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<div>The '''Intellectual Property Interests Constituency''' ('''IPC''') is one of the constituencies comprising the [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]], which is a part of the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO) set forth by the [[ICANN Bylaws]]. It was constituted on December 15, 2002.<br />
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The IPC's main objective is to represent the views and interests of the [[Intellectual Property]] owners around the world particularly their trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights and their effects and interaction with the [[DNS|Domain Name System]] (DNS). The constituency is expected to incorporate their views in the recommendations from the [[GNSO]] to the [[ICANN Board]].<ref>[http://www.ipconstituency.org/bylaws/ IPC Bylaws]</ref><br />
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==Stucture==<br />
===Membership===<br />
The IPC is composed of individuals and organizations committed to the advocacy and development of intellectual property as one of the critical factors of global commercial development. Members are classified in different categories: Category 3, international IP organizations; 2, local, state, or national intellectual property organizations; 1B, individuals; and 1A, companies, firms, and organizations that have demonstrated their interest in the protection of intellectual property.<ref>[http://www.ipconstituency.org/bylaws/ Membership]</ref><br />
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===Officers===<br />
* [[Greg Shatan]], President<br />
* Vicky Sheckler, Vice President<br />
* [[Lori Schulman]], Treasurer<br />
* [[Fabricio Vayra]], Secretary<br />
* [[Heather Forrest]] (Asia Pacific), GNSO Council Representative, Vice Chair of the GNSO Council<br />
* [[Paul McGrady]] (North America), GNSO Council Representative<br />
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=== <br> IPC Council ===<br />
The IPC Council (IPCC) is the main governing and decision making body of the Constituency, which is overseen by its president. It is composed of one designated representative and at least 2 alternative representatives from the Category 2 & 3 member organizations who were given the capacity to delegate their representatives and alternate representatives. The authority of the IPCC includes the ability to:<ref>[http://www.ipconstituency.org/bylaws/ IPC Council]</ref><br />
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* Adopt and amend the bylaws and decide on the dissolution of the IPC;<br />
* Admit, refuse or expel any member based on reasonable grounds and the best interest of the IPC. Such action will be reviewed by the [[ICANN Ombudsman]] in accordance with the ICANN bylaws<br />
* Elect or remove officers of IPC based on the provision of the Constituency bylaws<br />
* Elect or remove three representatives to the GNSO Council based on the provisions of its bylaws<br />
* Determine and study questions based on the objectives of the IPC<br />
* Create consensus among its members including minority views on policy issues which will be used to give advise to IPC representatives to the GNSO Council<br />
* Provide guidelines to the officers of the IPC and to review and approve their work;<br />
* Issue, change and revoke directives, instructions and advice on the administration and operation of the IPC and its bodies; and<br />
* Consider therRecommendations from its treasurer and subsequently establish subscription fees for IPC membership<br />
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==Position Statements on ICANN Policy Issues==<br />
The Intellectual Property Constituency provides the position statements and the recommendations of its members for virtually every [[ICANN]] policy issue. In 2011-2014, the IPC submitted the following public comments:<br />
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* IPC Comments on the Meeting Strategy Working Group Recommendations(September 18, 2014)<br />
* IPC Reply Comments on the ICANN Staff Paper On WhoIs Conflicts Procedure(August 1, 2014)<br />
* IPC Comments on the German Data Retention Waiver(June 20, 2014)<br />
* IPC Comments on Black Knight Data Retention Waiver(June 6, 2014)<br />
* IPC Comments on the IRD Interim Report(May 27, 2014)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Draft WhoIs Implementation Plan(April 23, 2014)<br />
* IPC Comments on Draft Recommendations of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team 2(December 13, 2013)<br />
* IPC Reply Comments on the RPM Requirements(September 18, 2013)<br />
* IPC Reply Comments on the Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision(September 17, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Initial Report(September 6, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Structures Charter Amendment Process(August 28, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements(August 27, 2013)<br />
