Reminder: NCSG Policy call starts in 1/2 hour from now. > >> Dear All, >> >> Reminder that 13 November (16:00 UTC) is the next NCSG Open Policy >> Meeting. A draft discussion agenda and links to participate >> remotely are below. >> >> All NCSG members are encouraged to attend this discussion with >> their NCSG Policy Committee Representatives including the NCSG >> GNSO Council Representatives. >> >> Thank you! >> Robin >> >> _______________________________ >> >> NCSG Open Policy Meeting >> Date: 13 November 2012 >> Time: 16:00 - 18:00 UTC >> Dial-in Numbers: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm >> Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/ >> >> Draft Discussion Agenda >> >> A. Non-G-Council Mtg Issues: >> >> 1. IPC/BC proposals for mandatory new "protections" for new >> domain names >> >> 2. Cybercafe Constituency Proposal >> >> 3. Possible Non-Contracted Parties House Intercessional Meeting >> in January 2013 >> >> B. Review of Agenda: Motions & Discussion Items for GNSO Council >> Meeting 11/15 >> >> 1. MOTION - RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Contracts to >> Address Registration Abuse >> The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended >> that an Issue Report evaluate whether a minimum baseline of >> registration abuse provisions should be created for ICANN >> agreements. The Final Issue Report, which was submitted to the >> GNSO Council on 21 September 2012, recommends the initiation of a >> PDP (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registration-abuse/uofc- >> final-issue-report-20sep12-en.pdf). >> The Council must now consider a motion to initiate a PDP. >> >> Refer to motion 1: >> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo >> >> 2. MOTION – Second Level Protections for certain IOC / RCRC names >> in the first round of New GTLDs >> >> The IOC/RC Drafting Team has forwarded its recommendations that >> the GNSO Council recommend to the Board that it adopt the IOC/RC >> Drafting Team’s recommendations providing for temporary >> reservation of the exact match IOC/RC names at the second level, >> prior to the delegation of the first round of new gTLDs. >> >> The GNSO Council is now asked to consider approval of this. >> >> Refer to motion 2: >> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo >> >> 3. MOTION: Approval of INGO/INGO Protection PDP WG Charter >> Pursuant to its 17 October 2012 motion, the GNSO Council initiated >> a PDP and created a Working Group on an expedited basis to >> evaluate the protection of names and acronyms of certain >> international organizations including, International Governmental >> Organizations (IGOs) and Non- Governmental Organizations such as >> the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RCRC) and the International >> Olympic Committee (IOC). The Working Group has developed a charter >> for this PDP and the Council must now consider a motion to approve >> the charter. >> >> Refer to motion 3: >> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo >> >> 4. UPDATE - Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) >> On September 18, 2012, Kurt Pritz wrote to the GNSO Council Chair >> to inform the Council of ongoing discussions on the implementation >> of the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system. >> >> This was discussed in Toronto and has now been followed up by an >> email update to the Council (November 06, 2012). The Council >> agreed on a course of action in Toronto and the purpose of this >> discussion is to ensure the Council is up-to-date and to consider >> whether or not any other or different course of action is required. >> >> 5. Defensive Registrations Discussion >> Staff has delivered a briefing paper http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/ >> 32287 to the GNSO Council on the topic of defensive registrations >> at the second level in response from a request from the New GLTD >> Committee (2012.04.10.NG2). The New GTLD Committee requests the >> GNSO to consider whether additional work on defensive >> registrations at the second level should be undertaken. The >> Council to discuss whether to undertake any additional work on >> this topic, especially in light of the continued discussions in >> Toronto on this topic. >> >> 6. Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Selection >> Process and Timeline Discussion >> There is a pending call for applications to serve on the ATRT 2 as >> independent expert or as volunteer team member in representation >> of an ICANN SO/AC, as reflected in the announcement - http:// >> www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05oct12-en.htm - >> and Call for Applicants - http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/ >> atrt/call-for-volunteers-05oct12-en.htm. >> >> C. AOB >> 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]