Here are my rough notes from the Feb. 17 NCSG policy discussion. Please excuse any errors or misinterpretations. <http://ncdnhc.org/events/ncsg-monthly-policy-meeting>, in advance of the GNSO Council's Feb 18 <http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-18feb10-en.htm> Agenda-bashing, preliminaries. Avri, Brenden (and volunteers welcome) will look for long-term web options to make transcripts available to members. Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Review Teams. Bill described the process the Council will use to select nominees to endorse for the Accountability and Transparency review as a one-time process, because this review is on very short deadlines. [Council adopted this process <http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-endorsement-nominees-process-proposal-10feb10-en.pdf> at its Feb. 18 meeting, setting one slot for each stakeholder group and 2 for unaffiliated/general pool.] Bill will serve as NCSG rep on the Evaluation Team to evaluate nominees. NCSG ACTION: We need to find people (from inside or outside the SG) who would be good members of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team and recommend that they apply by March 7. They must apply through ICANN and then we can endorse 1 from NCSG and 2 unaffiliated (together with the rest of the GNSO Council). <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03feb10-en.htm> Consider looking for people with ICANN experience, non-commercial perspective, and/or expertise in government, transparency, institutional accountability metrics. Vertical Integration: the group is engaged in drafting a charter. <http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-vi-feb10/> Among the items in play are the scope for changes to existing TLDs, timing of the policy development process, and the outcomes if the PDP breaks down -- what happens if it doesn't reach the required thresholds of support from both houses? Will the Council be forced to evaluate how new structure and old processes fit or don't? Constituencies and Interest Groups. Public comment closed on second-round consideration of the proposed consumer constituency. Concern that the proposal does not reach the broad range of consumer interests already participating in NCSG/NCUC. It would be great if consumer groups (those currently in NCUC and new ones) organized as an NCSG interest group. ACTION: Outreach to consumer groups who are on the periphery or currently outside ICANN activities. If you know groups who should be involved, now's a great time to get in touch. Nairobi meeting. It's still on. If fewer people attend, even better opportunity for those who do to focus attention on non-commercial concerns and interests. Civil society dinner planned for Monday, March 8, to include members of the local Internet community and possible new constituents. Registry Accreditation Agreement (RAA) working groups need more NCSG attention. Wendy will look into the current status. NCSG Charter out for review, includes guide for interest group formation, executive committee operation, voting.