* Reply Comments of the IPC on .ORG Renewal(August 8, 2013)<br />
* Reply Comments of the IPC on the Thick Whois Initial Report(August 2, 2013)<br />
* Reply Comments of the IPC on ICANN FY 2014 Operating Plan and Budget(June 21, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on the WhoIs Information Status Policy(May 31, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on Trademark Strawman and LPR Mechanism(January 15, 2013)<br />
* IPC Comments on Renewal of .com Registry Agreement(April 26, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on Revised Conflicts of Interest Policy(April 24, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on Proposed Protections for the International Red Cross and International Olympic Committee in New gTLDs(April 9, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on WhoIs Review Team Report(March 23, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on FY13 Budget Framework(February 23, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on .cat WhoIs Proposal(February 10, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on Preliminary Issues Report on RAA Amendments(January 13, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on New gTLD Applicant Support Program(January 10, 2012)<br />
* IPC Comments on Thick WhoIs Preliminary Issues Report ( December 30, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on ICANN Draft_Strategic Plan(November 17, 2011)<br />
* Phase II of Public Comments Process Enhancements-IPC Reply Comments(October 15, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on Joint Applicant Support Working Group (July 29, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Whois Review Team Discussion Paper(July 23, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on the UDRP PDP (July 15, 2011)<br />
* IPC comments on new gTLD Draft Communications Plan(July 15, 2011)<br />
* IPC comments on FY 12 budget(June 16, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Applicant Guidebook - April 2011 Discussion Draft (May 15, 2011)<br />
* IP Comments on the .Net renewal agreement (May 10, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments on the Proposed Final Report of the PEDNR Working Group(April 21, 2011)<br />
* IPC Comments On WhoIs RT(March 17, 2011)<br />
* IPC comments on interim report IRDWG (March 14, 2011)<br />
* IPC comments FY12 budget framework(March 14, 2011)<br />
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In 2010, IPC submitted its position papers regarding:<br />
* The Procedure for Board Seat 13- IPC did not object on the timetable, however with regards to the subject matter on leaving the all the other issues related to the selection of Board Seat to be decided by the Contracted Party House, IPC requested a parity for the Non-contracted Party House. According to IPC, the Non-contracted Party House should also be allowed to decide how to fill Board seat 14 the following year and shouldn't be required to follow the strategy of the Contracted Party House for seat 13. The constituency emphasized that allowing each House to decide separately how to fill a seat on the ICANN Board is a positive improvement which paved the way to remove party dominance in a contrctual relationship with ICANN regarding GNSO's selection of board members. <ref>[http://ipconstituency.org/PDFs/2010_Feb18_Comments_on_procedure_for_Board_Seat_13.pdf GNSO Operating Procedures on the 2010 Selection Process for ICANN Board Seat 13]</ref> <br />
* Its Comments for ICANN on Expressions of Interest- IPC strongly expressed its concern regarding ICANN's proposal to implement new [[gTLD]]s without addressing the major issues such as the rights protection, economic impact of new gTLDs, malicious conduct, security and stability (root scaling) and neutral integration, ways on how to solve string contention, the need to impose restrictions to prevent speculation/gaming of Expression of Interest (EOI) etc. IPC also commented that there should be plans to implement effective strategies to protect rights and prevent trademark abuses. IPC strongly recommend to ICANN that these major issues should be resolved first before opening any EOI.<ref>[http://ipconstituency.org/PDFs/2010_Jan27_IPC_EOI_Comments.PDF Comments for ICANN Expression of Interest]</ref><br />
* Its Comments to the Recommendations of the [[Special Trademark Issues Review Team]] ([[STI]])- IPC reiterated that trademarks must be sufficiently protected with efficient and fair mechanisms to avoid court litigation that is burdensome to all involved parties.The Constituency recommended that new gTLD operators should be given the freedom to go beyond the minimum level of protection within appropriate circumstances and ICANN should that a periodic review of the efficiency of the implementation of new gTLDs.<ref>[http://ipconstituency.org/PDFs/2010_Jan26_IPC_STI_Comments.PDF Comments to the Recommendations of Special Trademark Issues]</ref><br />
