meeting or two,
Registries asked to be included. Since a large part of the discussion about
ensuring a good registrant experience is related to the registry-registrar
relationship, registry participation was welcomed. I can understand how
participation can seem both obligatory and onerous to registries to some
extent – registries generally attend events in all three regions where
registrars only attend the event in their region.<BR><BR>The initial meetings
were some of the early significant outreach events conducted by ICANN,
especially in Asia. Since funding was not available then (and we seek to act
responsibly and economically now), we asked participants to sponsor segments –
someone pays for lunch, someone pays for dinner, someopne pays for coffee.
This year, among others, Afilias sponsored the baseball game trip, Tucows
sponsored a dinner, ICANN paid for the meeting room, the meeting planning and
coffee. We split the costs. Every participant pays their own way.<BR><BR>In
this meeting in Toronto we discussed in detail the plan for transfer of
registry operations in the event of a failure and, in a separate session, data
transition for terminated registrars. Both these measures are being
implemented for the protection of registrants. Both these measures require
detailed discussions among registries, registrars and ICANN.
<BR><BR>Contractual compliance improvements<BR><BR>Protection of
registrants<BR><BR>Split the costs<BR><BR>Implement continuity
procedures<BR><BR><BR><BR>Kurt<BR><BR><BR>On 8/28/09 1:58 PM, "Kristina
Rosette" <<A href="krosette@cov.com">krosette@cov.com</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR><BR>Gee, Mike, didn't you read the FY2010 budget
as approved by the Board? I thought the only two constituencies that
exist are the contracted party constituencies. After all, they're the
only ones mentioned in the budget. (See Constituency Support sections of the
Organizational Activities (Section 4.7, p. 11) and Operating Plan Activities
(Appendix A (A.7), p. 34-35)). <BR><BR>Setting aside the irony of only
mentioning 2 of 6 constituencies in the budget at a time when we're told
that increasing the breadth and depth of stakeholder participation is an
organizational goal, I agree that it would be valuable to have the same
special access to information and presentations. Personally though,
I'd prefer to participate remotely. I already spend about 1 month each
year traveling to and attending ICANN meetings. That's enough for
me.<BR><BR>There is a little value in being excluded, though.
I've definitely gotten mileage out of describing these meetings
to the outside world; if we were included, I wouldn't be able to do that. .
.<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A> [<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>]
On Behalf Of Mike Rodenbaugh<BR>Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:58
PM<BR>To: 'Council GNSO'<BR>Subject: RE: [council] News Alert -- Toronto
Presentations Published<BR><BR><BR>Thanks Glen.<BR><BR>Just curioius, when
is the next regional meeting of the non-contracting parties scheduled?
Many of us would be very interested to have some of these same
discussions and staff presentations, without the contracting parties around.
Such meetings might surely enhance knowledge and foster better
cooperation between ICANN and its NON-contracted
stakeholders.<BR><BR>Really, are these regional meetings really necessary
when there are 3 ICANN meetings a year already? And the contracting
parties constantly and ubiquitously complaining about travel funding for
ICANN Staff and volunteers??<BR><BR>Also, no mention of the
Afilias-sponsored Major League Baseball game in this note, but is it a
conflict of interest for contract parties to provide perks to ICANN Staff?
