Thanks for this useful summary, Wendy. These kinds of things are very important to those of us whose jobs prevent us from attending many of the meetings. --MM > -----Original Message----- > From: NCSG-NCUC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:30 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Summary: NCSG Policy Teleconference > > We had a concise meeting today, with not much of substance on the GNSO > Council agenda. As participants joined the call over time, we did not > start a recording. > > On motions, we recommended YES votes on all three: > 1. Motion to terminate the Policy Process Steering Committee > 2. WHOIS Motion - defer consideration of "registrant identification > study", approve the amended Privacy and Proxy "Abuse" study, and proceed > with Privacy and Proxy "Relay and Reveal" pre-study survey. > 3. MOTION RE: PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GLOBAL OUTREACH > RECOMMENDATIONS > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+A > pril+2011> > > other items of discussion > > * Singapore Meeting. > ** How are we progressing toward meeting with the GAC to share thoughts > and consensus points on issues of the public interest? Many of us were > interested in joining this discussion. > > ** Meeting workshops: NCSG would like to be more involved with > suggesting topics and panelists for the Singapore Meeting's general > issue workshops, particularly the perpetual "Abuse of the DNS" workshop. > Robin suggested issues of government seizure of domains at the registry. > > * UDRP review. Wendy described ongoing planning for a webinar with UDRP > providers and a few selected commentators. Wendy and Mary have > recommended academic participants. NCSG should be prepared to add > commentary when this public event takes place, May 10. Konstantinos > expressed interest in joining when the process is opened beyond GNSO > Council. > > * New GTLD guidebook comments. Konstantinos will recirculate his on > trademark/rights protection; others should please share ideas. > > * Ron Wickersham gave an update on PEDNR (Post-Expiration Domain Name > Renewal). The group's draft report has an 8-day renewal grace period, > which the Registrars are unwilling to discuss further, even though many > informally give longer to registrants who neglect to renew. We should > get these comments into the report and support the concerns when the > report comes before Council. > > Thanks! > --Wendy > > -- > Wendy Seltzer -- [log in to unmask] +1 914-374-0613 > Fellow, Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy > Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University > http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/seltzer.html > https://www.chillingeffects.org/ > https://www.torproject.org/ > http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/