Dear Mawaki and Alan,

Re:  "Our intent is to have a draft request for an
Issues Report ready by April 23, and the request
finalized by April 30."

I am baffled by these dates.

(1)  The minutes of the March 6 ALAC Meeting state:

Policy Matters
Domain Tasting: Update from Nick on Issues Report,
start a PDP already (WS suggests)
There was discussion as to whether the existing
document was of the correct standard to be considered
an Issues report (Nick will check with Glenn) and if
so what would be the best route to take to raise a
PDP. The options suggested being:
• Ask Gnso staff to do an issues report which will
then require a positive vote to take it further
• Go straight to the Board to request a PDP
• Both of the above options combined so that if Gnso
didn’t have enough vote the Board could insist the PDP
be started.

Carlos/José called for a vote on trying to initiate a
PDP – no objections, VOTE PASSED

(2)  If the vote passed on March 6, ICANN Staff (per
the bylaws) should have had an issues report ready
within 15 days.

(3)  If there was some type of ALAC foul-up, then
matters should have been cleared up with a new vote at
Lisbon when Domain Tasting was again on the ALAC
Agenda (they were once again reviewing the 18 August
2006 Staff Issues report prepared by Bruce Beckwith
that had been updated by ICANN Staff on 6 February
2007).

(4)  If matters had been cleared up through a new vote
in Lisbon, then we would be expecting the Staff Issues
report to be released prior to April 15.

(5)  Finally, what possible bearing do the views of
the GNSO Constituencies have on the preparation of an
Issues Report?  Constituency views are solicited after
the issuance of such a report, not prior.

Totally confused by whatever it is that the ALAC is
doing...

Best regards,
Danny Younger



--- Mawaki Chango <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> FYI, and action, if relevant.
> 
> --- Alan Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:25:25 -0400
> > To: GNSO Council <[log in to unmask]>
> > From: Alan Greenberg <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: [council] Domain Tasting
> > 
> > As mentioned briefly at the GNSO Council meeting
> in Lisbon,
> > the 
> > At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is in the
> process of
> > submitting a 
> > request for an Issues Report from ICANN staff on
> the subject
> > of 
> > Domain Tasting - specifically the exploitation of
> the 5-day
> > (or 120 
> > hour) Add Grace Period during which a domain can
> be deleted
> > (among 
> > other things) for a full credit of registration
> charges.
> > 
> > In order to maximize the chances for a properly
> framed Issues
> > report 
> > and ultimately a successful PDP (if deemed
> necessary), it has
> > been 
> > recommended that the ALAC seek support from
> interested GNSO 
> > constituencies including their views of why the
> domain tasting
> > policy 
> > should be changed, the positive or negative
> effects of such a
> > change, 
> > and how such a change falls under the scope of the
> GNSO PDP 
> > (http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA)
> and Consensus
> > 
> > Policies as defined in Registry agreements.
> > 
> > Our intent is to have a draft request for an
> Issues Report
> > ready by 
> > April 23, and the request finalized by April 30. I
> therefore
> > request 
> > your input with due haste.
> > 
> > Alan Greenberg
> > ALAC Liaison to the GNSO
> > 
> > 
> 



 
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