(I presume some were sponsored, but I do not know.) If so,
should they be publicly disclosed somewhere? Is there a policy on
that?<BR>Just curious, as it seems there ought to be one if there's
not.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Mike<BR><BR>Mike Rodenbaugh<BR>Rodenbaugh Law<BR>548
Market Street<BR>San Francisco, CA
94104<BR>+1.415.738.8087<BR>www.rodenbaugh.com<BR><BR><BR>-----Original
Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="owner-council@gnso.icann.org">owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A> [<A
href="mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org">mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org</A>]
On Behalf Of Glen de Saint Géry<BR>Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:46
PM<BR>To: Council GNSO<BR>Subject: [council] News Alert -- Toronto
Presentations Published<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25aug09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-25aug09-en.htm</A><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR><BR>Toronto
Presentations Published<BR><BR><BR>25 August 2009<BR><BR>On 20-21 August
2009, ICANN hosted its North American Registry/Registrar Regional Event in
Toronto, Ontario. Remote participation for the event was made available via
Adobe Connect and an audio conference bridge.<BR><BR>The regional event
model was introduced in 2006 as a means to inform and educate gTLD
registries and ICANN-accredited registrars about ICANN activities and
processes that may impact their operations. These events also broaden
participation in the ICANN multi-stakeholder governance model for registry
and registrar staff members who do not generally attend ICANN's annual
public meetings. ICANN subject matter experts facilitated discussions on
issues such as gTLD registry continuity, contractual compliance, new gTLDs,
GNSO policy activities, security initiatives, the 2009 Registrar
Accreditation Agreement, and the terminated registrar transition
process.<BR>Such discussions enhance knowledge and foster better cooperation
between ICANN and its contracted stakeholders.<BR><BR>The Toronto event also
featured a session on registry/registrar areas of interest that was
facilitated by David Maher, Chair, Registry Constituency, and Mason Cole,
Chair, Registrar Constituency. The chairs co-led a discussion about how the
two groups might work better together on joint areas of interest such as
electing leaders for the GNSO Council and engaging in discussions when new
registry service requests, submitted via the Registry Services Evaluation
Process (RSEP), have the potential to impact registrars.<BR><BR>In the
interest of transparency, the presentations are being made
public.<BR><BR>The following information is available about the
event:<BR><BR>* Master PPT
presentation:<BR><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A><BR>[PDF,
11,100K]<BR>* New gTLDs:<BR><A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-new-gtlds-toronto-20aug0">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-new-gtlds-toronto-20aug0</A><BR>9-en.pdf
[PDF, 369K]<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Time<BR><BR>Thursday 20 August
09<BR><BR>Friday 21 August 09<BR><BR>09:00<BR><BR>gTLD Registry Continuity
Plan Workshop<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A>><BR>-
Patrick Jones (pages 3-33)<BR><BR>Contractual Compliance<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A>><BR>-
Stacy Burnette (pages 84-96)<BR><BR>09:30<BR><BR>10:00<BR><BR>New RAA
Implementation - Tim Cole<BR><BR>10:30<BR><BR>Core Planning Team
Meeting/Registry Data Escrow - Patrick
Jones<BR><BR>Coffee<BR><BR>11:00<BR><BR>Coffee<BR><BR>Registry/Registrar
Dialogue<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-registrar-registry-toro">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-registrar-registry-toro</A><BR>nto-20aug09-en.pdf>
- David Maher and Mason
Cole<BR><BR>11:30<BR><BR>Welcome/Introductions/Key Messages - Craig
Schwartz/Tim Cole<BR><BR>12:00<BR><BR>ICANN Policy<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A>><BR>-
Margie Milam (pages 38-75)<BR><BR>12:30<BR><BR>Registry
Presentations<BR><BR>13:00<BR><BR>Lunch<BR><BR>Lunch<BR><BR>14:00<BR><BR>Registry
Presentations<BR><BR>Registrar Constituency Update<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-registrar-constituency-">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-registrar-constituency-</A><BR>toronto-20aug09-en.pdf>
- Mason Cole<BR><BR>14:30<BR><BR>Terminated Registrar Transition
Process - Mike Zupke<BR><BR>Security<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A>><BR>-
Yurie Ito (pages
103-134)<BR><BR>15:00<BR><BR>15:30<BR><BR>Coffee<BR><BR>Coffee<BR><BR>16:00<BR><BR>New
gTLDs<BR><<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-new-gtlds-toronto-20aug">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-new-gtlds-toronto-20aug</A><BR>09-en.pdf>
- Kurt Pritz<BR><BR>National Cyber Forensic Training Alliance <<A
href="http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/regional-gathering-toronto-20aug09-en.pdf</A>><BR>(NCFTA)
(pages
136-155)<BR><BR>16:30<BR><BR>17:00<BR><BR><BR><BR>________________________________<BR><BR>Glen
de Saint Géry<BR><BR>GNSO Secretariat<BR><BR><A
href="gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org">gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org</A><BR><BR><A
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