Draft Discussion Agenda
I. Preparation for GNSO Council Meeting of 17 January 2013
A. MOTIONS for a Vote by GNSO Council this week
1. Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D & Approval of Charter
Related to this discussion is the Staff 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 to a previous request from the New GLTD Committee (2012.04.10.NG2). The New GTLD Committee requested the GNSO to consider whether additional work on defensive registrations at the second level should be undertaken.
The Council is to continue to discuss: (i) a response to the ICANN CEOs request, and (ii) to consider whether to undertake any additional work related to the BC/IPC proposal and/or the Staff briefing paper, on the topic of second level defensive registrations.
The GAC has sent a letter to the GNSO Council with regard to the initiation of a PDP on the IGO/INGO issue, and specifically requesting a rationale for undertaking a PDP i.e. an explanation as to why GNSO believes this issue should be evaluated through a PDP rather than simply executed as an implementation process. The Council has sent an initial response and now needs to move ahead with developing a full response.
3. Policy vs. Implementation
The recent letter from the GAC as well as activities relating to work on the Trademark Clearinghouse, highlights a broader issue regarding the boundary between policy development and implementation work as well as the effective integration of policy development and integration work from the outset.
The call for applicants to serve on the next Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) has been extended until 14 January 2013. (See: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03dec12-en.htm ). An update on the process and next steps to provide GNSO Council endorsements of applicants will be provided to Council.
II. Non-Council Meeting Discussion Issues
A. Meeting of the Non-Contracted House Party (NCPH) 29-30 January in LA (remote participation)
B. Consumer Trust / Metrics
C. Consider Applying for an ICANN Fellowship for Durban or Buenos Aires Mtgs: