Hi,

I think it is wonderful that the Board has finally awoken to it capability of requesting a PDP.

I also think this is a good opportunity for us as a SG, as constituencies and as individuals to make comments both on the changes proposed in the RrSG/Staff negotiated changes and on the issues report.

I wonder whether the staff is willing to use the new issues report methodology included in the new PDP process that include:

1. release of an initial issues report that is subject to a comment period and update
2. requires a rights impact analysis

I know this has not yet been approved by the Board, but nonetheless, nothing in the current by-laws would prevent staff from using the new guidelines for this issues report.

avri



On 28 Oct 2011, at 18:04, Wendy Seltzer wrote:

> As we had lots of discussion of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement at
> and surrounding this ICANN meeting, I wanted to share this resolution
> from the ICANN Board transcript at
> <http://domainincite.com/docs/board-meeting-one-dakar-oct-28-2011.txt>
> 
> Note particularly that the Board is initiating an Issue Report to the
> GNSO Council, directing us to start a PDP on additional items.  It's
> good to see that recognition of the GNSO's responsibility, and puts
> plenty of work ahead of us to respond.
> 
> --Wendy
> 
> Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments.
> Whereas, the GNSO Council resolved on 4 March 2009 to support registrar
> accreditation agreements, RAA, amendments as documented in the following
> link, recommend to the board that they be adopted and to form a drafting
> team to discuss further amendments to the RAA and to identify those on
> which further action may be desirable.
> WHEREAS, the Council provided a report from that working group the
> prioritized recommendations for RAA amendment topics.
> WHEREAS, law enforcement representatives have met on several occasions
> to develop and deliver recommendations for registrar accreditation
> agreement amendment topics and those recommendations have been endorsed
> by icann's governmental advisory committee.
> WHEREAS, the GNSO has extensively debated the process for developing and
> approving amendments to the raa.
> whereas, continuing to evolve the RAA is an important element in a
> program to protect registrants and safeguard the stability of a single
> interoperable internet.
> WHEREAS, the gTLD registrars and ICANN are entering into negotiations to
> consider existing recommendations and deliver a proposed seat of
> meaningful amendments in the global public interest with the twin goals
> of registrant protection and stability in mind.
> RESOLVED, 2011.10.28, following the number, the ICANN board directs
> negotiations to commence immediately, resulting in proposed amendments
> to be provided for consideration at ICANN's meeting in Costa Rica in
> March 2012.
> RESOLVED, the subject of the negotiations should include law enforcement
> and GNSO working group recommendations as well as other topics that
> would advance the twin goals of registrant protection and DNS stability.
> RESOLVED, the board also requests the creation of an issues report to
> undertake a GNSO policy development process as quickly as possible to
> address remaining items suited for a PDP.
> 
> 
> 
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