===.com Renewal===<br />
In August, 2012, 3 of [[ICANN]]'s Constituencies ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]) sent a letter to the organization complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors and the result is that there are no [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:ICANN Bodies]]<br />
[[Category: Glossary]]<br />
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<div>The '''Commercial and Business Users Constituency''' (also known as the '''CBUC''', the '''Business Constituency''', or '''BC''') represents the position and interests of small, medium, large and multinational enterprises as [[DNS]] and Internet Users to [[ICANN]]. The Constituency has over 50 members, but extends association membership to over 50,000 members and indirectly to over 1.5 million; 90% belong to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/index.htm Business Constituency], BizConst.org.</ref> It is one of the Constituencies under the [[CSG|Commercial Stakeholders Group]] (CSG) in the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under ICANN's [[GNSO]]. It was set forth by the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br />
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==Mission==<br />
The main objective of the Business Constituency is to ensure the full representation of the views and interests of the Internet's commercial community, as ICANN policies should be consistent in maintaining a secure, stable and reliable Internet in conjunction with business development. It is important that they promote consumer confidence through participation in a common forum of both suppliers and users.<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/mission.htm Mission], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
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==Executive Committee==<br />
The Business Constituency has an Executive Committee designated to administer, supervise and coordinate its activities and positions to accomplish its mission and effectively represent its members to the [[ICANN Board]]. <br />
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The Constituency's responsibilities include:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/responsibilities.htm Responsibilities], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* Election of two representatives, from different geographical regions, to the [[GNSO]] to discuss the Constituency's position regarding domain name policy issues. <br />
* Evaluation of the qualification of a member based on the BC charter, undergone by the Constituency's Credentials Committee. [[David Fares]], [[Mike O'Connor]] & [[Martin Sutton]] are members of the Credentials Committee.<br />
* Appointment of two members to ICANN's [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] to represent small and large business. [[Waudo Siganga]] was appointed for small business in 2012 and 2013; [[Sarah Deutsch]] and [[Ron Andruff]] was appointed for large business were appointed for 2012 and 2013, respectively.<br />
* Appointment of one rapporteur who will be responsible for leading every major policy issue, preparing drafts of position papers, and serving as spokesperson, as well as the appointment of one support and one or more observers to be assigned to the rapporteur to ensure a more active policy group.<br />
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===Members===<br />
* Philip Corwin, Interim Chair<br />
* [[Steve DelBianco]], Vice Chair Policy Coordination:<br />
* Jimson Olufuye, Vice Chair Finance & Operations: <br />
* Philip Corwin & Susan Kawaguchi, GNSO Councilors<br />
* Cheryl Miller, CSG Representative<br />
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===Roles of BC Members===<br />
Every member has important role and contributes to the development of the Constituency by:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/Business+Constituency+2010+Brochure.pdf Members Role to the Business Constituency], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* Sharing their views and opinions regarding [[ICANN]]'s proposals<br />
* Contributing to developing the Constituency's position in the GNSO Council<br />
* Providing Input in every ICANN public comment process<br />
* Becoming an active participant to the BC e-mail lists<br />
* Attending the BC Conference calls<br />
* Becoming Issue Managers/Rapporteurs regarding specific policy topics and help in guiding the development of positions for the Constituency.<br />
* Helping to represent the interests and views of the Constituency in the development of policy recommendation for [[gTLD]] Policy through Working Groups <br />
* Representing the Constituency in leadership position in the different organization of ICANN <br />
* Reaching out and act as "ambassadors" to other businesses, to increase awareness and business engagements within ICANN and Business Constituency<br />
