Tomorrow: NCSG Policy Mtg Agenda for Nov 13, 2012 (16:00 UTC)

[Robin Gross]

> Dear All,
>
> Reminder that 13 November (16:00 UTC) is the next NCSG Open Policy  
> Meeting.  A draft discussion agenda and links to participate  
> remotely are below.
>
> All NCSG members are encouraged to attend this discussion with  
> their NCSG Policy Committee Representatives including the NCSG GNSO  
> Council Representatives.
>
> Thank you!
> Robin
>
> _______________________________
>
> NCSG Open Policy Meeting
> Date:  13 November 2012
> Time:  16:00 - 18:00 UTC
> Dial-in Numbers:  http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm
> Adobe Connect:  https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/
>
> Draft Discussion Agenda
>
> A. Non-G-Council Mtg Issues:
>
> 1.  IPC/BC proposals for mandatory new "protections" for new domain  
> names
>
> 2.  Cybercafe Constituency Proposal
>
> 3.  Possible Non-Contracted Parties House Intercessional Meeting in  
> January 2013
>
> B.  Review of Agenda: Motions & Discussion Items for GNSO Council  
> Meeting 11/15
>
> 1.  MOTION - RAP recommendation on Uniformity of Contracts to  
> Address Registration Abuse
> The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group (RAPWG) recommended  
> that an Issue Report evaluate whether a minimum baseline of  
> registration abuse provisions should be created for ICANN  
> agreements. The Final Issue Report, which was submitted to the GNSO  
> Council on 21 September 2012, recommends the initiation of a PDP  
> (see http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/registration-abuse/uofc-final- 
> issue-report-20sep12-en.pdf).
> The Council must now consider a motion to initiate a PDP.
>
> Refer to motion 1:
> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo
>
> 2.  MOTION – Second Level Protections for certain IOC / RCRC names  
> in the first round of New GTLDs
>
> The IOC/RC Drafting Team has forwarded its recommendations that the  
> GNSO Council recommend to the Board that it adopt the IOC/RC  
> Drafting Team’s recommendations 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 this.
>
> Refer to motion 2:
> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo
>
> 3.  MOTION: Approval of INGO/INGO Protection PDP WG Charter
> Pursuant to its 17 October 2012 motion, the GNSO Council initiated  
> a PDP and created a Working Group on an expedited basis to evaluate  
> the protection of names and acronyms of certain international  
> organizations including, International Governmental Organizations  
> (IGOs) and Non- Governmental Organizations such as the Red Cross/ 
> Red Crescent Movement (RCRC) and the International Olympic  
> Committee (IOC). The Working Group has developed a charter for this  
> PDP and the Council must now consider a motion to approve the charter.
>
> Refer to motion 3:
> http://tinyurl.com/chw8ooo
>
> 4.  UPDATE - Uniform Rapid Suspension  (URS)
> On September 18, 2012, Kurt Pritz wrote to the GNSO Council Chair  
> to inform the Council of ongoing discussions on the implementation  
> of the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system.
>
> This was discussed in Toronto and has now been followed up by an  
> email update to the Council (November 06, 2012).  The Council  
> agreed on a course of action in Toronto and the purpose of this  
> discussion is to ensure the Council is up-to-date and to consider  
> whether or not any other or different course of action is required.
>
> 5.  Defensive Registrations Discussion
> Staff has delivered a briefing paper http://gnso.icann.org/en/node/ 
> 32287 to the GNSO Council on the topic of defensive registrations  
> at the second level in response from a request from the New GLTD  
> Committee (2012.04.10.NG2).  The New GTLD Committee requests the  
> GNSO to consider whether additional work on defensive registrations  
> at the second level should be undertaken.  The Council to discuss  
> whether to undertake any additional work on this topic, especially  
> in light of the continued discussions in Toronto on this topic.
>
> 6.  Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT) Selection  
> Process and Timeline Discussion
> There is a pending call for applications to serve on the ATRT 2 as  
> independent expert or as volunteer team member in representation of  
> an ICANN SO/AC, as reflected in the  announcement - http:// 
> www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05oct12-en.htm -  
> and Call for Applicants - http://www.icann.org/en/about/aoc-review/ 
> atrt/call-for-volunteers-05oct12-en.htm.
>
> C.  AOB
>




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