[bc-gnso] Call for Volunteers: Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group Members - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D

[Benedetta Rossi <bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear BC Members,

Please find below an ICANN announcement regarding the call for 
volunteers for PDP Working Group members for IRTP part D.
Thank you,

Kind Regards,

Benedetta Rossi
BC Secretariat
https://community.icann.org/display/gnsobc/Home
www.bizconst.org
bc-secretariat@xxxxxxxxx

*http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25jan13-en.htm*

*Call for Volunteers: Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group 
Members - Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D*
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*In Brief *

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks 
volunteers to serve on a Working Group that will address issues related 
to the transfer of domain names between registrars. After investigating 
and considering specific issues (detailed below), the Working Group is 
expected to recommend how to handle these issues, which could include 
proposals for changes to the existing Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy 
<http://archive.icann.org/en/transfers/policy-12jul04.htm> (a consensus 
policy adopted in 2004).
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*What This Group Will Do *

The initial tasks of the group will be to consider the following six 
questions[1] <#_ftn1> and make relevant recommendations to the GNSO 
Council:
a)Whether reporting requirements for registries and dispute providers 
should be 
developed, in order to make precedent and trend information 
available to the 
community and allow reference to past cases in dispute 
submissions;
b)Whether additional provisions should be included in the TDRP (Transfer 
Dispute Resolution Policy) on how to handle disputes when multiple 
transfers have 
occurred;
c)Whether dispute options for registrants should be developed and 
implemented as
part of the policy (registrants currently depend on 
registrars to initiate a dispute on 
their behalf);
d)Whether requirements or best practices should be put into place for 
registrars to make information on transfer dispute resolution options 
available to registrants;
e)Whether existing penalties for policy violations are sufficient or if 
additional provisions/penalties for specific violations should be added 
into the policy;
f)Whether the universal adoption and implementation of EPP AuthInfo 
codes has eliminated the need of FOAs. **
*How This Group Will Work *

ICANN Working Groups use transparent, open processes. The meetings of 
this WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be available to the 
public. The mailing list for the IRTP Part D WG will be archived 
publicly. Working Group members are expected to submit Statements of 
Interest (SOI). The group will collaborate using a public workspace. The 
Working Group is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines 
<../../Library/Caches/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/Outlook%20Temp/gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-07apr11-en.pdf>. 

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*How to Join *

The Council invites interested parties to provide names of expected 
participants who can then be added to the WG mailing list. The GNSO 
Council may also invite stakeholders and experts to join. Participants 
in the Working Group that addressed IRTP Part C are especially 
encouraged to apply. Community members who wish to be invited to join 
the group should contact the GNSO secretariat 
<mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxx?subject=Application%20to%20Join%20IRTP%20Part%20C%20Working%20Group> 
(gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxx>). This 
WG is already forming; please apply promptly.
*Background *

The Inter‐Registrar Transfer Policy 
<http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/transfers/policy-01jun12.htm> 
(IRTP) is a consensus policy adopted in 2004 to provide a 
straightforward procedure for domain name holders to transfer domain 
names between registrars. An overall review of this policy identified 
areas that require clarification or improvement. At its meeting on 17 
January 2013, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council 
passed a resolution chartering a Policy Development Process (PDP) 
Working Group (WG) to address the topic of Inter-Registrar Transfer 
Policies (IRTP) Part D. Because the initial review identified a wide 
range of issues related to transferring domain names, the issues have 
been categorized into subsets. This Working Group will tackle the issues 
referred to as “Part D”.

Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

http://gnso.icann.org


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[1] <#_ftnref1>See the final Issue Report on the IRTP Part D 
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/issue-report-irtp-d-08jan13-en.pdf> for 
further details on each of these issues.