* Serving as liaison for information exchange and interaction on behalf of the Business Constituency with other GNSO constituencies<br />
* Interacting and speaking on behalf of business users regarding their concerns and views with the [[ICANN Board]] its staff, and other stakeholders, such as the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC).<br />
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==Positions and Statements on ICANN Policy Issues==<br />
The Business Constituency actively provides the consensus position and statements of its member for every ICANN Policy that impacts the interest of the commercial Internet and DNS users. The Constituency has provided its positions and statements regarding:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/positions.htm Positions]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/statements.htm Statements], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* [[gTLD]] Applicant Guidebook<br />
* Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group Proposed Final Report<br />
* Recommendations on new gTLD Guidebook<br />
* Recognizing new [[UDRP]] providers<br />
* Initial Report on Registration Abuse Policies<br />
* Process for Amending gTLD Registry Agreement<br />
* Response to the [[Whois]] Response Team<br />
* Response to the [[Security, Stability, and Resiliency Review Team]]<br />
* Propose new [[GNSO]] policy development process<br />
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Their full positions can be found [http://www.bizconst.org/positions.htm here], while their full statements can be found [http://www.bizconst.org/statements.htm here].<br />
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===On New gTLDs===<br />
At [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, CBUC Chair, [[Steve DelBianco]] outlined 4 standing issues that the CBUC had with the current new gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]]. These points were later picked up by TLD critics, including [[ANA]] and [[CRIDO]], and are likely to influence a December 8th U.S. Senate hearing on new TLDs.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/02/senate-hearing-gtlds Senate Hearing gTLDs], Dot-Nxt.com.</ref> Those 4 points are:<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/10/25/bc-four-holes-in-gtld-process BC Four Holes in gTLD Process], Dot-Nxt.com.</ref><br />
# '''Terms of Use Compliance'''- there are no "teeth" that require new registries to follow the approach and model that they publicly state in their contract with ICANN.<br />
# '''Applications for gTLD IDNs'''- the value of gTLD IDNs was stressed by the CBUC, but they pointed out that ICANN had yet to recognize or publicize this exciting development for the global Internet.<br />
# '''Trademark Protection'''- While there are 3 trademark mechanisms in place, one of them, the Trademark Claims Notice Service, can be turned off the day after [[Sunrise]].<br />
# '''Registrar Code of Conduct'''- A new [[Registry]] agreement was developed for the new gTLD program, but ICANN neglected to do something similar for [[registrar]]s.<br />
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===.com Renewal===<br />
In August, 2012, 3 of [[ICANN]]'s Constituencies ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]) sent a letter to the organization complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors and the result is that there are no [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.bizconst.org/index.htm The Commercial and Business Users Constituency Homepage]<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category: Glossary]]<br />
[[Category: ICANN Bodies]]<br />
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<div>'''ISPC''' ('''ISPs and Connectivity Providers Constituency''', also known as the '''ISPCP Constituency''') is part of the [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]] in the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO|Generic Name Supporting Organization]] (GNSO). Its primary role is to fulfill roles and responsibilities set forth by the [[ICANN]] and GNSO Bylaws, rules, policies and activities. It was constituted by the [[ICANN Board]] on October 18, 1999.<br />
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==Responsibilities==<br />
The ISPCP Constituency is expected to effectively represent the views and interests of Internet service providers to ensure that the needs and concerns of the [[ISP]]s are balanced with the public interest. They elect three member representatives to the Names Council and one representative to the ICANN [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]]. The ISPCP is committed to maintaining a wide range pf membershipship participation and transparency.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/about.html www.ispcp.info]</ref><br />
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==Membership==<br />
