Hi all,
Below is the updated agenda for the NCSG PC meeting today, Cadogan room,
1630 - 1830.
See you later today.
All the best, Maria
*NCSG Policy Committee Agenda*
*22 June 2014*
*1 Discussion of Board Seat 14*
*2 Discussion on appointing GNSO representatives to the IANA
Accountability Coordination Group*
*3 Preparation discussion on GNSO Council agenda*
*Item 4: MOTION – Approval of a charter for a PDP working group for the IGO
& INGO access to curative rights protection mechanisms (10 mins)*
The Final Issue Report on the topic of amending the Uniform Dispute
Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure (URS)
to enable International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) and International
Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) to access and use these curative
rights protection mechanisms (UDRP & URS) contains a draft charter for the
proposed PDP WG.
The draft Working Group Charter is appended as Annex 3 to the Final Issue
Report and was delivered to the GNSO Council on 25 May 2014. Here the
Council will vote on whether or not to approve the Charter.
4.1 – Present the *motion
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+25+June+2014>*
(Thomas Rickert / Mary Wong)
4.2 – Discussion
4.3 – Vote (Threshold; One third of each house or two thirds of one house)
*Item 5: MOTION – Consideration and evaluation of the New gTLD programme
(15 mins)*
In 2005 the GNSO began a policy development process which ultimately
resulted in the introduction of new gTLDs and the creation of policy
recommendations for the launch of a new gTLD application process. In 2007,
the GNSO Council adopted the policy recommendations from the GNSO policy
development process and these were adopted by the ICANN Board, leading to
the approval by the Board of an Application Guidebook ("AGB") for new gTLDs
and the launch of the New gTLD Program.
The AGB was intended to govern the first round of an ongoing process for
the introduction of new TLDs and ICANN’s stated goal to launch subsequent
gTLD application rounds as quickly as possible, potentially within one year
of the close of the application submission period for the initial round.
The first round application submission period closed in June 2012.
The Council believes that it has a continuing interest and role to play in
evaluating the experiences of the first found and in proposing policy
recommendations, if necessary, for changes to subsequent rounds.
In this item, the Council will discuss and vote on a motion to take steps
to consider, and evaluate the first round of the new gTLD program in order
to decide on what, if any, future policy work needs to be undertaken.
5.1 Present the motion
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+25+June+2014>
(Bret Fausett)
5.2 Discussion
5.3 Vote
*Item 6: Discussion – Letter from the NGPC regarding protection of
IGO-INGO identifiers in all gTLDs (15 mins)*
On 16 June 2014, the Council received a letter
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chalaby-to-robinson-16jun14-en.pdf>
from the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) of the ICANN Board regarding the
protection of International Governmental Organization and International
Non-Governmental Organization (IGO-INGO) identifiers in all gTLDs.
Previously, on 30 April 2014, the ICANN Board adopted
<https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-04-30-en#/2.a>
the GNSO Council’s policy recommendations on IGO-INGO protections that were
not inconsistent with the GAC’s advice, and requested additional time to
consider the remaining policy recommendations on the same topic that are
inconsistent with the GAC’s advice.
The GNSO policy recommendations on protections for IGO acronyms differ from
the GAC advice *and *a current proposal being discussed with IGOs. The GNSO
policy recommendations presented to the Board for adoption would permit
eligible IGO acronyms to be added to the TMCH for 90-day claims
notification.
In writing the letter, the NGPC has stated that it wants to provide an
update to the GNSO to appreciate the GNSO’s work but also highlight
concerns and to give the GNSO an opportunity to consider modifying the
elements of the approved policy recommendations in accordance with the
relevant procedure established in the GNSO Operating Procedures.
Here, the GNSO Council will consider whether or not to, and potentially the
route to, modifying or amending our approved policy prior to adoption by
the ICANN Board as provided for under Section 16 of the GNSO Operating
Procedures.
