RE: [bc-gnso] IMPORTANT: GAC-Board meeting: need to rsvp to ICANN for attendance on site /Reminder that we may need to vote on BC statements/possible BC members 'gathering'

["Michael D. Palage" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Marilyn,

 

It is my understanding that ?proof of travel? is only required after they
have indicated that you are on the list of approved RSVP attendees. Wendy
Profit is handling the current RSVP list.

 

While I fully support your efforts to mobilize business interests in the
Brussels region in coordination with this event,  I have some concern with
your proposal for constituencies to be able to self-designate ?experts.? 

 

I think there should be some higher objective standard than just a
constituency chair said so or that was the only warm body that could show up
from a given constituency.

 

Best regards,

 

Michael

 

 

 

 

 

From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Marilyn Cade
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:39 PM
To: bc - GNSO list; Chris at Andalucia
Subject: [bc-gnso] IMPORTANT: GAC-Board meeting: need to rsvp to ICANN for
attendance on site /Reminder that we may need to vote on BC
statements/possible BC members 'gathering'

 

Please see an important announcement pasted below. ICANN updated this late
last week, and it just came to my attention late last night. Apologies that
I didn't catch it earlier. Others may have.  The new news is required RSVP,
with proof of travel somehow shown. I have a call into ICANN staff to verify
how this will work. 

 

I am planning on attending, and I think that Steve DelBianco is also
planning to travel. Other members may be as well. There will not be a
guarantee of seats, it appears. I will do my best to find out how much room
there is, however. 

As you all will recall from the BC call with members, Steve and I and others
will be working on a document which summarizes the present BC positions
against the GAC/Board discussion topics.  Where we do not have a position
and it seems advisable to do so, we will use a shortened voting period. The
ExComm does believe that would only be necessary in one or two instances,
but we won't know until we see the GAC and Board discussion papers. 

I have asked for the Constituency Chairs or their designees to be designated
'experts' to respond to questions about formalized positions of the
individual constituencies. That would allow the BC's views to be heard
regarding the items of priority to the full BC. 

 

I also want to have a brief gathering of BC members from the Brussels area
and those who travel while we are there. One of our members located in
Brussels has volunteered space, so stay tuned for further details on what
seems feasible on that front. We may also want to invite some business
guests who may be prospective members to drinks or breakfast, and Chris and
I will work on whether that seems doable, depending on who from the BC is
actually in Brussels at that time/dates. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: ICANN's Board and GAC to Meet on New gTLDs

Updated: 2 February 2011
21 January 2011

 

RSVP to Attend ICANN Board-GAC Meeting in Brussels

A message to those who wish to attend the ICANN Board-GAC Meeting in
Brussels on 28 Feb-1 Mar.

If you wish to attend as an observer the upcoming meeting of the ICANN's
Board and the GAC to discuss new gTLDs [see below], please RSVP by sending
an email to GAC-BoardRSVP@xxxxxxxxx no later than 8 February 2011. Space in
the room is limited and we don't wish to have people traveling and find
there is no space for them to attend. Therefore it was necessary to come up
with a limited procedure for seat allocation. If the number of RSVPs exceeds
the amount of available seating, ICANN staff will allocate the seating in an
equitable manner. To ensure maximum attendance, those whose RSVPs are
confirmed will need to submit a copy of an airline ticket, hotel reservation
or other indication of their intent to attend in person.

As previously announced, the meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live
over the Internet. Only GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff
members and subject matter experts will participate in the meeting. Please
note that in addition to the open plenary sessions, smaller meetings focused
on specific issues may also take place and may be closed to
non-participants. If they occur, those in these smaller meetings will report
on their work during the open plenary sessions.

  _____  

During the recent ICANN meeting in Cartagena, the ICANN Board of Directors
and Governmental Advisory Committee agreed to meet at some time prior to the
upcoming Silicon Valley/San Francisco meeting in order to devote significant
time in the interest of resolving the outstanding issues the GAC has
identified with the new gTLD process.

Planning for that meeting has occurred and the Board and the GAC have agreed
to meet on 28 February and 1 March 2011, in Brussels, at the Square Brussels
Meeting Centre, Mont des Arts ? Kunstberg, Brussels.

The purpose of the meeting is to:

1.      Identify the specific differences between Governmental Advisory
Committee ("GAC") advice and the current implementation of the GNSO New gTLD
Policy recommendations embodied in the Applicant Guidebook.

 

2.      Through discussion among Board and GAC members, either: 

a.      arrive at an agreed upon resolution of those differences, or
b.      for those issues not resolved, identify what differences remain.
This meeting is not intended to address the requirements/steps outlined in
the Bylaws mandated Board-GAC consultation process.

The meeting will be open, scribed and streamed live over the Internet. Only
GAC members, ICANN Board members, select ICANN staff members and subject
matter experts will participate in the discussion, whether in person or
remotely. It will be possible for interested parties to attend and observe
proceedings.  Remote participation facilities will also be made available. 

Papers to inform the discussions will be published prior to the meeting.
Details of the agenda and logistics will be made available closer to the
meeting.

Background

ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) plays a key role within ICANN,
particularly with regard to providing advice to the Board on public policy
issues. The GAC has been actively involved in the discussions on the
introduction of new gTLDs and has regularly provided advice to the ICANN
Board on a number of issues, which the Board has sought to address. The most
recent GAC communiqué
<http://gac.icann.org/system/files/Cartagena_Communique.pdf>  [PDF, 45 KB]
identified a number of issues associated with the introduction of new gTLDs
that the GAC considers outstanding, or unresolved to the GAC's satisfaction.

The new gTLD program <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm>
has its origins in carefully deliberated policy development work by the
ICANN community. In October 2007, following more than 18 months of community
discussions, the GNSO formally completed its policy development work on new
gTLDS and approved a set of 19 policy recommendations. In June 2008, ICANN's
Board of Directors adopted the policy recommendations and directed staff to
commence work on an implementation plan.

The first version of the Applicant Guidebook was posted for public comment
on 1 October 2008, and since that time a further four versions have followed
with the most recent, the Proposed Final Applicant Guidebook
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-5-en.htm>  published on
10 November 2010. Each version has been revised as a result of comments
received via the respective public comment fora. The ICANN meeting in
Cartagena provided the platform for discussion of the latest version, and
provided an opportunity for the Board to hear first hand, the community's
views.