The members of the ISPCP Constituency are entities that operate name servers to third parties or operators of internet backbone network based on [[TCP/IP]] and provide transit to either Internet users or third party Internet content. Internet service providers or connectivity networks may apply for membership with the constituency as long as they are able to demonstrate the activities of the [[GNSO]] impact their organization and show that they understand that the delegates appointed by the Constituency are expected to regularly participate in the Constituency's work, events and activities.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/abt-memb.html Membership]</ref> Currently, the ISPCP has 38 members which include Antel, [[British Telecom]], [[CSL Deutsche Telecom]], [[Asimelec]], [[CAIP]], [[ETNO]] among others.<br />
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==Executive Committee==<br />
===Functions===<br />
The Constituency has an executive committee that performs the following functions:<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/abt-exec.html Executive Committee]</ref><br />
* Reviews applications for membership in the ISPC<br />
* Carries out the administrative functions related with ISPCP operations such as scheduling meetings and preparation and publication of minutes, maintains suitable ways to facilitate contact and disseminates information to its members regarding activities, events and other functions undertaken by the secretariat<br />
* Facilitates and formulates membership consensus on policy issues to provide advise to the Names Council and other ICANN bodies<br />
* Assesses and collects membership fees<br />
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===Staff===<br />
Members of the Executive Committee include:<br />
* [[Tony Holmes]], Chairman, [[BT]] (UK)<br />
* [[Wolf-Ulrich Knoben]], Vice Chairman & GNSO Councilor (Germany)<br />
* [[Tony Harris]], GNSO Councilor, [[CABASE]] (Argentina)<br />
* [[Alain Bidron]], [[France Telecom]] (France)<br />
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==ISPCP Statements on ICANN Policy Issues==<br />
The Constituency regularly provides comments or statements on ICANN Policy Issues by building and gathering internal consensus among its members. ISPCP statements on ICANN Policy Issues include:<br />
* The Constituency's response regarding the "Staff Report on the [[Whois]] Implementation", whereby the ISP community expressed their concern regarding the Operational Point of Contact ([[OPOC]]) proposal to reform the Whois. ISPCP pointed out that potential changes to the Whois will possibly hinder the activities and effective, efficient performance of the ISP community.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-whois2.pdf Statement on WHOis Staff Report]</ref><br />
* Comments to the [[DOC|US Department of Commerce]] on ICANN Contract Renewal wherein the Constituency expressed their continued support of ICANN. They believed that the guiding principles of ICANN's DNS management such as stability, competition, private sector participation, bottom-up coordination and multi-stakeholder representation are relevant and critical for the global Internet community. According to them, the recent re-organization of ICANN demonstrated progress and it was able to meet the goals set forth by the [[White Paper]]. ICANN satisfactorily met its primary tasks and milestones based on the [[MoU]] with the Department of Commerce. The Internet has grown rapidly and [[IANA]]'s services have improved and became more professional. Furthermore, the ISP community recommended the establishment of a new and clear timetable for ICANN"s systematic and orderly transition towards private sector management and they also emphasized that effective staffing of IANA and ICANN's [[ccTLD]] liaisons is important, and that they believed the focus on technology tools to address the root management is often over emphasized.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-doc.pdf Department of Commerce NTIA Docket 06051936-6136-01]</ref><br />
* Position on New [[gTLD]] Expansion- The Constituency emphasized that an informed discussion is required regarding new gTLDs and the establishment of guidelines for the implementation of new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-ntd.pdf ISPCP Position on New gTLD Expansion]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category: Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:ICANN Bodies]]<br />
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<div>'''ISPC''' ('''ISPs and Connectivity Providers Constituency''', also known as the '''ISPCP Constituency''') is part of the [[Commercial Stakeholder Group]] in the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under [[ICANN]]'s [[GNSO|Generic Name Supporting Organization]] (GNSO). Its primary role is to fulfill roles and responsibilities set forth by the [[ICANN]] and GNSO Bylaws, rules, policies and activities. It was constituted by the [[ICANN Board]] on October 18, 1999.<br />
