Re: [gtld-council] Re: [council] GNSO PDP new TLDS: Call for further information

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ross

Perhaps I can provide some input from my side and we could take this  
up on the next  Council call.

The meeting in Washington was a "committee meeting" -- not a meeting  
of the whole group who are working on the PDP.

It was clear from the Washington meeting that more consultation  
needed to take place on technical criteria.  From my personal notes,  
"staff to produce a document that is the current status quo on  
technical criteria for TLDs.  Then send to the constituencies for  
their comments and input".

From BT's 26 Feb email to the gtld-council list (I don't have the  
exact citation or link but I am sure you can find it easily on the  
chronological link to the GNSO archives) "there seemed to be general  
agreement that technical criteria were important.  Some stated that  
these technical criteria should only be those "necessary".  I (BT)  
recommend that each constituency consider what technical criteria  
they feel is "necessary".  I have asked the ICANN staff to prepare a  
summary of the "current" technical criteria that have evolved from  
the 2000 and 2004 rounds, and are also included in recent new TLD  
agreements".

As I said in my original mail, it would be helpful for constituencies  
to provide more information prior to the Wellington meeting for  
inclusion, after discussion, in an updated Initial Report.

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 08 Mar 2006, at 17:29, Ross Rader wrote:

> Bruce -
>
> After reading this document (which I haven't entirely digested yet)  
> it occurred to me that our "project plan" isn't quite clear. I am  
> not familiar with the iterative consultation model that it appears  
> that we are moving forward with. This makes it difficult for me to  
> understand a) what deliverables my constituency will be required to  
> provide down the road and b) how these deliverables will be  
> treated. This draft of the document requests that each constituency  
> refine its position in order to facilitate a consultation with  
> other supporting organizations. I am unclear how this fits into the  
> policy development process and equally unclear whether or not  
> similar requests will be made of the constituencies in the future.
>
> It would be useful if our work plan could be clarified and a more  
> definite project plan be produced. This will help me work more  
> closely with my constituency, mindful of the larger requirements of  
> the work plan ahead of us. Consultation with a group as large as  
> the registrars can be costly and time consuming - it is very  
> difficult to undertake a consultation and provide quality results  
> on a seemingly ad hoc basis.
>
> Thank you in advance for any further clarity that you can provide.
>
> -ross
>
> Liz Williams wrote:
> > Dear Colleagues
> > I have attached for your review a document which sets out a  
> > request for additional information on the technical selection  
> > criteria for new TLDs.
> > The document focuses on four key questions around technical  
> > criteria which we discussed at some length at the Washington meeting.
> > Could I ask you and your constituencies to come to Wellington with  
> > more detailed information about your positions (and the  
> > justification for those positions based on ICANN's mission and  
> > values)?  We would then be able to move forward with discussions  
> > about the appropriateness of other selection criteria and  
> > allocation methods.
> > I will be delivering to you all, I hope by the end of this week,  
> > an updated version of the new TLD /Initial Report/ in which I have  
> > included Washington inputs and other information.
> > I would expect to be working on that /Initial Report/ during the  
> > two day session planned for 25 & 26 March.
> > Kind regards and, of course, any questions come straight back to  
> > me.  If necessary, we could add quick discussion of this document  
> > to the agenda for next week's Council call.
> > Liz
> > .....................................................
> > Liz Williams
> > Senior Policy Counselor
> > ICANN - Brussels
> > +32 2 234 7874 tel
> > +32 2 234 7848 fax
> > +32 497 07 4243 mob
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