[NCSG-Discuss] FW: Registrar Accreditation Agreement Negotiation Session

Sat Feb 9 06:28:26 CET 2013

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>  Anyone know what these great breakthroughs are in the RAA negotiations?
>

No, and specifics are lacking in anything I've been able to find out there
in cyberland.

I want to draw everyones attention to the nature of the ICANN release
Milton has kindly provided us. I'm getting a bit concerned about the
deification of Fadi Chehade and his appointees. I noticed at  the
Intercessional in Los Angeles that Fadi devotion, particularly amongst new
hires, was a bit extreme. He is charismatic, borrows a lot of techniques of
emotive reception from former U.S. President Bill Clinton ("I feel your
pain / concern"; shaking hands with everyone coming into and out of
meetings, as he did in L.A., was pure Clinton) and is very different from
his predecessor,  so some of this is understandable. We need to watch,
though, to ensure the staff remains committed to the organisation and its
governance model and not to the leader.

So, no, Milton, I have no idea what was accomplished in the meeting. You
astutely point out that the details were lacking. I'd suggest, though, the
purpose of this release was to glorify Mr. Chehade (he "rolled up his
sleeves" and "brought renewed vigor")  and his staff more than it was to
provide concrete information about the RAA negotiations. We know Mr.
Chehade will use "every tool available" to continue the "frankness and
openness" while working "diligently" to "achieve closure as soon as
possible". What that all means to policy outcomes that are very important
to us and those whose interests we represent I have no idea. Anyone?

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> *From:* owner-liaison6c at gnso.icann.org [mailto:
> owner-liaison6c at gnso.icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Glen de Saint Géry
> *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2013 4:04 AM
> *To:* liaison6c
> *Subject:* [liaison6c] Registrar Accreditation Agreement Negotiation
> Session****
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> http://blog.icann.org/2013/02/registrar-accreditation-agreement-negotiation-session/
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> *Registrar Accreditation Agreement Negotiation Session*
>
> by Fadi Chehadé on February 7, 2013****
>
> Building on the great work that has been achieved to date, yesterday I met
> with the Registrar Stakeholder Group’s Negotiating Team to continue with
> negotiations toward a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). We
> started the day by affirming our commitment to further, in good faith, a
> new RAA that will address the needs of the community as well as prepare the
> Internet domain name system for a new season of growth.****
>
> The RAA negotiations provide an important opportunity to carefully balance
> the various requirements voiced by the ICANN community, as well as to
> evolve relations with the registrars who are at the frontline delivering
> the innovation and consumer choice enabled by the new gTLD program.****
>
> We discussed several items that had been tabled since this group met last
> year and made headway in considering additional enhancements that will
> complete the agreement in a manner that best achieves our goals rooted in
> the public interest.****
>
> We continued to explore how the proposed RAA can be synchronized with the
> new gTLD Registry Agreement that ICANN published for comment on 5 February
> 2013. Assuming such alignment, this will bring a more cohesive framework
> across these agreements.****
>
> I will endeavor, with every tool available, to ensure that all agreements
> with our contracted parties are embraced in the broadest way plausible, and
> furthermore to support efforts by ICANN as it works to create a level
> playing field for all participants in this growing sector.****
>
> Without compromising any of our principles, we hope to achieve closure as
> soon as possible. I look forward to continuing this spirited and
> collaborative dialogue with the registrars as ICANN and the registrars are
> committed to moving through this process in a deliberative and expeditious
> way.****
>
> [image: Registrar Accreditation Agreement Negotiation Session]<http://blog.icann.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raa-negotiation-1000x390-07feb13.png>
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>
> Meeting participants (as pictured) include:****
>
> *Top Row (from left to right):*****
>
> *Margie Milam*, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, ICANN
> *Matt Serlin*, Registrar Stakeholder Group Chairman, MarkMonitor, Inc.
> *Jeff Eckhaus*, Registrar Stakeholder Group Vice-Chair/CTO, eNom and
> Demand Media
> *Fadi Chehadé*, President and CEO, ICANN
> *Rob Hall*, Registrar Stakeholder Group, Momentous
> *Cyrus Namazi*, Vice President of DNS Industry Engagement, ICANN
> *Samantha Eisner*, Senior Counsel, ICANN****
>
> *Bottom Row (from left to right):*****
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> *Mike Zupke*, Director of Registrar Programs, ICANN
> *Akram Atallah*, Chief Operating Officer, ICANN
> *James Bladel,* Registrar Stakeholder Treasurer, GoDaddy, Inc.
> *Tim Cole*, Senior Director of Registrar Relations, ICANN****
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> *Not Pictured/Conference Call:*****
>
> *John Jeffrey*, General Counsel and Secretary, ICANN
> *Becky Burr*, Advisor to Registrar Stakeholder Group, Neustar, Inc.
> *Volker Greimann*, Registrar GNSO Representative – Europe, Key-Systems
> GmbH, KeyDrive Group****
>
> Reaction from the meeting participants confirming ICANN’s commitment to
> the public interest include:****
>
> “Today’s session was highly productive and a very encouraging step in the
> ongoing RAA negotiations we have been undertaking for over a year. We are
> hopeful for the successful conclusion of these discussions.”****
>
> - Matt Serlin, Registrar Stakeholder Group Chairman, MarkMonitor, Inc.****
>
> “Today was a very productive meeting with Fadi and the ICANN team to
> discuss the new RAA. I think we made important progress on key issues.”***
> *
>
> - James Bladel, Registrar Stakeholder Treasurer, GoDaddy, Inc.****
>
> “I am impressed with the frankness and openness we had in our discussions
> today. Fadi, Akram and the entire ICANN team have brought a renewed vigor
> to our discussions and I believe more progress was made today than in the
> past 18 months. I am confident we will soon see a new RAA agreement in
> place.”****
>
> - Rob Hall, Registrar Stakeholder Group, Momentous****
>
> “The resumption of the RAA negotiations today was accompanied by renewed
> vigor and a very positive direction by all parties. I especially appreciate
> the new high-level attention and willingness to engage on complicated
> issues in a reasonable way that the ICANN team has brought to the
> negotiations at this time. A number of previously immovable boulders have
> been cleared from the road and significant progress mas made on the
> remaining areas of discussion. The goal is definitely in sight now.”****
>
> - Volker A. Greimann, Registrar GNSO Representative – Europe, Key-Systems
> GmbH, KeyDrive Group****
>
> “I believe this meeting was one of the final steps in the negotiation of a
> new RAA, a difficult but very important process. There are still some
> issues to resolve, but both sides are working diligently and expect to have
> an agreement in place in the next few months, to match the timing of the
> launch of new gTLDs.”****
>
> - Jeff Eckhaus, Registrar Stakeholder Group Vice-Chair/CTO, eNom and
> Demand Media****
>
> “Fadi rolled up his sleeves, listened to our concerns with an open mind,
> and worked with us to identify possible solutions. His participation
> contributed to a respectful exchange that resulted in significant progress
> on some tough issues and set a constructive tone for the work that remains.”
> ****
>
> - Becky Burr, Advisor to Registrar Stakeholder Group, Neustar, Inc.****
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> GNSO Secretariat ****
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> http://gnso.icann.org****
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