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RE: [bc-gnso] GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff Support
- To: "Marilyn Cade " <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff Support
- From: <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:56:25 -0700
<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000;
font-size:10pt;"><div>All,</div><div><br></div><div>ICANN Board Member Bruce
Tonkin joined the GNSO Council meeting last week to brief the Council on the
consumer trust, confidence and competition resolution and make the ask for
input. There was solid support for the intent of the resolution, but
objection to it being an unfunded mandate. Staff said its support for the
effort could only come at the expense of some ongoing Council work.
</div><div><br></div><div>Ultimately, it was determined that Rosemary Sinclair
(who had volunteered to chair the effort for the Council), would talk to Tonkin
about the matter. She would report back to Council with work of a
solution or Council would then lodge it concern in a letter to the
Board.</div><div><br></div><div>The quotes in Kevin's story sound right, but
the context place the concern not on the value of the effort but in its being
underwritten.</div><div><br></div><div>In my personal view, a focus on trust,
confidence and competition is
essential.</div><div><br></div><div>Berard<br></div>
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-------- Original Message --------<br>
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff<br>
Support<br>
From: "Marilyn Cade " <<a
href="mailto:marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx";>marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Date: Sat, January 15, 2011 2:17 pm<br>
To: "Phil Corwin " <<a
href="mailto:pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>>,
"Bc GNSO list "<br>
<<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx";>bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
<br>
<br>
I was listening to the call, as was Steve Delbianco, BUT, BC councilors were
on the call and shld first respond. <br>
Other members may have been on the audio cast as well. <br>
<br>
Let's first hear from John and Zahoid on for insights. <br>
<br>
<br>
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Phil Corwin <<a
href="mailto:pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:55:37 <br>
To: <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx";>bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx</a>><br>
Subject: [bc-gnso] GNSO Shelves New gTLD Work Due to Lack of Staff Support<br>
<br>
FYI--Would appreciate any additional insights from BC members who participated
in or observed the GNSO Council meeting -- <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped";>http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped</a>/
<br>
<br>
ICANN <<a
href="http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped/>";>http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped/></a>;
staff swamped <<a
href="http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped/>";>http://domainincite.com/icann-staff-swamped/></a>;
<br>
<br>
Kevin Murphy <<a
href="http://domainincite.com/about>";>http://domainincite.com/about></a>; ,
January 14, 2011, 16:13:16 (UTC), <br>
Domain Policy <<a
href="http://domainincite.com/category/domain-policy/>";>http://domainincite.com/category/domain-policy/></a>;
<br>
ICANN's board of directors is giving its staff and policy-making bodies
more work than they can handle. <br>
The GNSO Council yesterday voted to shelve board-requested work on the new
top level domains program because no ICANN staffers have the time to help
coordinate the project. <br>
Last month, the board <br>
asked <<a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm#6>";>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-10dec10-en.htm#6></a>;
the GNSO and other constituencies to come up with ideas, before
mid-March, about how to measure the consumer benefits of new TLDs after
they launch. <br>
But the Council yesterday was faced with having to suspend other policy
development, in order to get the required staff support, so decided instead to
defer the new work. <br>
A senior ICANN executive at the meeting said that ICANN staff is "not
an unlimited resource" and has "no bandwidth to keep taking these projects".
<br>
This has apparently been an issue for over a year. <br>
In this particular instance, the problem project comprised part of ICANN's
obligations under its Affirmation of Commitments with the US government, so
it's not trivial stuff. <br>
As others have <br>
noted <<a
href="http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/13/icann-community-faces-policy-overload/>";>http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/13/icann-community-faces-policy-overload/></a>;
, sometimes the amount of policy development going on in ICANN can appear
overwhelming to outsiders, but it seems that this problem also extends
to ICANN internally. <br>
<br>
<br>
Philip S. Corwin <br>
Partner <br>
Butera & Andrews <br>
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW <br>
Suite 500 <br>
Washington, DC 20004 <br>
202-347-6875 (office) <br>
202-347-6876 (fax) <br>
202-255-6172 (cell) <br>
"Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey<br>
<br>
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