PS.  Jeff as chair of this DT is declaring that opposition statements be submitted by Friday morning, i.e tomorrow.

I will write up another one that will be my personal statement, but I need the NCSG-PC approval for this statement to be NCSG's.  


avri

Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The IOC/IFRC is claiming consensus on its proposal to suggest a
>temporary registration block for the IOC and IFRC.  This is the
>statement I propose be added to the statement indicating the
>disagreement of the NCSG with that proposal.
>
>I request that the NCSG-PC endorse this statement.
>
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>
>The NCSG rejects the 3b "temporary registration block." defined in
>IOC/IFRC Drafting Team' recommendation for a number of reasons:
>
>1. Policy recommendations from the GNSO on reserved names can only be
>made by a PDP that is properly constituted and is run according to the
>process rules as established in the ICANN by-laws.
>
>2.  This drafting team continues to circumvent proper process by
>attempting to make policy as opposed to performing its proper function
>of fact gathering and presenting information to the council that can be
>used in deciding on the viability and charter for such a PDP.
>
>The NCSG supports the PDP only on the condition that among the possible
>outcomes is the current status quo, no protection at the second level. 
>We support the PDP as the only appropriate place to resolve this
>proposal among competing proposals. We believe it is illegitimate to
>change reserved name policy,,,,, no matter how it is euphemistically
>named, before the PDP runs its course.  
>
>The NCSG is also aware of other types of humanitarian organization that
>also demand these privileges and we feel that any discussion on
>granting such special reservations must include a full discussion of
>all who request such reservations. 
>
>Finally the NCSG does not believe that the reserved name list can be
>used solely for the purpose of new gTLDs, and that any decisions on
>adding names to the reserved list must take incumbent registries into
>account.
>
>
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>Avri Doria

Avri Doria