Items from the GNSO Council discussions

[Wendy Seltzer]

As we wrap up our GNSO Council agenda for the week, I want to highlight
some of the items I think NCUC/SG should watch in the next few weeks and
months.

* Registrar Accreditation Agreement: We asked for an observer in RAA
negotiations; the Registries and Registrars said they'd never agree to
that, and the motion failed. Is there any useful compromise we can propose?

* UDRP review. We have been asked to help scope an issues report on
review of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure.  I think we'd like
that review to assess the balance and protections for legitimate
registrants, e.g. against reverse domain name hijacking, as well as its
use against cybersquatting.  We'll be looking for resources and experts
to inform the review, and I'd like to see the review completed in
advance of new URS procedures.

* WHOIS Studies. Shall we have a conversation with the registries who
have expressed some concerns about specific studies, (and registrars,
who have opposed them all), to propose amendments before the combined
motion on all the studies comes back next Council meeting?

* Budget. Council has often found ourselves asking for more policy
support than the policy staff have time to provide. Shall we put a
public comment into the budget process requesting that that GNSO
Council's policy staffing be given higher priority?

Thanks,
--Wendy

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