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 (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 (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 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 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 as a result of the Final Issue Report 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 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.

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 to discuss this has recently taken place.

The GNSO Review Working Party has been assembled to:

Function as a liaison between the GNSO, the independent examiner and the SIC,
Provide input on review criteria and the 360 Assessment,
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 (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