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ccNSO Update for APTLD New Delhi February 2012 Keith Davidson, ccNSO Councillor. ccNSO Membership. Now 124 Members. Latest member: .iq (Iraq) 1 application pending: .pf, French Polynesia Per Geographic Region: Asia-Pacific: 37 members Africa: 28 Europe: 31
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ccNSO Updatefor APTLD New Delhi February 2012Keith Davidson, ccNSO Councillor
ccNSO Membership • Now 124 Members. Latest member: .iq (Iraq) • 1 application pending: .pf, French Polynesia • Per Geographic Region: • Asia-Pacific: 37 members • Africa: 28 • Europe: 31 • Latin America & Caribbean: 24 • North America: 4
ccNSO Council • New ccNSO Councillors: • Africa: Vika Mpisane, .za (re-elected) • Asia-Pacific: Young-Eum Lee, .kr (re-lected) • Europe: Juhani Juselius, .fi (re-elected) • Latin-American & Caribbean: Margarita Valdes, .cl (replaces Patricio Poblete) • North America: Byron Holland, .ca (re-elected) • Appointment at end of ccNSO council meeting in Costa Rica, March 2012
Overview of Main Activities • Framework of Interpretation WG • Joint WG ccNSO and GAC, liaisons ALAC and GNSO • Final Recommendation on obtaining and documenting consent • Published before Costa Rica meeting • Public consultation on obtaining and documenting support from Significantly Interested Parties (Local Internet Community or LIC) • Draft recommendations to be discussed in Costa Rica • Public comment open until 26 March 2012 • Current work item WG: recommendations for un-consented re-delegations • Future work items • recommendations for IANA reports on delegation and re-delegation. • Glossary of Terms
Overview of Main Activities • IDN ccPDP • Overall policy • “Confusingly Similar” issues arising out of Implementation Plan • Update of processes taking into account experiences from Fast Track • Inclusion of IDN ccTLD in ccNSO: • Public comment on Recommendations and voting: no comments received. • Use of Country Names Study Group • Overview of policies available: completed in draft • Discussion typology of country names: Typology is refined. UNESCO will conduct pilot survey to test typology, after ICANN Costa Rica.
Overview Main Activities • Finance WG • Some ICANN expenses are allocated to ccTLDs. • Studying the underlying allocation method and proposed methodology to calculate appropriate financial contributions from ccTLDs to ICANN • Current status: Survey on cTLD contributions to ICANN, results to be presented at ICANN Costa Rica meeting • Finance WG is NOT representing the ccNSO or individual ccTLD’s
Overview Main Activities • Strategic and Operating Plan Working Group • Focus - ICANN’s Strategic and Operational Plans and processes • Current status: SOP WG Submission on ICANN’s Fy 2013 Framework Operating Plan and Budget. • Submission available at: http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/sop-comments-fy13-ops-plan-framework-15feb12-en.pdf • Closing date public consultation: 23 February • SOP WG is NOT representing the ccNSO or individual ccTLD’s
Joint Working Groups • Joint DNS Security and Stability Analysis WG (DSSA WG) • Identify and Analysis of Threats and Vulnerabilities of DNS • Activities focus on analyzing threats and vulnerabilities: Use of NIST 800-30 (www.nist.gov/itl/csd/risk-092011.cfm) • Material of DSSA at: https://community.icann.org/display/AW/Joint+DNS+Security+and+Stability+Analysis+Working+Group
Joint Working Groups • Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN WG (JIG WG) • Public comment on universal acceptance of IDN TLD’s open until 23 March 2012 • Call for volunteers: ccNSO secretariat to send out a call shortly • Joint ccNSO and GNSO Council to Board on Single character IDN TLD’s • Reaffirming support for introduction • Questions on GAC, ALAC consultations and script issues
WHOIS • WHOIS Policy Review element of Affirmation of Commitments between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce • Focused on the extent to which ICANN’s WHOIS policy and its implementation are: • effective, • meet the legitimate needs of law enforcement • promote consumer trust • Current Status: Public comment open until 18 March 2012 ( see for report and submissions: www.icann.org/en/public-comment/whois-rt-draft-final-report-05dec11-en.htm )
WHOIS • SSAC Report 051 • Internationalization of WHOIS • New access protocol needed • Terminology associated with WHOIS • ICANN Board decision to implement advice (28 October 2011) • Roadmap to new WHOIS protocol • Relevant for (IDN) ccTLD’s as well • www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18feb12-en.htm
ICANN Geographic Regions • WG Purpose: Review ICANN Geographic Regions • WG constituted by Board based on ccNSO input • Main recommendation: • Adopt RIR regions for ICANN • Opt-out SO and AC’s (if applicable) • ccNSO position: Opt-in • Current status: summary of comments available: www.icann.org/en/public-comment/report-comments-geo-regions-review-04feb12-en.pdf • Next steps: • Final recommendations taking into accounts comments received • ccNSO and other SO/AC’s comment on Final Report
ccNSO Agenda Costa Rica March 2012 • Costa Rica ccTLD community meetings Agenda: http://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/costa-rica/agenda.htm • Working Groups and Council meetings Schedule: http://ccnso.icann.org/calendar
Thank You – Any Questions? Keith Davidson keith@internetnz.net.nz