Yes, indeed, we do need volunteers to draft these policy statements that Fadi requested of us in January. So I hope we can find a few volunteers to take a stab at the first draft of the one-page summaries on these key policy issues. https://community.icann.org/display/gnsononcomstake/Policy+Issue +Summaries Any volunteers? Thanks! Robin On Mar 13, 2013, at 2:56 AM, William Drake wrote: > Hi > > Thanks Robin, good notes, one addendum since you didn't have a > access to the Adobe: there was a small bit of discussion about the > one-page "cheat sheets" we agreed in LA to produce summarizing our > positions on key issues for Fadi and his team, so they have some > organized and accessible idea where we're coming from on a range of > issues. There was some back and forth about just how we would do > this and then the discussion got side tracked, but I think the most > popular view was that it should be done at the SG level and > coordinated through the PC https://community.icann.org/display/ > gnsononcomstake/Policy+Issue+Summaries. From my perspective > anyway, one would think this should be antecedent to and more > important than some of the other items mentioned yesterday. Yes we > could try to help others and broader processes by focusing the RAA > discussion, supporting EWG, helping to define "public interest" for > ICANN and all the rest, but shouldn't we first concentrate on > getting out our own statements about our own views as a community, > lay down some markers, make it less easy for ICANN leadership and > staff to characterize community sentiments on a given issue in ways > that ignore our views, etc. > > We have three and half weeks until Beijing. Shouldn't we be able > to pull together teams to do concise and spiffy statements on say 6 > topics, e.g. maybe a couple cross-cutting institutional > (transparency, inclusion in the new extra-meeting meetings, > outreach, policy/implementation) and a couple substantive policy > (RAA, registrant right,s INGO, WHOIS, closed generics—both sides—etc). > > If there's sufficient juice to do this, I'd volunteer to help with > the institutional bits, as these synch better with the UC EC work > underway... > > Best, > > Bill > > > On Mar 13, 2013, at 2:51 AM, Robin Gross <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> A few notes in advance of receiving the transcript and recording >> from today's NCSG Open Policy Meeting. >> >> Proposal to organize a couple briefing sessions with ICANN staff >> and Registrar negotiators regarding the recent debacle over the >> Registrar Agreement Amendment (RAA) and ICANN unilateralism. >> >> Proposal to organize a briefing session with privacy-concerned >> members of the WHOIS Expert Working Group about how NCSG can >> contribute to the EWG discussions and possible outcomes of EWG. >> >> Proposal that NCSG help define "public interest" discussion at >> ICANN by preparing a list of criteria to consider in the >> evaluation (Wendy holds drafting pen - looking for input). >> >> Below is the list of discussion topics suggested by NCSG members >> for NCSG GNSO Representatives to propose at Thursday's GNSO >> Council Meeting on the topic of Beijing planning. >> >> GNSO & Board Discussion: >> 1. Bottom-up multi-stakeholderism v. ICANN unilateralism >> 2. Definition of "public interest" at ICANN >> 3. ICANN engagement & outreach plans >> 4. New constituencies >> >> GNSO & GAC Discussion: >> 1. Policy vs. Implementation - Roles of GAC & GNSO >> 2. Definition of "public interest" at ICANN >> >> CCnso & GNSO Discussion: >> 1. Rights & Responsibilities document in relation to RAA >> 2. ICANN engagement & outreach plans >> 3. Regulation of CCtlds that look like Gtlds >> >> I apologize if I've mischaracterized anyone's suggested topic >> above. Please correct me. And also if there are other >> suggestions to add to this list, please do. >> >> Thanks, >> Robin >> >> >> >> 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]