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==Responsibilities==<br />
The ISPCP Constituency is expected to effectively represent the views and interests of Internet service providers to ensure that the needs and concerns of the [[ISP]]s are balanced with the public interest. They elect three member representatives to the Names Council and one representative to the ICANN [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]]. The ISPCP is committed to maintaining a wide range pf membershipship participation and transparency.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/about.html www.ispcp.info]</ref><br />
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==Membership==<br />
The members of the ISPCP Constituency are entities that operate name servers to third parties or operators of internet backbone network based on [[TCP/IP]] and provide transit to either Internet users or third party Internet content. Internet service providers or connectivity networks may apply for membership with the constituency as long as they are able to demonstrate the activities of the [[GNSO]] impact their organization and show that they understand that the delegates appointed by the Constituency are expected to regularly participate in the Constituency's work, events and activities.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/abt-memb.html Membership]</ref> Currently, the ISPCP has 38 members which include Antel, [[British Telecom]], [[CSL Deutsche Telecom]], [[Asimelec]], [[CAIP]], [[ETNO]] among others.<br />
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==Executive Committee==<br />
===Functions===<br />
The Constituency has an executive committee that performs the following functions:<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/abt-exec.html Executive Committee]</ref><br />
* Reviews applications for membership in the ISPC<br />
* Carries out the administrative functions related with ISPCP operations such as scheduling meetings and preparation and publication of minutes, maintains suitable ways to facilitate contact and disseminates information to its members regarding activities, events and other functions undertaken by the secretariat<br />
* Facilitates and formulates membership consensus on policy issues to provide advise to the Names Council and other ICANN bodies<br />
* Assesses and collects membership fees<br />
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===Staff===<br />
Members of the Executive Committee include:<br />
* [[Tony Holmes]], Chairman, [[BT]] (UK)<br />
* [[Wolf-Ulrich Knoben]], Vice Chairman & GNSO Councilor (Germany)<br />
* [[Tony Harris]], GNSO Councilor, [[CABASE]] (Argentina)<br />
* [[Alain Bidron]], [[France Telecom]] (France)<br />
* [[Osvaldo Novoa]], NomCom Representative, Antel (Uruguay)<br />
* Christian Dawson, i2Coalition (USA)<br />
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==ISPCP Statements on ICANN Policy Issues==<br />
The Constituency regularly provides comments or statements on ICANN Policy Issues by building and gathering internal consensus among its members. ISPCP statements on ICANN Policy Issues include:<br />
* The Constituency's response regarding the "Staff Report on the [[Whois]] Implementation", whereby the ISP community expressed their concern regarding the Operational Point of Contact ([[OPOC]]) proposal to reform the Whois. ISPCP pointed out that potential changes to the Whois will possibly hinder the activities and effective, efficient performance of the ISP community.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-whois2.pdf Statement on WHOis Staff Report]</ref><br />
* Comments to the [[DOC|US Department of Commerce]] on ICANN Contract Renewal wherein the Constituency expressed their continued support of ICANN. They believed that the guiding principles of ICANN's DNS management such as stability, competition, private sector participation, bottom-up coordination and multi-stakeholder representation are relevant and critical for the global Internet community. According to them, the recent re-organization of ICANN demonstrated progress and it was able to meet the goals set forth by the [[White Paper]]. ICANN satisfactorily met its primary tasks and milestones based on the [[MoU]] with the Department of Commerce. The Internet has grown rapidly and [[IANA]]'s services have improved and became more professional. Furthermore, the ISP community recommended the establishment of a new and clear timetable for ICANN"s systematic and orderly transition towards private sector management and they also emphasized that effective staffing of IANA and ICANN's [[ccTLD]] liaisons is important, and that they believed the focus on technology tools to address the root management is often over emphasized.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-doc.pdf Department of Commerce NTIA Docket 06051936-6136-01]</ref><br />
* Position on New [[gTLD]] Expansion- The Constituency emphasized that an informed discussion is required regarding new gTLDs and the establishment of guidelines for the implementation of new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.ispcp.info/stmt-ntd.pdf ISPCP Position on New gTLD Expansion]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category: Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:ICANN Bodies]]<br />
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Chantelle's background is in international relations and conflict resolution. She was a Rotary International Peace Fellow at the University of Queensland (Australia), and has spent time with UNDP's Pacific Center, where she researched how UNSCR 1325 as a policy mandate was translated/interpreted into a local context by women leaders.</div>Cdoerksenhttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=User:Cdoerksen&diff=108370User:Cdoerksen2015-11-09T22:36:48Z<p>Cdoerksen: </p>
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Chantelle's background is in international relations. She was a Rotary International Peace Fellow at the University of Queensland (Australia), and has spent time with UNDP's Pacific Center, where she researched how UNSCR 1325 as a policy mandate was translated/interpreted into a local context by women leaders.</div>Cdoerksenhttps://icannwiki.org/index.php?title=BC&diff=107747BC2015-10-30T20:02:28Z<p>Cdoerksen: /* Members */</p>
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<div>The '''Commercial and Business Users Constituency''' (also known as the '''CBUC''', the '''Business Constituency''', or '''BC''') represents the position and interests of small, medium, large and multinational enterprises as [[DNS]] and Internet Users to [[ICANN]]. The Constituency has over 50 members, but extends association membership to over 50,000 members and indirectly to over 1.5 million; 90% belong to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/index.htm Business Constituency], BizConst.org.</ref> It is one of the Constituencies under the [[CSG|Commercial Stakeholders Group]] (CSG) in the [[Non-Contracted Parties House]] under ICANN's [[GNSO]]. It was set forth by the [[ICANN Bylaws]].<br />
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==Mission==<br />
The main objective of the Business Constituency is to ensure the full representation of the views and interests of the Internet's commercial community, as ICANN policies should be consistent in maintaining a secure, stable and reliable Internet in conjunction with business development. It is important that they promote consumer confidence through participation in a common forum of both suppliers and users.<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/mission.htm Mission], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
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==Executive Committee==<br />
The Business Constituency has an Executive Committee designated to administer, supervise and coordinate its activities and positions to accomplish its mission and effectively represent its members to the [[ICANN Board]]. <br />
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The Constituency's responsibilities include:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/responsibilities.htm Responsibilities], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* Election of two representatives, from different geographical regions, to the [[GNSO]] to discuss the Constituency's position regarding domain name policy issues. <br />
* Evaluation of the qualification of a member based on the BC charter, undergone by the Constituency's Credentials Committee. [[David Fares]], [[Mike O'Connor]] & [[Martin Sutton]] are members of the Credentials Committee.<br />
* Appointment of two members to ICANN's [[NomCom|Nominating Committee]] to represent small and large business. [[Waudo Siganga]] was appointed for small business in 2012 and 2013; [[Sarah Deutsch]] and [[Ron Andruff]] was appointed for large business were appointed for 2012 and 2013, respectively.<br />
* Appointment of one rapporteur who will be responsible for leading every major policy issue, preparing drafts of position papers, and serving as spokesperson, as well as the appointment of one support and one or more observers to be assigned to the rapporteur to ensure a more active policy group.<br />
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===Members===<br />
* Philip Corwin, Interim Chair<br />
* [[Steve DelBianco]], Vice Chair Policy Coordination:<br />
* Jimson Olufuye, Vice Chair Finance & Operations: <br />
* Philip Corwin & Susan Kawaguchi, GNSO Councilors<br />
* David Fares, CSG Representative<br />
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===Roles of BC Members===<br />
Every member has important role and contributes to the development of the Constituency by:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/Miscellaneous-documents/Business+Constituency+2010+Brochure.pdf Members Role to the Business Constituency], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* Sharing their views and opinions regarding [[ICANN]]'s proposals<br />
