> From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: March 25, 2010 2:32:22 PM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Extended deadline - Call For Volunteers for > the Working Group for the Vertical Integration PDP - 31 MARCH > > > Please note that the co-chairs have decided to extend the deadline > for the call for volunteers to participate in the Vertical > Integration Policy Development Process Working Group until > Wednesday, 31 March at 23:00 UTC. After this date, no newcomers > will be able to join the working group. > > Thank you. > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > > > Dear All, > > The GNSO Council has initiated a policy development process (PDP) > on the topic of Vertical Integration between Registrars and > Registries. At its 10 March 2010 meeting, the GNSO Council > formed a working group to perform the activities of this PDP, and > is now seeking volunteers to serve on the working group. > > This working group will evaluate and propose policy recommendations > for new gTLDs and existing gTLDs on the topic of vertical > integration between registries and registrars. The working group > expects to define the range of restrictions on vertical separation > that are currently in effect, to serve as a baseline to evaluate > future proposals. The work will be done an expedited basis, with an > expected completion date of 30 June 2010, and will follow the > parameters of the charter approved by the GNSO Council for this PDP. > > If you would like to participate in this working group as a > volunteer, kindly respond by email to > <[log in to unmask]> by Monday, 22 March. You > will need to submit your Statement of Interest in order to serve on > this working group. The template for the Statement of Interest is > described in the GNSO Working Group Guidelines. > > The working group plans to schedule its first meeting during the > week of 22-26 March 2010. At that meeting, the first agenda item > will be to select the Chair of the working group. The chair is > expected to serve his/her duties in a neutral manner, in accordance > with the GNSO Working Group guidelines. Please be prepared to > nominate and vote an individual to serve as chair for this working > group. > > For more information on this policy development process, please > refer to: > > Issues Report on Vertical Integration: > > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/report-04dec09- > en.pdf > > Charter: > > http://gnso.icann.org/issues/vertical-integration/vi-wg-chartered- > objectives-26feb10-en.pdf > > Working Group Guidelines: > > http://gnso.icann.org/en/improvements/proposed-working-group- > guidelines-05feb09-en.pdf > > Best Regards, > > Glen > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > > > > > 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]