Reminder: I hope you all will join in tomorrow's NCSG Open Policy Meeting, which is a monthly open discussion between the NCSG Policy Committee, including the NCSG GNSO Councilors and the entire NCSG membership. Tomorrow's discussion is 2 days before the next GNSO Council meeting to help prepare for NCSG's participation in that meeting. We will also discuss preparations for the Beijing ICANN meeting next month and review open comment periods and working groups. Dial-in and remote participation details are below. Also below is a revised draft discussion agenda. It's a *very full* agenda (even though GNSO Council's agenda is not full this time). 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. Please join in the discussion. Thank you! - Robin NCSG Open Policy Meeting 12 March 2013 - Tuesday 21:00 - 23:00 UTC Other Time Zones: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCSG+Open +Policy+Meeting+March+2013&iso=20130312T21&p1=136&ah=2 Remote Participation Details: Telephone: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/ Attendance Records of NCSG Open Policy Meetings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc? key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dGdNcVVfdHI2SWJ4dDZjU2xYaGV0WUE&usp=sharing Revised Discussion Agenda: I. Preparation for 14 March GNSO Council Meeting 14 March GNSO Council Meeting Discussion Agenda: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+14 +March+2013 GNSO Council meeting audio cast: http://stream.icann.org:8000/ gnso.m3u A. Motions to be Voted On NONE Yet https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+14 +March+2013 B. Council Discussion Issues (no vote) 1. Policy vs. Implementation Recent issues highlight an ongoing 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. In addition, the Council is increasingly asked to consider issues for policy guidance and may well need to look at the evolution of its own work and processes to accommodate this type of request. Recent discussions on the Council mailing list indicate that there is an interest to undertake further work on this issue. At the same time, ICANN Staff has published a paper <http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/policy-implementation- framework-08j an13-en.pdf> that is intended to facilitate further community discussions on this topic. Further community discussion will take place in Beijing and the inclusion of this agenda item here serves to keep the issue on the agenda of the Council in the interim. ICANN Public Comment Forum on Policy vs. Implementation: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/policy- implementation-31jan13-en.htm Reply Comments Due by 14 March 2. Registrar Agreement Amendment (RAA) Negotiations After all LEA issues were near-resolved, ICANN staff unilaterally cut- off negotiations with registrars and is trying to impose new and additional terms in the agreement, including a term that gives ICANN the right to unilaterally change key terms of the agreement. ICANN is also trying to force the Registries to accept this term in their agreement. Growing concern in GNSO of ICANN staff unilateralism and under-cutting the bottom-up multi-stakeholder governance model. ICANN opened a public comment on their "proposed RAA agreement": https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/proposed-raa-07mar13-en.htm March 28: Comment Close April 19: Reply Close Registrars Statement: http://www.internetnews.me/2013/03/08/registrar-negotiating-team- issues-statement-on-raa/ 3. Whois Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal Study At the ICANN Meeting in Toronto, Lyman Chapin presented the results of the survey <http://toronto45.icann.org/meetings/toronto2012/presentation-whois- survey-1 7oct12-en.pdf> that evaluated the feasibility of conducting a future in-depth study into communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for gTLD domain names registered using Proxy and Privacy services. The Council discussed this at its 14 February 2013 meeting but did not reach a firm conclusion. Some expressed concern about going ahead with the study now, when a lot of other Whois activities are going on, while others appeared to support moving forward as the study could result in data that would help inform ongoing Whois activities. One possible way forward is that staff is asked to go ahead with the RFP for this work and then report back to the Council before going ahead with the study? In this way, some of the preparatory work could be done, which would allow us to move forward quickly if/when the Council decides to move ahead. 3. GNSO Council in Beijing Meeting Planning The GNSO Council has the opportunity to shape the topics and substance of the Council's proposed meetings with other groups in Beijing such as the CCNSO, the GAC and the ICANN board. What topics would NCSG members like to see the GNSO Council take up discussion in Beijng? 4. Confirmation of attendance of NCSG Representatives for 14 March GNSO Council meeting and need for any proxies to be arranged? Wendy, Wolfgang, Joy, David, Maria, Magaly II. Other Policy Issues and Public Comments A. Other Policy Issues 1. 2nd Accountability & Transparency Review Team (ATRT2) Background: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-15feb13-en.htm 2. Whois Expert Working Group Background: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14feb13-en.htm Issue with under-representation of privacy experts in group and trying to identify data protection expertise that is *willing* to participate has been a major challenge. The Report of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Meeting (26-27 February 2013): https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40932713/Public +Report+of+the+EWG+Meeting+Feb+2013.pdf? version=1&modificationDate=1362783076000 3. Thick Whois & Data Protection Sub-Group Background: https://community.icann.org/display/PDP/5.+WG+Background+Documents 4. Special Protections for Red Cross, Olympic Cmte, IGOs IGO-INGO Working Group NCSG Input Statement: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/40175441/NCSG_IGO- INGO_Input_Request_FINAL.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1360810862000 5. ICANN's Outreach & Engagement Plans 6. Public Interest Commitments (PICs) of New TLD applicants Background: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/ announcement-2-05mar13-en.htm 7. What is happening with staff's Strawman solution & other TM issues for New TLDs? GNSO Council Statement: http://t.co/NVpv3E0WaO NCSG Statement: http://forum.icann.org/lists/tmch-strawman/ msg00029.html B. Open ICANN Public Comments 1. So-called "closed generic" or "private label" TLD debate. ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/closed-generic-05feb13- en.htm Reply Comment Deadline: ? GNSO to provide policy guidance to board at end of comment period 2. Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement Including Additional Public Interest Commitments Specification ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/base-agreement-05feb13- en.htm Reply Comment Deadline: 20 March 3. Whois Registrant Identification Study, Draft Report ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-regid-15feb13-en.htm Reply Comment Deadline: 31 March 4. Preliminary Issue Report on Uniformity of Reporting ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-regid-15feb13-en.htm Comment Close: 22 March Reply Close: 12 April 5. Proposed Modification of GNSO PDP Manual to Address the Suspension of a PDP ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/pdp-suspension-07mar13- en.htm Comment Close: 6 April Reply Close: 28 April 6. ICANN's FY 14 Security, Stability and Resiliency Framework ICANN Public Comment Forum: http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ssr-fy14-06mar13-en.htm Comment Close: 20 April Reply Close: 20 May 7. FY14 Community Travel Support Guidelines ICANN Public Comment Forum: https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/travel-support-07mar13- en.htm Comment Close: 21 April Reply Close: 11 June III. NCSG Planning for Beijing ICANN Meeting Working draft schedule of NCSG Meetings in Beijing and proposed discussion topics so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc? key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dG11eV9fZWJMbUdEQW9PRnY4cnFNWVE#gid=0 A. Propose Discussion Issues: 1. NCSG with Board 2. NCSG with At-Large 3. Topics for Public Forum B. Other Beijing Meeting Plans 1. Preparation Meeting for NCSG in Beijing on 28 March 15:00 UTC IV. 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]