Re: [gtld-council] new TLDs Work Plan 2007

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bret

You must have misunderstood what was contemplated.  As you are aware,  
there has been much discussion and input from a wide range of  
stakeholders at this meeting and we are yet to have substantive  
discussions with the GAC.
We are not in a position to release a final Draft Report until  
consultations have taken place with the other SOs and ACs.  In  
addition, the GNSO IDN Working Group has just begun its work and  
there are elements of that work that are highly relevant to the new  
TLDs report as a whole.
You are also aware that we are entering the Christmas season and,  
whilst work will be continuing, it will not be at the current rate.   
You are also aware that Committee members are committed to two other  
PDPs.
If we can bring the dates forward we will do that but we must ensure  
that we have adequate clarification of the draft recommendations as  
they stand -- the Committee needs to do more there; we must ensure we  
have input from other stakeholders and we must ensure that we, as  
closely as possible, post documentation that allows sufficient time  
to consider many other views.
Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
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On 06 Dec 2006, at 21:21, Bret Fausett wrote:

> I'm confused. I was under the impression that our report was close to
> complete and that shortly we would be in a position to submit the  
> report to
> the Board (December 2006-January, 2007). My expectation was that an  
> RFP for
> new TLDs would be forthcoming in ICANN's Q4 (April-June 2007), with  
> new TLD
> applications submitted in ICANN's Q1 (July-October, 2007). Keep in  
> mind
> Board Resolution 06.23,* which called upon the GNSO to complete its  
> part of
> the work by January 1, 2007, so that ICANN could move forward with
> implementation. Certainly conducting final consultations in Lisbon,  
> at the
> end of March, is far beyond what I contemplated, and well outside  
> of the
> Board resolution.
>
> If I'm reading the proposal correctly, the dates in this timeline
> contemplate three more drafts: the first by 26 January 2007, the  
> second by
> 26 February 2007, and a third and final sometime "[b]etween Lisbon and
> Puerto Rico meeting." ** That's two too many drafts and at least  
> five months
> more than necessary. Under the PDP (Annex A to the Bylaws ***), we  
> need to
> provide 20 days public comment on the report. 10 days after this  
> comment
> period, we need to produce a final report, which can be voted on by  
> the
> Council.
>
> My suggestion is that we call the comment period as soon as  
> possible, on the
> current text or something very close to it. To the extent  
> constituencies
> have not yet commented, they can do so in the public comment  
> period. During
> the 10 day revision period, I recommend that we take upon  
> ourselves, as the
> Council, the job of producing the next iteration of the report,  
> with Staff
> assistance as necessary and appropriate. And yes, I'll be replaced  
> soon on
> the Council, but I will stay involved, on behalf of the ALAC, in  
> the two
> PDPs underway until they wind up. I'm not passing this to someone  
> else. ;-)
> I would volunteer to be part of a small drafting committee to  
> produce the
> final text during that 10 day window.
>
> If we follow this path, we could be in a position to forward the  
> Board a
> report by the end of January, 2007.
>
>       -- Bret
>
> --
> * http://www.icann.org/minutes/resolutions-31mar06.html
>
> ** PROPOSED TIMELINE
>
> 15 December 2006: send AC and SO correspondence seeking input
>
> 20 December 2006:  Constituency's submit comments on draft Final  
> Report to
> gtld-council list [BC already submitted]
>
> 26 January 2007:  Release updated version of draft Final Report
> incorporating Sao Paulo inputs, updated constituency positions,  
> placemarker
> for GAC public policy principles, restructured report with principles,
> policy recommendations and implementation guidelines
>
> 6 February 2007:  Committee conference call to discuss updated  
> draft Final
> Report; confirm whether F2F meeting is necessary to complete Final  
> Report in
> preparation for Lisbon meeting; submit Final Report to Council for  
> voting
> and transmittal.
>
> 26 February 2007:  Post Final Report and commence formal public  
> comment
> period.
>
> 26 - 30 March 2007:  ICANN meeting Lisbon.  Finalise consultations and
> inputs; consider public comments; conduct another implementation/ 
> policy
> session.
>
> Between Lisbon and Puerto Rico meeting finalise Board Report and  
> continue to
> prepare implementation plan.  Further dates to be prepared closer  
> to the
> time.
>
> 25 - 30 June 2007:  Puerto Rico meeting
>
> *** http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA