I think NCUC should support the below request from ALAC for an Issues Report on the recovery of expired domain names. At the very least we will have a better understanding of what is happening from the creation an Issues Report - a good place to begin. The working group will be open for participation to interested individuals, so please join if so inspired! Thanks, Robin Begin forwarded message: > From: Alan Greenberg <[log in to unmask]> > Date: October 22, 2008 9:38:42 AM PDT > To: Council GNSO <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Request for an Issues Report on the recovery of > expired domain names > > > At its October 14th teleconference, the ALAC voted to request an > Issues Report on the subject of registrants being able to recover > domain names after their formal expiration date. Details can be > found at https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi? > recovery_of_expired_domain_names. > > The motion calls for the draft request to be revised before and at > the Cairo ICANN meeting. A number of people have already > volunteered to work on the initial effort, and unless I hear > otherwise, will assume that they will continue to do so (I will > verify). > > The ALAC formed a small Working Group. According to the motion "The > working group may include representatives from At-Large, GNSO > constituencies and other interested individuals but due to tight > time constraints, will be limited to those with specific knowledge > of the subject being discussed." If anyone else would like to > participate, please let me know. > > If any GNSO constituencies wish to formally support this ALAC > initiative, we will gladly append a short statement of support to > the Request when it is submitted. > > Regards, Alan > > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]