+1 Ginger (Virginia) Paque [log in to unmask] Diplo Foundation Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme www.diplomacy.edu/ig On 27 September 2012 07:47, Andrei Barburas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > +1 from me. > > Regards, > > > > Andrei Barburas > > Community Relations Services Officer > > > > International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) > > P.O. Box 11586, 2502 AN The Hague, The Netherlands > > NPOC, ICANN member > > > Mobile: +31 62 928 2879 > > Phone: +31 70 311 7311 > Fax: +31 70 311 7322 > Website: www.iicd.org > > > > People ICT Development > > > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> The IOC/IFRC is claiming consensus on its proposal to suggest a temporary >> registration block for the IOC and IFRC. This is the statement I propose be >> added to the statement indicating the disagreement of the NCSG with that >> proposal. >> >> I request that the NCSG-PC endorse this statement. >> >> ----- >> >> The NCSG rejects the 3b "temporary registration block." defined in >> IOC/IFRC Drafting Team' recommendation for a number of reasons: >> >> 1. Policy recommendations from the GNSO on reserved names can only be made >> by a PDP that is properly constituted and is run according to the process >> rules as established in the ICANN by-laws. >> >> 2. This drafting team continues to circumvent proper process by attempting >> to make policy as opposed to performing its proper function of fact >> gathering and presenting information to the council that can be used in >> deciding on the viability and charter for such a PDP. >> >> The NCSG supports the PDP only on the condition that among the possible >> outcomes is the current status quo, no protection at the second level. We >> support the PDP as the only appropriate place to resolve this proposal among >> competing proposals. We believe it is illegitimate to change reserved name >> policy,,,,, no matter how it is euphemistically named, before the PDP runs >> its course. >> >> The NCSG is also aware of other types of humanitarian organization that >> also demand these privileges and we feel that any discussion on granting >> such special reservations must include a full discussion of all who request >> such reservations. >> >> Finally the NCSG does not believe that the reserved name list can be used >> solely for the purpose of new gTLDs, and that any decisions on adding names >> to the reserved list must take incumbent registries into account. >> >> >> ------ >> Avri Doria > >