NCSG Open Policy Meeting - 15 January 16:00 UTC agenda & dial-in details

Tue Jan 15 13:13:23 CET 2013

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies, unfortunately there is an unavoidable clash in my schedule and I
am unable to attend this call.

Regards

Cintra

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Robin Gross <robin at ipjustice.org> wrote:

> Reminder:  All NCSG Members are welcome to join the call tomorrow.
>  Updated discussion agenda below. Thanks!
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> NCSG Open Policy Meeting - 15 January 2013
> Time: 16:00 - 18:00 UTC
>    Other time zones:
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> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCSG+meeting&iso=20130115T16
> *<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NCSG+meeting&iso=20130115T16>
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> *Telephone Bridge Dial-In Numbers:*
>    *http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm*<http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCSG_Passcodes.htm>
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> *Passcode:** NCSG*
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> *Adobe Connect:*
>    *https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/*<https://icann.adobeconnect.com/_a819976787/ncsg/>
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> *Draft Discussion Agenda*
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> *I.  Preparation for GNSO Council Meeting of **17 January 2013*<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2013-01-17>
> *A. MOTIONS for a Vote by GNSO Council this week*
> *1.  **Initiation of a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the
> Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D & Approval of Charter*
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> https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+-+17+January+2013
> *<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+-+17+January+2013>
> **
> *B.  DISCUSSION Items (no vote)*
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> *1.  Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Strawman Proposal and Blocking
> Proposal (aka "Defensive Registrations")*
> * *
> ICANN’s CEO has requested GNSO Council input on the Strawman Proposal<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/chehade-to-robinson-04dec12-en.pdf>
> recently developed through the TMCH related implementation discussions,
> which has been posted for public comment. *
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30nov12-en.htm*<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30nov12-en.htm>.
> ICANN’s CEO additionally requested Council input on the joint proposal from
> the Business Constituency/Intellectual Property Constituency (BC/IPC) for a
> “limited preventative registration mechanism” which is also currently
> available for public comment.
>
> NCSG submitted a comment on the proposals (.pdf<http://ipjustice.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/NCSG-Strawman-Response.pdf>
> ).
> *Public Comment Period Open until 15 Jan. & 5 Feb. for Reply Comments***<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/tmch-strawman-30nov12-en.htm>
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> Related to this discussion is the Staff 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 to a previous
> request from the New GLTD Committee (2012.04.10.NG2).  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 continue 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.
> *2.  GNSO Response to the GAC Letter*
>
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> The GAC has sent a letter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/dryden-to-robinson-28nov12-en.pdf>
> 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. The
> Council has sent an initial response and now needs to move ahead with
> developing a full response.
>
> *3.  Policy vs. Implementation*
>
> The recent letter from the GAC as well as activities relating 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.
> Recent discussions on the Council mailing list indicate that there is an
> interest to undertake further work on this issue. At the same time, ICANN
> Staff has published *a paper*<http://gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg14061.html> that
> is intended to facilitate further community discussions on this topic.
> * *
> *4.  ATRT2 Developments*
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> The call for applicants to serve on the next Accountability and
> Transparency Review Team (ATRT) has been extended until 14 January 2013.
> (See:
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03dec12-en.htm).   An update on the process and next steps to provide GNSO Council
> endorsements of applicants will be provided to Council.
>
> **
> *5.  Whois Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal Study*
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> * *
> *At the ICANN Meeting in Toronto, Lyman Chapin presented the results of
> the survey that evaluated the feasibility of conducting a future in-depth
> study into communication Relay and identity Reveal requests sent for gTLD
> domain names registered using Proxy and Privacy services. The Council
> should consider whether to go ahead with the study.*
>
> *II.  Non-Council Meeting Discussion Issues*
>
> *A.  Meeting of the Non-Contracted House Party (NCPH) 29-30 January in LA
> (remote participation)*
>
> *B.  Consumer Trust / Metrics*
>
> *C.  Registrar Agreement Amendment Negotiations*
>
> *D.  Consider Applying for an ICANN Fellowship for Durban or Buenos Aires
> Mtgs:*
>        *http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships*<http://www.icann.org/en/about/participate/fellowships>
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> *III. AOB?*
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> 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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