[gnso-irtp-b-jun09] Feedback from Tim Cole

[Marika Konings <marika.konings@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

As discussed during our last meeting, I received additional feedback from Tim 
concerning his conversation with James regarding the EAC. He pointed out the 
following issues:

 *   Title – the WG might want to consider replacing the term 'EAC' with 
something more explicit and limited in scope to make sure it is not the subject 
of abuse or "mission creep". If this is specifically intended to address urgent 
transfer matters, then the term "Transfer" clearly needs to be in the name.
 *   RADAR - with sufficient resources dedicated to software development, it 
would not be that difficult to convert or add a current contact field in RADAR 
(e.g., the Transfer Contact) to the "Emergency Transfer Contact" or something 
similar, whose contact information is limited to others in the same category.  
In other words, an Emergency Transfer Contact at one registrar could reach out 
to an Emergency Transfer Contact at another registrar. Where the new element 
arises is that the communication between the two parties would be coordinated 
through ICANN, with timestamps (e.g., UTC) all tracked through ICANN's system 
(at least for the initial response - which is governed by the turnaround rules 
– after that, resolution of any problem could be taken offline and handled 
through routine channels). This takes care of the response time tracking issue 
and protects the contacts from abusive use by non–eligible parties. It is 
relatively straightforward and our IT folks have deemed it feasible to develop. 
The WG has referred to this as a "phase two" proposal.

With best regards,

Marika