Reminder: Tomorrow is NCSG's Open Policy Meeting. Discussion agenda and contact details below. Several motions before council on Thursday. I hope you all will join in the call. Thanks, Robin __________________________________________ NCSG Open Membership Meeting WHEN: Tuesday May 14, 2013 at 13:00 UTC (2 hrs) Other times: 6:00 Pacific / 15:00 Geneve / (+1) 01:00 NZ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2013&month=5&day=14&hour=13&min=0&sec=0&p1=224&p2=87&p3=264 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: NCSG Conference Bridge & Dial-In Details & Passcode "NCSG": http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/ NCSG REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDANCE SHEET: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dGdNcVVfdHI2SWJ4dDZjU2xYaGV0WUE#gid=0 14 May NCSG DISCUSSION AGENDA: I. Preparation for GNSO Council Meeting on 16 May 2013 Agenda: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Agenda+16+May+2013 A. GNSO Council Motions for VOTE on 16 May 2013 1. GNSO Council Agenda Item 4: MOTION - To address the Final Issue Report on the Uniformity of Reporting At its October meeting last year the GNSO Council requested an Issue Report on the current state of uniformity in the mechanisms to initiate, track, and analyse policy-violation reports. ICANN Staff was also explicitly requested to provide its recommendation(s) on how this issue can be further addressed outside of a PDP if recommendations in relation to this issue do not require consensus policies to implement. The Final Issue Report was presented to the GNSO Council in Beijing. The Council will now consider a motion to form a non-PDP Working Group to consider additional methods for collecting necessary metrics and reporting from Contracted Parties and other external resources to aid the policy development process as outlined in the Final Issue Report. Link to motion https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motion+16+May+2013 2. GNSO Council Agenda Item 5: MOTION – To adopt a revised Policy Development Process (PDP) Manual incorporating modifications to include the suspension of a PDP In April 2012 the GNSO Council requested the Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) to review whether or not there should be a modification to the GNSO PDP Manual to address the possible suspension of a PDP following its initiation; The SCI deliberated on provisions for suspension of a PDP and reached consensus on proposed modifications to be incorporated in Section 15 of the GNSO PDP Manual, which also is included as Annex 2 in the GNSO Council Operating Procedures; The revised PDP manual, including the proposed provisions for suspension of a PDP, was put out for a minimum 21-day public comment period on 06 March 2013 ending on 06 April 2013 (see http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/pdp-suspension-07mar13-en.htm) as required by the ICANN Bylaws. The GNSO Council will now consider a motion to adopt the revised GNSO Operating Procedures. Link to motion: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motion+16+May+2013 3. GNSO Council Agenda Item 6: MOTION - Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information A Final Issue Report translation and transliteration of contact information was submitted to the GNSO Council on 21 March 2013 (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/library). The Final Issue Report recommends that the GNSO Council should initiate a Policy Development Process (PDP) limited to the issues discussed in this report but delay the next steps in the PDP until the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services completes its recommendations, in May 2013 with a possible extension, in order to ensure that the resulting policy recommendations would be consistent with any new model or approaches to contact data that may result from the Expert Working Group's deliberations; As recommended by the WHOIS Policy Review Team the Final Issue Report also recommends that ICANN should commission a study on the commercial feasibility of translation or transliteration systems for internationalized contact data, which is expected to help inform the PDP Working Group in its deliberations; ICANN's General Counsel has confirmed that the topic is properly within the scope of the ICANN policy process and within the scope of the GNSO. An overview of the Final Report was provided in Beijing. The Council is now expected to consider whether or not to initiate a PDP. B. Other Council Discussion Items 1. GNSO Council Agenda Item 7: UPDATE & DISCUSSION – Report on User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs & IDN Letter to the Board C. All 6 NCSG GNSO Councilors Ready to Attend 16 May GNSO Council Meeting or Have Found Proxy? Joy will serve as Wendy's proxy. Others? II. Policy Issues & Comment Periods A. GAC Communique on "safeguard" advice Public Comment Period Comment end: 14 May Reply end: 4 June B. Accountability Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Public Comment Period Comment end: 19 May Reply end: 9 June C. Registrant Rights & Responsibilities Document Do we have a draft ready to approve yet? D. NCSG Request for Reconsideration of Staff Decision to Expand Scope of TMCH F. WHOIS Developments 1. Thick WHOIS PDP 2. WHOIS Survey Working Group 3. "Registry Services" Expert Working Group G. Special Privileges for Red Cross / IOC / IGO / INGO Working Group H. Proposed Final Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) Public Comment Period Comment end: 14 May Reply end: 4 June I. Proposed Final New GTLD Registry Agreement Public Comment Period Comment end: 20 May Reply end: 11 June J. Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceeding (initial report) Public Comment Period Comment end: CLOSED 26 April Reply end: 17 May III. AOB ?