Re: [gnso-rn-wg] GNSO GAC Public Policy Principles

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

No problem Chuck.

The policy and ops staff are working very closely on understanding  
the draft GAC principles and how they can be applied in the context  
of implementing a robust implementation plan for new TLDs.

We identified yesterday that further questions need to be posed to  
the GAC to clarify their intentions and to understand the impact on  
the new TLDs process.

Please send any questions as soon as you can so we can give the GAC  
as much notice as possible.

Kind regards.

Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
+32 2 234 7874 tel
+32 2 234 7848 fax
+32 497 07 4243 mob




On 09 Feb 2007, at 02:45, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Thank you very much Liz.  After reading this, I think that it would be
> very important for us to start asking the GAC questions about some of
> the principles well before Lisbon.  If we wait until then, that could
> cause delay additional delays in the introduction of new gTLDs.   
> Whereas
> the GAC supports "transparent and predictable criteria" (Section  
> 2.10),
> they are asking for some restrictions that may be virtually impossible
> to evaluate objectively and they want to have the right to  
> interpret the
> application of their principles and veto any application (Section  
> 2.13).
>
> Unless there is objection, I plan to add an agenda item regarding this
> for our next meeting.  My intent would be to enlist volunteers to
> develop some draft questions for the GAC that could be reviewed by the
> full WG and ultimately submitted to the GAC as much in advance of the
> Lisbon meetings as possible.
>
> Chuck
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Liz Williams
> > Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:13 AM
> > To: gnso-rn-wg@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [gnso-rn-wg] GNSO GAC Public Policy Principles
> >
> > Colleagues
> >
> > Here is the latest draft of the proposed public policy
> > principles from the GAC.
> >
> >  From my recent conversations with Bill Dee, it seems that
> > the principles may be finished at the Lisbon meeting.
> >
> > The principles are important in the context of new TLDs.
> >
> > Kind regards.
> >
> > Liz