[council] RE: Pending additions to ICANN glossary -- update on Council request from Mexico City

Wed Apr 29 01:36:57 UTC 2009

I stand corrected.  But they still have to find it . .. 

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	From: Adrian Kinderis [mailto:adrian at ausregistry.com.au] 
	Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:35 PM
	To: Adrian Kinderis; Rosette, Kristina; Council GNSO
	Subject: RE: [council] RE: Pending additions to ICANN glossary
-- update on Council request from Mexico City

	From my quick click around it seems to be public to me!

https://st.icann.org/gnso-council/index.cgi?gnso_council_workspace 

	Adrian Kinderis

	From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Kinderis
	Sent: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 11:29 AM
	To: Rosette, Kristina; Council GNSO
	Subject: RE: [council] RE: Pending additions to ICANN glossary
-- update on Council request from Mexico City

	Yes. Didn't think to address access... although isn't the GNSO
Council wiki public?

	Adrian Kinderis

	From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Rosette, Kristina
	Sent: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 11:25 AM
	To: Council GNSO
	Subject: RE: [council] RE: Pending additions to ICANN glossary
-- update on Council request from Mexico City

	Definitely agree with listing entries by acronym.

	Would definitely be helpful to have a more informal glossary for
Council, but many who can most benefit from the glossary don't have
access to the wiki.

	While we're suggesting terms, I'd add:  domain tasting, fast
flux, IPv4, IPv6, RALO, Nominating Committee

	K

________________________________

		From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Kinderis
		Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:19 PM
		To: Liz Gasster; Council GNSO
		Subject: [council] RE: Pending additions to ICANN
glossary -- update on Council request from Mexico City

		Thanks Liz.

		Would it be possible to have this glossary in a wiki
format that could be added to and adjusted on the fly?

		I understand having it as an 'official' ICANN Glossary
in this way may be problematic but maybe a GNSO Council specific one on
our wiki? I note that such things as IRT, IDN, DNSSEC etc are not
there... we could all pitch in to add definitions if it was a wiki.
Folks in the industry that speak different languages could provide
translations 'on the fly'.

		Just a thought...

		Also it would help to list them by acronym not by true
name. So when someone hears the acronym they can find it easily. 

		Adrian Kinderis

		From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Liz Gasster
		Sent: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 7:29 AM
		To: Council GNSO
		Subject: [council] Pending additions to ICANN glossary
-- update on Council request from Mexico City

		All,

		During our after-action meeting in Mexico City, several
of you suggested that we update the ICANN glossary to add some basic
terms that we refer to frequently but that are missing currently from
that compendium http://www.icann.org/en/general/glossary.htm .
Definitions have been developed for the terms that were identified by
Council members (copied below for your reference, note also an updated
definition of WHOIS has been prepared).  These definitions are currently
being translated and they will be added to the glossary when the
translations are complete.  

		ICANN's Corporate Affairs department will be updating
the glossary more broadly in the upcoming weeks.  

		We will also be adding a link to the glossary from the
GNSO home page, http://gnso.icann.org/ .  This was also suggested in the
Mexico meeting. 

		Thanks, Liz

		PDP - Policy Development Process 

		A set of formal steps, as defined in the ICANN bylaws,
to guide the initiation, internal and external review, timing and
approval of policies needed to coordinate the global Internet's system
of unique identifiers.

		Operations Steering Committee

		The Operations Steering Committee (OSC) coordinates,
recommends and reviews changes to certain operational activities of the
GNSO and its constituencies with a view to efficient outcomes.  These
operational activity areas cover GNSO operations, Stakeholder Group and
Constituency operations, and communications with GNSO and between GNSO
and other ICANN structures.

		Policy Process Steering Committee

		The Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) reviews and
recommends processes used within the GNSO for developing policy,
including the use of Working Groups, and recommending any changes. 

		Registry Services Evaluation Process

		The Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP) is
ICANN's process for evaluating proposed gTLD registry services or
contractual modifications for security, stability or competition issues.
Further information on RSEP is available at
http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/.  

		WHOIS

		WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym) An Internet
protocol that is used to query databases to obtain information about the
registration of a domain name (or IP address).  The WHOIS protocol was
originally specified in RFC 954 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc954.txt>,
published in 1985.  The current specification is documented in RFC 3912
<http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3912.txt>.  ICANN's gTLD agreements require
registries and registrars to offer an interactive web page and a port 43
WHOIS service providing free public access to data on registered names.
Such data is commonly referred to as "WHOIS data," and includes elements
such as the domain registration creation and expiration dates,
nameservers, and contact information for the registrant and designated
administrative and technical contacts.

		WHOIS services are typically used to identify domain
holders for business purposes and to identify parties who are able to
correct technical problems associated with the registered domain.

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