Summary: NCSG Policy Teleconference

[Milton L Mueller]

Thanks for this useful summary, Wendy. These kinds of things are very important to those of us whose jobs prevent us from attending many of the meetings. 

--MM

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> Behalf Of Wendy Seltzer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:30 PM
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> Subject: [NCSG-NCUC-DISCUSS] Summary: NCSG Policy Teleconference
> 
> We had a concise meeting today, with not much of substance on the GNSO
> Council agenda. As participants joined the call over time, we did not
> start a recording.
> 
> On motions, we recommended YES votes on all three:
> 1. Motion to terminate the Policy Process Steering Committee
> 2. WHOIS Motion  - defer consideration of "registrant identification
> study", approve the amended Privacy and Proxy "Abuse" study, and proceed
> with Privacy and Proxy "Relay and Reveal" pre-study survey.
> 3. MOTION RE: PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GLOBAL OUTREACH
> RECOMMENDATIONS
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+28+A
> pril+2011>
> 
> other items of discussion
> 
> * Singapore Meeting.
> ** How are we progressing toward meeting with the GAC to share thoughts
> and consensus points on issues of the public interest? Many of us were
> interested in joining this discussion.
> 
> ** Meeting workshops: NCSG would like to be more involved with
> suggesting topics and panelists for the Singapore Meeting's general
> issue workshops, particularly the perpetual "Abuse of the DNS" workshop.
> Robin suggested issues of government seizure of domains at the registry.
> 
> * UDRP review. Wendy described ongoing planning for a webinar with UDRP
> providers and a few selected commentators. Wendy and Mary have
> recommended academic participants.  NCSG should be prepared to add
> commentary when this public event takes place, May 10.  Konstantinos
> expressed interest in joining when the process is opened beyond GNSO
> Council.
> 
> * New GTLD guidebook comments. Konstantinos will recirculate his on
> trademark/rights protection; others should please share ideas.
> 
> * Ron Wickersham gave an update on PEDNR (Post-Expiration Domain Name
> Renewal). The group's draft report has an 8-day renewal grace period,
> which the Registrars are unwilling to discuss further, even though many
> informally give longer to registrants who neglect to renew.  We should
> get these comments into the report and support the concerns when the
> report comes before Council.
> 
> Thanks!
> --Wendy
> 
> --
> Wendy Seltzer -- wendy at seltzer.org +1 914-374-0613
> Fellow, Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy
> Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
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