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 > > > >