Fwd: [council] Domain Tasting

[Mawaki Chango]

FYI, and action, if relevant.

--- Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:25:25 -0400
> To: GNSO Council <council at gnso.icann.org>
> From: Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>
> Subject: [council] Domain Tasting
>
> As mentioned briefly at the GNSO Council meeting in Lisbon,
> the
> At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is in the process of
> submitting a
> request for an Issues Report from ICANN staff on the subject
> of
> Domain Tasting - specifically the exploitation of the 5-day
> (or 120
> hour) Add Grace Period during which a domain can be deleted
> (among
> other things) for a full credit of registration charges.
>
> In order to maximize the chances for a properly framed Issues
> report
> and ultimately a successful PDP (if deemed necessary), it has
> been
> recommended that the ALAC seek support from interested GNSO
> constituencies including their views of why the domain tasting
> policy
> should be changed, the positive or negative effects of such a
> change,
> and how such a change falls under the scope of the GNSO PDP
> (http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA) and Consensus
>
> Policies as defined in Registry agreements.
>
> Our intent is to have a draft request for an Issues Report
> ready by
> April 23, and the request finalized by April 30. I therefore
> request
> your input with due haste.
>
> Alan Greenberg
> ALAC Liaison to the GNSO
>
>