... at 21:00 UTC today (less than 3 hours from now) Begin forwarded message: > From: Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> > Date: March 11, 2013 10:31:25 AM PDT > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Please join in tomorrow's NCSG Open Policy Meeting - lots > to discuss - revised discussion agenda & participation details (12 > March (21:00 UTC) > > 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] > > > 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]