I support this also.  

Disclaimer: I'll also need travel support to go to the next meeting.

Robin


Milton Mueller wrote:

>I'd like to ask for $500 support from NCUC to go. I spent a bundle of my
>own $$ on the Lisbon meeting. 
>
>Dr. Milton Mueller
>Syracuse University School of Information Studies
>http://www.digital-convergence.org
>http://www.internetgovernance.org
>
>  
>
>>>>Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> 05/13/07 3:55 PM >>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>See the below email from ICANN on the next steps fort the proposed new 
>gtld policy.
>
>7 June has been given as the deadline for submitting a constituency 
>statement on the draft new gtld policy.
>
>The San Juan meeting is critical for us to try to reform the new gtld 
>policy, which expands trademark rights and proposes for ICANN to censor 
>new domain names that include controversial ideas.   NCUC is holding a 
>workshop at the meeting discuss this issue with the ICANN community.
>
>Who will be in San Juan?  (I plan to.)
>
>Thanks,
>Robin
>
>
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: 	[gtld-council] PDP Dec 05: Updated Work Program
>Date: 	Sat, 12 May 2007 09:31:09 +0200
>From: 	Liz Williams <[log in to unmask]>
>To: 	[log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>Dear Colleagues
>
>The work of the GNSO Committee on new TLDs has been continuing since the
>
>Lisbon meeting most notably with redrafting the Final Report to include 
>all the Lisbon inputs; completing the work of the RN and PRO WGs and 
>maintaining the internal implementation planning that ICANN staff have 
>been involved with for many months.  Particular work has been done on 
>dispute resolution models to deal with contention between applicants and
>
>to developing objection resolution models where there are objections to 
>an application or applicant.
>
>In terms of the next steps for the work of the Committee, an updated 
>work plan is set out below. 
>
>1.  Please read the attached simplified document which sets out the 
>Principles, proposed Recommendations and Implementation Guidelines and 
>prepare for each of your Constituencies an "impact statement" which 
>addresses the following guidelines.  Note that it includes reference to 
>the GAC Principles as well as to ICANN's Mission and Core Values.
>
>2.  Refer to Section 11 of the GNSO Policy Development Bylaws which 
>talks about the impact on constituencies of the proposed policy 
>recommendations 
>(http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-28feb06.htm#AnnexA).
> 
> The Council Report to the Board needs to include the following:  
>
>/The Staff Manager will be present at the final meeting of the Council, 
>and will have five (5) calendar days after the meeting to incorporate 
>the views of the Council into a report to be submitted to the Board (the
>
>"Board Report"). The Board Report must contain at least the following:/
>
>/a. A clear statement of any Supermajority Vote recommendation of the 
>Council;/
>
>/b. If a Supermajority Vote was not reached, a clear statement of all 
>positions held by Council members. Each statement should clearly 
>indicate (i) the reasons underlying each position and (ii) the 
>constituency(ies) that held the position;/
>
>/c. An analysis of how the issue would affect each constituency, 
>including any financial impact on the constituency;/
>
>/d. An analysis of the period of time that would likely be necessary to 
>implement the policy;/
>
>/e. The advice of any outside advisors relied upon, which should be 
>accompanied by a detailed statement of the advisor's (i) qualifications 
>and relevant experience; and (ii) potential conflicts of interest;/
>
>/f. The Final Report submitted to the Council; and/
>
>/g. A copy of the minutes of the Council deliberation on the policy 
>issue, including the all opinions expressed during such deliberation, 
>accompanied by a description of who expressed such opinions./
>
>
>3.  A meeting of the GNSO Committee is proposed for 7 June to review the
>
>proposed recommendations  for the Final  Report.
>
>4.  The Final Report to the Council will be completed after the San Juan
>
>meeting to enable the Chairs of the Reserved Names Working Group and the
>
>Protecting the Rights of Others Working Group to present their Final 
>Reports to the Committee on Saturday 23 June.
>
>5.  Preparations are underway for the 24 June GNSO GAC session at which 
>we will have another information exchange with GAC members about how 
>their principles have been reflected in Committee's output. 
> 
>6. Schedule a Council teleconference after the San Juan meeting to 
>formally vote on the Recommendations in the Final Report.
>
>Of course, any questions or clarifications, please ask.
>
>Kind regards.
>
>Liz
>.....................................................
>
>Liz Williams
>Senior Policy Counselor
>ICANN - Brussels
>+32 2 234 7874 tel
>+32 2 234 7848 fax
>+32 497 07 4243 mob
>
>
>  
>