6.1 - Discussion
6.2 - Next steps
* Update – Update on the Uniformity of Reporting Final Issue Report
Resolution (15 mins)*
Here the Council will receive an update, regarding an approved resolution
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#20130516-1> as a result of
the Final Issue Report
<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/rap/rap-wg-final-report-29may10-en.pdf> on
Uniformity of Reporting (a recommendation from RAPWG).
The resolution states, “*The GNSO Council does not initiate a Policy
Development Process at this stage but will review at the completion of the
ICANN Contractual Compliance three-year plan expected for 31 December 2013
whether additional action is required*.”
ICANN’s Contractual Compliance team will present the past activities and
results of the Contractual Compliance three-year plan and future efforts to
evolve the contractual compliance function with regard to metrics
collection and reporting. The GNSO Council will deliberate whether further
attention to this issue is warranted. Note, that the second resolution
launched what is now known as the non-PDP, Data & Metrics for Policy Making
WG <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/dmpm> that is
currently executing against its approved charter.
7.1 – Update (Maguy Serad)
7.2 – Discussion
7.3 – Next steps
*DISCUSSION – A cross-community working group to develop a transfer process
for the IANA stewardship role (15 mins) *
A proposal was made in Singapore for the formation of a Cross-Community
Working Group (CWG) to work on transition of the IANA stewardship function
from the NTIA and an early stage initial draft of a charter for such a CWG
was circulated. This has been modified a little since and is available here
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/iana-transfer-process-charter-15apr14-en.pdf>
.
An invitation to participate in a drafting team to has now been drafted and
sent to all ICANN SO & ACs. Here the Council will take the opportunity, as
manager of the policy development processes of the GNSO, to provide
direction on the formation, development and work of a CWG on the NTIA
transition.
8.1 - Discussion
8.2 - Next steps
*UPDATE – On the work of the GNSO Review Working Party (10 mins)*
As part of a periodic review process that is built into the ICANN model,
work on the ICANN board initiated reviews of the GNSO (and the GNSO Council
and related functions) has commenced. The objective of the Review is to
examine the organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its
components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and
Constituencies). The review is to be tightly scoped based on objective and
quantifiable criteria provided to an independent examiner. A webinar
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-23apr14-en.htm>
to discuss this has recently taken place.
The GNSO Review Working Party has been assembled to:
1. Function as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and
the SIC,
2. Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment,
3. Coordinate interviews and objectively supply clarification and
responses to the draft findings and recommendations.
The SIC envisages that once a final report is issued and the Board takes
action on it, as appropriate, the GNSO Review Working Party will also
coordinate with the GNSO community to prepare an Implementation Plan and
champion implementation of improvement activities.
*UPDATE – On the work of the GAC / GNSO Consultation Group (10 mins)*
Here the Council will receive an update, including reactions to the Group’s
work presented during ICANN 50 in London and to discuss any actions being
planned.
In particular, the Consultation Group will seek support for the overall
direction of its work and specifically, the decision to recruit and appoint
a GNSO Liaison to GAC as well as the selection process for such a liaison.
The Consultation Group envisages that the actual appointment will take
place as soon as possible and, in any event, before ICANN 51. Moreover that
such an appointment will be subject to a motion before the GNSO Council.
*3 Public comments outstanding*
*Public comments – current:*
*https://www.icann.org/public-comments
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments> (nb picture at top of page)*
FY15 Draft operating plan and budget: Reply period deadline 1 July
Enhancing ICANN Accountability Reply period deadline: 27 June
Report on Serving the domain name community in underserved regions
Reply period deadline: 30 June
Proposed Implementation of GNSO PDP Recommendations on Locking of a Domain
Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings - Revised UDRP Rules
Reply period deadline: 18 July
Whois requirements and national laws Comment period deadline: 3 July
Reply period deadline: 1 August
Study to evaluate solutions for submission and display of internationalised
contact data
Comment period deadline: 3 July
Reply period deadline: 24 July
Universal acceptance of TLDs draft roadmap
Comment period deadline: 18 July
Reply period deadline: 8 August