CHAIR FOR MINUTES TAKEN BY Greg Shatan, IPC President Chantelle Doerksen, IPC Secretariat Agenda Items 1. Introduction 2. Report from Council (Brian, Heather) 3. GNSO Council Chair Election Update 4. GNSO Council Vice Chair Election Update 5. IPC Elections (Claudio) 6. Leadership Training Program Update 7. Secretariat Update 8. Outreach & Engagement a. ICANN Fellowships (Steve) b. CROPP (Brian) 9. Dublin Planning a. CSG Activities i. Meetings (Closed, Open) ii. Breakfast iii. Board Roundtable b. IPC Meetings (Closed, Open) c. Dinner d. Coordinate Notes/Overlaps 10. NCPH Intersessional Planning 11. IPC Public Comments a. Open and Recently Closed Comments i. Next Gen RDS ii. Data & Metrics iii. GNSO Policy & Implementation Bylaws Amendments iv. ICG IANA Transition Combined Proposal v. CCWG-Accountability b. Upcoming Comments i. Implementation Advisory Group Whois Conflicts Procedure 12. All Other Business 13. Adjourn 14. NEXT IPC MEMBERSHIP : OCTOBER 6 AT 15:30 UTC
1. Introduction Greg Shatan IPC President, Greg Shatan, welcomed and thanked participants for joining the monthly IPC Membership meeting. The meeting was opened by a roll call. 2. Report from Council Brian Winterfeldt and Heather Forrest Brian Winterfeldt reported that the last GNSO Council meeting took place on September 3rd. Brian stated that during the meeting, the Council received brief updates regarding: The Preliminary Issues report on New gtld Subsequent Procedures is currently open for public comment until October 10 th. The delivery of the final report coincides with the November 9 th deadline for documents to be discussed at the November GNSO council meeting. o Two proposals regarding the public comment period were presented. The first was to extend the standard 40-day public comment period to 60 days. The second proposal was to extend the deadline to 67 days in order to provide time to return from ICANN54. The issue of closed generic gtlds or exclusive registry access strings and the ICANN Board s letter to the GNSO Chair was discussed. The Board s letter requested that the GNSO specifically include the issue of exclusive registry access in future policy development work. A draft response to the letter will be circulated on the Council list and to the IPC for further discussion. The IGO/NGO Working Group report was discussed, regarding the protection for IGO/NGO acronyms at the second level in all gtlds. Concerns regarding legal issues related to sovereignty are still prevalent. A search for a legal expert has begun, with the expectation of a minimum 30-day turn around. The CCWG on Accountability second draft proposal was posted for public comment on August 3 rd. Public comments from the Board raised concerns on the proposed single member model so this topic, among other public comments, will be considered by the CCWG going into its next face-to-face meeting in Dublin. (continued next page) 2
3. GNSO Council Chair Election Update Brian Winterfeldt reported on the Council Chair Election during his Report From Council, emphasizing that the deadline for nominations is September 25 th. 4. GNSO Council Vice Chair Election Update Steve Metalitz, IPC Vice President, reported that no process has been finalized with the Non-Contracted Party s House and a reminder has been sent to finalize who the vice chair will be. 5. IPC Elections Claudio DiGangi, IPC Secretary, reported that nominations have been received IPC Officer and GNSO Council Rep. positions. Members may post nominations on the list or send them to the IPC Secretary via email. The acceptance period will run the week of September 14th and the voting period will start on September 22 and remain open for one week. 6. Leadership Training Program Update Steve Metalitz announced that Lori Schulman, after an extensive search, was selected as IPC designee to the ICANN Leadership Training Program, which will take place in Dublin. Heather Forrest is returning to the Leadership Training Program as a faculty member. 7. Secretariat Update Steve Metalitz announced that a Secretariat has been hired. Her training begins on September 16 th and once training is complete, she will begin working with the IPC and other CSG Constituencies. 8. Outreach & Engagement Steve Metalitz announced that the application period for the ICANN Fellowship meeting in Marrakesh has been opened, with a deadline of Oct 16 th. It is recommended that applicants share a draft of their proposal in advance with the IPC for feedback and to increase their odds for success. Going forward, outreach amongst the constituency is appreciated to identify people who are interested in ICANN and Internet governance. Brian Winterfeldt presented a brief update on the Community Regional Outreach Pilot Program (CROPP). Jennifer Casey, who is IP Council with HSBC in the UK, has been selected to join the IPC in Dublin. Going forward, the IPC needs to examine how CROPP funding should be used in future programs. There was a discussion about options for hosting an IPC event in conjunction with other meetings. Currently, there is an emphasis on funding IPC members to attend IP or Internet governance related meetings. 9. Dublin Planning CSG Activities BREAKFAST Due to various scheduling conflicts the breakfast is still being organized and update will be provided on the list. 3
BOARD ROUND TABLE The Board Round Table was discussed, regarding presentations by the CSG and the need to try to coordinate amongst the constituencies to maximize our opportunity with the board. IPC S (CLOSED/OPEN) A Doodle poll will be sent regarding the IPC closed meeting. DINNER Dinner will be planned within the group, and more information is forthcoming. 10. NCPH Intersessional Planning Steve Metalitz announced that the meeting is to be held in late January or early February 2016. 11. IPC Public Comments and Position Documents NEXT GEN RDS The Next Generation Registry Data Services Preliminary Issue Report public comment was circulated over the weekend and the deadline for public comments is 9 September, at 23:59 UTC. ICG IANA TRANSITION COMBINED PROPOSAL The ICG IANA transition combined proposal is now available for public comment. Request for members to review and give approval to draft IPC comments. CCWGD-ACCOUNTABILITY CCWG-Accountability has a Working Group developing a comment to be submitted before the 12 September deadline. IMPLEMENTATION ADVISORY GROUP WHOIS CONFLICTS PROCEDURE Steve Metalitz provided an update on the consensus policy adopted by ICANN in relation to WHOIS. A draft report from the IA Implementation advisory group from the community will be available soon and available for public comment running through the Dublin meeting. The IPC intends to submit comments, and a project team of interested members will be formed to develop the response. 12. AOB Greg Shatan Lori Schulman commented the second INTA/BRG Reception will be held in Dublin on a ferry boat, on Sunday, 18 October. From 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and all IPC members were welcome to attend. Heather Forrest noted that there are two GNSO Council meetings in September, with the next meeting being held on September 24 th. Greg requested for IPC members comment/approve the draft IPC comments on next 4
generation RDS and ICG/IANA transition public comments. ACTION ITEMS: Volunteer for the Next Generation of Subsequent Rounds Process. Seek out opportunities for fellow candidates and CROPP events. 13. List of participants Anne Aikman-Scalese, Alex Deacon, Brian Winterfeldt, Christina Gervasi, Claudio Di Gangi, Colin O'Brien, Damon Ashcraft, David Heasley, Don Moody, Doug Isenberg,Goksu Kalkan (Valideus), Greg Shatan, Griffin Barnett, Heather Forrest, Hector Manoff, Jim Bikoff, John McElwaine, Jonathan Cohen, Jonathan Zuck, Ken Taylor, Kiran Malancharuvil,, Kristina Rosette, Lori Schulman, Luca Barbero, Marina Lewis, Marc Trachtenberg, Michael R Graham, Patrick Flaherty, Petter Rindforth, Sean Ewyer, Steve Metalitz, Susan Payne, Travis Johnson, Val Sherman 14. Meeting Adjourned Greg Shatan Greg Shatan adjourned the meeting at 16:30 UTC 5