18 December (16:00 UTC) NCSG Open Policy Meeting - agenda & participation details

Thu Dec 13 22:16:29 CET 2012

Dear All:

Please join in next Tuesday's NCSG Open Policy Call, the regular  
meeting held between the NCSG Policy Committee and the entire NCSG  
membership a couple days before each GNSO Council meeting.  This call  
is an opportunity for direct interaction in which all NCSG members  
may ask questions and provide guidance and feedback on policy issues  
currently pending before the GNSO.

Below is the draft discussion agenda, remote participation and  
telephone bridge dial-in details.

I hope you all will join in Tuesday's call!  Thank you.

Best,
Robin
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NCSG Teleconference Bridge Dial-In Details & Passcode "NCSG":
   http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm

NCSG Remote Participation via Adobe Connect online meeting software:
   https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/

Attendance Record of NCSG Policy & Executive Committee Members at  
NCSG Policy Meetings (new):
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc? 
key=0AmHFgvYjF_e4dGdNcVVfdHI2SWJ4dDZjU2xYaGV0WUE
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Draft Discussion Agenda - NCSG Open Policy Call
18 December 2012   (16:00 UTC)

I.  Preparation for GNSO Council Meeting on 20 December

A.  Motions to be voted on by GNSO Council

1.  GNSO Council Agenda Item 4: MOTION – Second Level Protections for  
certain International Olympic Committee / Red Cross Red Crescent  
(IOC / RCRC) names in the first round of New GTLDs

The IOC/RC Drafting Team has forwarded its recommendations i.e. that  
the GNSO Council recommend to the Board that it adopt the IOC/RC  
Drafting Team’s recommendations http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4: providing  
for temporary reservation of the exact match IOC/RC names at the  
second level, prior to the delegation of the first round of new  
gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now asked to consider approval of the  
motion, and the next steps for informing the Board about the GNSO  
Council vote.  Note: On 26 November 2012, the Board’s New gTLD  
Program Committee adopted a resolution providing that “restrictions  
for registration of RCRC and IOC names for new gTLDs at the second  
level will be in place until such time as a policy is adopted that  
may require further action.”

Refer to motion 1
http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4:

2.  GNSO Council Agenda Item 5: MOTION - Consumer Trust

The GNSO's Consumer Choice, Trust, and Competition WG has worked on  
an Advice Letter for consideration by ICANN Supporting Organisations  
and Advisory Committees.  Following withdrawal of the motion from the  
October Meeting, a revised Advice Letter has been prepared and the  
GNSO Council is now asked to consider and approve this revised Advice  
Letter.

Refer to motion 2:
http://tinyurl.com/atl39y4:

  B.  Issues to be discussed by GNSO Council at 12/20 meeting

1.  Staff's Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Strawman Proposal and IPC- 
BC Domain Blocking Proposal

a.  ICANN’s CEO has requested GNSO Council input on his Strawman  
Proposal, a set of proposals from ICANN's staff to give further  
concessions to the IPC/BC and allow the 2 constituencies to re-open  
GNSO-approved policy for new gtlds to benefit these 2 constituencies  
at the expense of other interests.  Staff posted its strawman  
proposal for public comment http://www.icann.org/en/news/ 
announcements/announcement-30nov12-en.htm .    ICANN’s CEO  
additionally requested Council input on the joint proposal from the  
BC/IPC to block domain name registrations based on trademarks, a  
proposal previously rejected by the community, but the CEO is also  
asking for public comment on the blocking proposal as well.    The  
New GTLD Committee requested the GNSO to consider whether additional  
work on defensive registrations at the second level should be  
undertaken.  The Council is to discuss: (i) a response to the ICANN  
CEOs request, and (ii) to consider whether to undertake any  
additional work related to the BC/IPC proposal and/or the Staff  
briefing paper, on the topic of second level defensive registrations.

b.  NCSG Statement

c. ICANN Comment Period:
     21 December - Comment Deadline
     11 January - Reply Deadline

2.  Special Privileges for Red Cross, Olympic Committees and  
intergovernmental organizations

a.   GNSO Council Discussion & Response to the GAC Letter (policy vs  
implementation)

The GAC has sent a letter  to the GNSO Council with regard to the  
initiation of a PDP on the IGO/INGO issue, and specifically  
requesting a rationale for undertaking a PDP i.e. an explanation as  
to why GNSO believes this issue should be evaluated through a PDP  
rather than simply executed as an implementation process. This letter  
and recent activities related to work on the Trademark Clearinghouse,  
highlights a broader issue regarding the boundary between policy  
development and implementation work as well as the effective  
integration of policy development and integration work from the outset.

b.  IGO-INGO Working Group - NCSG Statement

II.  Other Pending GNSO Policy Issues

A.  "Thick WHOIS" Policy

-- Update

-- Discussion

-- Next Steps - SG/C Input

B.  Registrar Agreement Amendments (RAA)

-- Update

-- Discussion

-- Next Steps

III.  NCSG Matters

A.  January 2013 Non-Contracted Parties House Intercessional Meeting

-- Update

-- Discussion

-- Next Steps

B.  Cyber-Cafe Constituency Proposal

-- Update

-- Discussion

-- Next Steps

C.  NCSG Liaison to At-Large Position to be Filled

-- Update

-- Discussion

-- Next Steps

IV.  AOB?

IP JUSTICE
Robin Gross, Executive Director
1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA  94117  USA
p: +1-415-553-6261    f: +1-415-462-6451
w: http://www.ipjustice.org     e: robin at ipjustice.org

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