Re: [gnso-sti] Meeting Details for STI Review Team on Thursday Evening

[Wendy Seltzer <wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I regret that I'll be unable to join this meeting, but look forward to
participating in the STI Review Team after Friday.

--Wendy

Margie Milam wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> We have reserved the Astor Room on the 36th Floor for a face to face meeting 
> of the STI Review Team on Thursday, October 29th from 5-6:30 pm.     As a 
> reminder, each of the Stakeholder Groups should identify their 
> representatives to the Review Team in accordance with the proposed motion 
> that will be voted upon at the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday.   For your 
> information, the proposed motion is below.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Margie Milam
> 
> Senior Policy Counselor
> ICANN
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> WHEREAS, the ICANN Board has requested that the GNSO evaluate certain ICANN 
> staff implementation proposals for the protection of trademarks in new gTLDs 
> based in part on the recommendations from the IRT, public comments, and 
> additional analysis undertaken by ICANN Staff, as described in the letter 
> dated 12 October 2009 <<Letter from Rod Beckstrom & Peter Dengate Thrush to 
> GNSO 
> Council<http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/beckstrom-to-gnso-council-12oct09-en.pdf>>>.
> 
> WHEREAS, the ICANN Board letter requests the GNSO's view by December 14, 2009 
> on whether certain rights protection mechanisms for second level strings 
> recommended by ICANN Staff based on public input are consistent with the 
> GNSO's proposed policy on the introduction of new gTLDs, and are the 
> appropriate and effective options for achieving the GNSO's stated principles 
> and objectives;
> 
> WHEREAS, the GNSO has reviewed the ICANN Board letter and desires to approve 
> the procedures for conducting such evaluation;
> 
> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the GNSO adopts the following process to 
> conduct the evaluation requested by the Board:
> 
> 1.                   A GNSO Review Team will be comprised of representatives 
> designated as follows:  the Registrar and Registry Stakeholder Groups with 
> two (2) representatives each,  the Commercial Stakeholder Groups and the 
> Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups with four (4) representatives each, and 
> At-Large with two (2) representatives and one representative from the 
> Nominating Committee Appointees(1);
> 
> 2.                   Each of the Stakeholder Groups will solicit from their 
> members their initial position statements on the questions and issues raised 
> by the ICANN Board letter and the ICANN Staff proposed models for the 
> implementation of the Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension 
> model, and will deliver their initial position statements on November 4, and 
> with final position statements to be delivered by November 6, 2009;
> 
> 3.                   Such position statements will be summarized by ICANN 
> Staff and distributed to the GNSO Review Team to evaluate whether a consensus 
> can be reached on the ICANN Staff implementation models or other proposals 
> for the protection of trademarks in the New gTLD Program; and
> 
> The GNSO Review Team will conduct its analysis, identify those areas where 
> consensus has already been reached, an seek to develop consensus on those 
> issues for which consensus could not be determined. The GNSO Review Team will 
> provide a final report to the GNSO on or before the GNSO council's meeting in 
> late November, 2009.
> 
> 


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Wendy Seltzer -- wendy@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
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