Re: [gtld-council] Rights Protection Mechanism Ad hoc Group

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Chuck

This is not needed for the Board report.

Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
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On 26 Jun 2007, at 13:39, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> Is the thinking that this work is not needed for the Board report?   
> If not, then an October completion is way too late.  I stongly  
> believe that we need to complete our work in two months as  
> mentioned a couple times yesterday and submit the report to the  
> Board NLT August.
> Chuck
>
>
> Chuck
>
> Sent from my GoodLink Wireless Handheld (www.good.com)
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Liz Williams [mailto:liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:   Monday, June 25, 2007 11:06 AM Eastern Standard Time
> To:     gnso-pro-wg@xxxxxxxxx; gtld-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:        [gtld-council] Rights Protection Mechanism Ad hoc  
> Group
> > Colleagues
>
> Just following up on our weekend meeting in the context of the PRO-
> WG.  I have set out below a suggestion for a way forward after
> consultation with Avri Doria, Kristina Rosette and Mike Rodenbaugh.
>
> > Background:
> >
> > The PRO-WG recommendations suggested that the production of a
> > reference implementation document on a variety of rights protection
> > mechanisms may be useful for potential gTLD applicants.
>
> > Objective:
>
> > To produce a reference implementation document on a range of
> > possible rights protection mechanisms or circumstances that new
> > gTLD applicants may consider in the application process.  The work
> > will not re-open the work of the PRO-WG but will provide some
> > practical and user friendly descriptions about RPMs.  The work may
> > also describe conditions or circumstances that may make the use of
> > an RPM unnecessary.
>
> > Please respond to me directly if you would like to be included in
> > the work of this group.  You may wish to invite other experts with
> > experience in implementing RPMs or experience in establishing
> > alternate models of TLDs that may not require an RPM, to
> > participate in the group.
> >
> > The group will begin its work work on Tuesday 10 July (suggested
> > timing is 13h00 UTC 15h00 Brussels 17h00 11h00 Washington DC  and
> > 08h00 LA).  The group's work will be completed by 15 October and
> > will use the  existing PRO-WG mailing list and archive which will
> > be adjusted to include new members.  The majority of the work will
> > take place via email with fortnightly one hour conference calls to
> > progress the work.
> >
> > Baseline materials:
> >
> > PRO WG Report -- http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/GNSO-PRO-WG-
> > final-01Jun07.pdf
> >
> > Outputs:
> >
> > Plain language descriptions of a variety of RPMs that may be
> > considered by applicants.   This is a writing group concerned with
> > implementation materials not a policy discussion group in the
> > formal context of the policy development process for new TLDs.
>
> > [I'll prepare a template for the group and will assist with
> > development of the work.]
> >
> Kind regards.
>
> Liz
> .....................................................
>
> Liz Williams
> Senior Policy Counselor
> ICANN - Brussels
> +32 2 234 7874 tel
> +32 2 234 7848 fax
> +32 497 07 4243 mob