* Contributing to developing the Constituency's position in the GNSO Council<br />
* Providing Input in every ICANN public comment process<br />
* Becoming an active participant to the BC e-mail lists<br />
* Attending the BC Conference calls<br />
* Becoming Issue Managers/Rapporteurs regarding specific policy topics and help in guiding the development of positions for the Constituency.<br />
* Helping to represent the interests and views of the Constituency in the development of policy recommendation for [[gTLD]] Policy through Working Groups <br />
* Representing the Constituency in leadership position in the different organization of ICANN <br />
* Reaching out and act as "ambassadors" to other businesses, to increase awareness and business engagements within ICANN and Business Constituency<br />
* Serving as liaison for information exchange and interaction on behalf of the Business Constituency with other GNSO constituencies<br />
* Interacting and speaking on behalf of business users regarding their concerns and views with the [[ICANN Board]] its staff, and other stakeholders, such as the [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC).<br />
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==Positions and Statements on ICANN Policy Issues==<br />
The Business Constituency actively provides the consensus position and statements of its member for every ICANN Policy that impacts the interest of the commercial Internet and DNS users. The Constituency has provided its positions and statements regarding:<ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/positions.htm Positions]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bizconst.org/statements.htm Statements], BizConst.org.</ref><br />
* [[gTLD]] Applicant Guidebook<br />
* Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Working Group Proposed Final Report<br />
* Recommendations on new gTLD Guidebook<br />
* Recognizing new [[UDRP]] providers<br />
* Initial Report on Registration Abuse Policies<br />
* Process for Amending gTLD Registry Agreement<br />
* Response to the [[Whois]] Response Team<br />
* Response to the [[Security, Stability, and Resiliency Review Team]]<br />
* Propose new [[GNSO]] policy development process<br />
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Their full positions can be found [http://www.bizconst.org/positions.htm here], while their full statements can be found [http://www.bizconst.org/statements.htm here].<br />
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===On New gTLDs===<br />
At [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, CBUC Chair, [[Steve DelBianco]] outlined 4 standing issues that the CBUC had with the current new gTLD [[Applicant Guidebook]]. These points were later picked up by TLD critics, including [[ANA]] and [[CRIDO]], and are likely to influence a December 8th U.S. Senate hearing on new TLDs.<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/02/senate-hearing-gtlds Senate Hearing gTLDs], Dot-Nxt.com.</ref> Those 4 points are:<ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/10/25/bc-four-holes-in-gtld-process BC Four Holes in gTLD Process], Dot-Nxt.com.</ref><br />
# '''Terms of Use Compliance'''- there are no "teeth" that require new registries to follow the approach and model that they publicly state in their contract with ICANN.<br />
# '''Applications for gTLD IDNs'''- the value of gTLD IDNs was stressed by the CBUC, but they pointed out that ICANN had yet to recognize or publicize this exciting development for the global Internet.<br />
# '''Trademark Protection'''- While there are 3 trademark mechanisms in place, one of them, the Trademark Claims Notice Service, can be turned off the day after [[Sunrise]].<br />
# '''Registrar Code of Conduct'''- A new [[Registry]] agreement was developed for the new gTLD program, but ICANN neglected to do something similar for [[registrar]]s.<br />
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===.com Renewal===<br />
In August, 2012, 3 of [[ICANN]]'s Constituencies ([[ALAC]], [[GNSO]] [[Business Constituency]], [[GNSO]] [[Intellectual Property Constituency]]) sent a letter to the organization complaining that the organization held its renewal talks with [[Verisign]] behind closed doors and the result is that there are no [[Whois|Thick Whois]] requirements for the .com TLD.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/21/constituencies-blast-icanns-closed-door-verisign-com-contract-renewal/ Constituencies Blast ICANNs Closed Door Verisign Com Contract Renewal, DomainNameWire.com]</ref><br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.bizconst.org/index.htm The Commercial and Business Users Constituency Homepage]<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category: Glossary]]<br />
[[Category: ICANN Bodies]]<br />
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