RE: [bc-gnso] ICANN 43. COSTA RICA BC VICE CHAIR POLICY COORDINATION IN PUBLIC FORUM

[Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

For this email, I added in Lanre Ajayi, which all you will recall is because he 
on the Board of one of our WITSA members, and Jimson Olufuye has asked that we 
share information with Lanre, in Jimson's absence here with us. 
Although this is on the BC public list [so publicly visible] I thought it would 
be useful for him and for Alex and Anders to see our public comments during the 
public forum more easily. 
When I forward anything, I will so note. 
From: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bc-gnso] ICANN 43. COSTA RICA   BC VICE CHAIR POLICY COORDINATION IN 
PUBLIC FORUM
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:53:29 +0100



ICANN 43. COSTA RICA   BC VICE CHAIR POLICY COORDINATION IN PUBLIC FORUM 
>>STEVE DELBIANCO:MY NAME IS STEVE DELBIANCO AND I AM VICE CHAIR OF POLICY 
COORDINATION OF THE BUSINESS CONSTITUENCY I AM NOT SURE HOW PUBLIC INTEREST GOT 
ON THE AGENDA BUT I'M GLAD IT'S THERE. IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE TALKED ABOUT MANY 
TIMES BECAUSE IT IS BAKED INTO OUR DNA, THROUGH OUR BYLAWS, THROUGH OUR 
AFFIRMATION OF COMMITMENTS, TO THE REVIEWS BUT ALSO NOW THE IANA AGREEMENT WILL 
REQUIRE THAT WE VERIFY, THAT WE FOLLOW THE GLOBAL PUBLIC INTEREST.
THAT BEGS US TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE BOARD OUGHT TO ASK THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO 
DEFINE WHAT THAT MEANS. WE OUGHT TO BE INSPIRED AT LEAST BY A LITTLE EXPERIENCE 
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE RESPONDED TO A BOARD RESOLUTION FROM THE 
CARTAGENA MEETING ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO DEFINE "CONSUMER TRUST, CONSUMER 
CHOICE AND COMPETITION" IN THE CON TENSE OF THE DNS. AND THAT WAS PURSUANT TO 
AFFIRMATION REVIEW A YEAR AFTER THE NEW TLDs OR IN THE ROOT. IF YOU ASK THE 
COMMUNITY, I THINK WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE DRAFT ADVICE THAT HAS BEEN POSTED 
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS OF COMING UP WITH 
NARROW SCOPE DEFINITIONS THAT ARE STILL A HIGH BAR FOR ICANN TO HIT.
I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING IT IS NOT JUST DOABLE FROM THE COMMUNITY BUT I WILL EVEN 
KICK START THE PROCESS TO SUGGEST IF WE WERE TO DEFINE "GLOBAL PUBLIC INTEREST" 
IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE TWO THINGS WE DO, WE DO REGISTRATIONS. AND WE DO 
RESOLUTIONS. THAT'S ALL ICANN MANAGES. AND THE ONLY THINGS WE WANT TO HAVE IN 
THE PUBLIC INTEREST IS TO HAVE THE AVAILABILITY AND THE INTEGRITY OF 
REGISTRATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THAT'S THE BARE BEGINNING OF A DEFINITION. I 
THINK WE CAN WORK WITH THAT. AND I WOULD INVITE THE BOARD TO ASK THE COMMUNITY 
TO TRY TO RESPOND TO THAT CHALLENGE.
>>STEVE CROCKER: THANK YOU. GETTING THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN DEFINING WHAT 
>>GLOBAL PUBLIC INTEREST IS, IS AN INTRIGUING IDEA AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE 
>>ON THAT AREA.