FYI...

--- Bruce Tonkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Subject: [council] Draft Agenda for meetings in Washington - Fri 24
> Feb  and Sat 25 Feb
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:09:35 +1100
> From: "Bruce Tonkin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Here is a draft agenda for the meeting of the Committee on new
> gTLDs.
> Feedback is most welcome!
> 
> The terms of reference is available here:
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06dec05.htm
> 
> 
> 
> Friday 24 Feb
> 
> (1) 9:00 - 10:00 am
> - Review ICANN mission and core values
> - identify core values that are relevant to introducing new gTLDs
> 
> [From ICANN bylaws: Any ICANN body making a recommendation or
> decision
> shall exercise its judgment to determine which core values are most
> relevant and how they apply to the specific circumstances of the
> case at
> hand, and to determine, if necessary, an appropriate and defensible
> balance among competing values.]
> 
> 
> (2) 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
> - Review papers submitted (around 10)
> (see
> http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/new-gtld-pdp-input.htm)
> - Invite authors to make a short 10 mins presentation if they wish 
> (must supply a A4 summary of presentation in advance), followed by
> 5
> minutes of questions
> 
> (3) 12:00 noon - 1:30pm  lunchbreak onsite
> 
> (4) 1:30pm - 3:30pm - PART 1 Should we have new gTLDs?
> THE AIM OF PART ONE IS TO TAKE AN OPEN MIND ABOUT NEW IDEAS AND
> PERSPECTIVES ON THIS ISSUE.  THIS IS NOT THE PHASE TO CRITIQUE THE
> INPUT.
> - review impact of tlds added since 2000
> - review constituency papers and compare with positions prior to
> 2000 
> - have the constituency position statements changed in any way
> based on
> the experience of the past 5 years?
> - review information from submitted papers plus public comments
> relevant
> to this question
> - review external influences - e.g alternative roots (both ASCII
> and IDN
> based), search engines, tld (cctld and gtld) registry competition,
> growth in Internet users that are non-English speaking and users
> that
> use different character sets
> - identify advantages and disadvantages
> 
> 
> (5) 3:30pm to 4:00pm - Afternoon tea break
> 
> (6) 4pm to 6pm  - PART 2 Should we have new gTLDs?
> - Yes or no?
> - Attempt to draft an initial policy position that has some level
> of
> consensus support from the GNSO constituencies
> - if consensus can't be reached - then see if there is a clear
> majority/minority position that can be developed.   If so, identify
> clearly the reasons for each of these positions.
> - any output from this meeting will become part of an initial
> report for
> further feedback from constituencies and the public
> 
> (7) 6pm - identify a local place for dinner for those that want to
> attend
> (assuming that participants are still on speaking terms after the
> debate
> above!)
> 
> 
> Saturday 25 Feb
> 
> (1) 9am to 9:30am
> - review outcomes from Friday
> (note if the clear consensus on Friday is to have no new TLDs -
> whether
> ASCII or IDN based - then we can go home at this point :-))
> 
> (2) 9:30am to 12:00noon PART 1 Selection Criteria for new tlds
> - review selection criteria from the first round (Aug 2000)
> http://www.icann.org/tlds/tld-criteria-15aug00.htm
> - review selection criteria from the second round (Dec 2003)
>
http://www.icann.org/tlds/new-stld-rfp/new-stld-application-parta-15dec0
> 3.htm 
> - review constituency statements - compare with those prior to 2000
> - review information from submitted papers plus public comments
> relevant
> to this question
> - identify list of possible criteria
> - categorise these criteria - e.g technical, financial, market
> (purpose
> of TLD)
> 
> (3) 12:00noon to 1pm - lunch break
> 
> (4) 1pm to 3pm - PART 2 Selection Criteria for new tlds
> - analyse possible selection criteria
> - Attempt to identify which criteria have a degree of consensus
> support
> from the GNSO constituencies
> - For criteria that don't have clear consensus - attempt to
> identify
> which criteria have support from more than one interest group 
> - any output from this meeting will become part of an initial
> report for
> further feedback from constituencies and the public
> 
> (5) 3pm onwards - volunteers who don't need to rush to catch
> flights -
> to assist in tidying the venue
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> 
> 
>