I hope you all will join in next week's NCSG Open Policy Meeting, which is an open discussion between the NCSG Policy Committee, including the NCSG GNSO Councilors and the entire NCSG membership. The meeting is held next Tuesday, 2 days before the next GNSO Council meeting to help prepare for NCSG's participation in that meeting. Dial-in and remote participation details are below. Also below is a draft discussion agenda. If anyone needs a dial-out, please let me know at least 24-hours before the meeting to ensure we have enough time to make the dial-out happen. Thank you!

NCSG Policy Open Meeting

12 February 2013

21:00 - 23:00 UTC

Other Time Zones:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCSG+Open+Policy+Meeting+February+2013&iso=20130212T21&p1=1440&ah=2

Remote Participation Details:

Telephone: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm

Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/

Draft Discussion Agenda:

I. Discussion of Intercessional Meeting in LA

Update

Next Steps

II. Preparation for GNSO Council Meeting of 14 February 2013

Agenda & motions TBD:

https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2013-02-14

III. Other Policy Issues:

1. Special Privileges for RedCross, Olympic Cmtes, IGO's?

IGO-INGO Working Group

NCSG Input Statement

2. Strawman Model & Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)

NCSG Statement (link)

GNSO Response

3. Prep for Beijing ICANN Meeting

Start to Consider: What policy issues do we want to discuss with ICANN Board, with At-Large, topics for Public Forum?

IV. Open ICANN Public Comments Periods:

1. "Closed Generic" TLDs:

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/closed-generic-05feb13-en.htm

Comment Close: 7 March 2013

2. Policy vs Implementation:

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/policy-implementation-31jan13-en.htm

Comment Close: 21 Feb. 2013

Reply Comment Close: 14 March 2013

ICANN staff paper - draft framework for discussion:

http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation-framework-08jan13-en.pdf

V. AOB?

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