Hi,

The NCSG Policy Committee will be meeting in Dublin today at 16:30 local time in Wicklow MR4. Maryam has sent remote participation details in a separate email.

This is the suggested agenda for today’s meeting:

1. Discussion of the agenda of the GNSO Council public meeting on Wednesday, October 21st (https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+21+October+2015).

There will be two motions on Wednesday’s agenda:

A. Adoption of Final Report from the Data & Metrics for Policy Making Working Group (15 minutes)
This Working Group was chartered by the GNSO Council in January 2014 to explore the development of reporting and metrics processes and/or appropriate standardized methodologies that can better inform fact-based policy development and decision making. The WG published its Initial Report for public comment on 29 May 2015, and submitted a Final Report to the GNSO Council on 9 October that took into account the public comments received. Here the Council will discuss the WG’s recommendations, and vote on whether or not to adopt the Final Report as submitted.
Presentation of the motion (Volker Greimann)
Discussion
Council Vote (threshold: simple majority)

B. Adoption of Next Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (RDS) to Replace WHOIS PDP WG Charter (15 minutes)
In November 2012 the ICANN Board requested an Issue Report on the purpose of collecting and maintaining gTLD registration data, and on solutions to improve accuracy and access to gTLD registration data, as part of a Board-initiated GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). Concurrently, the Board directed the launch of a new effort to redefine the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD registration data, and to consider safeguards for protecting data, as a foundation for new gTLD policy and contractual negotiations, as appropriate. In June 2014 the Expert Working Group convened as a result of the Board resolution published its Final Report. In April 2015 a group comprising Board and GNSO Council members finalized a proposed Process Framework to guide the work of the PDP. In July 2015 an updated Preliminary Issue Report was published at the Board’s request for public comment, following which a Final Issue Report taking into account public comments received was prepared and submitted to the GNSO Council on 7 October 2015 (see http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf). Here the Council will review the Final Issue Report and vote to approve the charter for the Working Group to be formed to conduct this Board-initiated PDP.
Presentation of the motion (Susan Kawaguchi)
Discussion
Council Vote (threshold: an affirmative vote of more than one-third (1/3) of each House or more than two-thirds (2/3) of one House)

2. Discussion of topics for the NCSG/ICANN Board meeting:

A. Developing countries and new gTLD and/or DNS industry
B. Human rights
C. Public Interest

Suggestions for other topics may be made here, on-list, or during the meeting later today.

Thanks.

Amr