Re: [bc-gnso] Policy calendar for 6-Mar-2014 BC member call

[John Berard <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

I have a conflict that prevents me from participating on tomorrow's call.

Berard

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> On Mar 5, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Here's a Policy Calendar for the BC member call on 6-Mar-2014.
> 
> Channel 1. BC participation in ICANN Public Comment process:  
> ICANN Public Comment page is here.   Selected comment opportunities below:
> 
> Privacy/Proxy Accreditation:   We had no volunteers to handle questions from 
> a PDP working group on Accreditation of Privacy & Proxy services under the 
> new RAA.  Deadline was Friday, so I responded for the BC with previous 
> positions and new questions (not positions).    See my response (link), and 
> please volunteer for this WG and/or attend session in Singapore on an issue 
> that’s vital to BC members.   
> 
> 1. Status update from expert working group on gTLD Directory Services  
> (comments closed 28-Feb)
> The EWG status update is here, and described on this page (link).   Jimson 
> Olufuye , Tim Chen, and Susan Kawaguchi drafted and we submitted yesterday 
> (attachment)
> 
> 2. Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & 
> Recommendations (link)   (reply comments close 15-Mar) 
> Steve DelBianco drafted BC comments and circulated for review on 17-Feb.    I 
> am now sorting through 44 comments from BC members and will circuit a 
> consolidated version for final review.   Thanks for your attention to this 
> topic! 
> 
> 3. Qualified Launch Program for new gTLDs (link) (reply comments close 15-Mar)
> The new registry agreement allows operator to register 100 names for itself 
> (or to third parties) for promoting their TLDs — prior to the Sunrise period.
>   
> 4. Proposed Review Mechanism to Address Inconsistent Expert Determinations on 
> String Confusion Objections    Comment page here. (Initial comments due 
> 12-Mar) 
> <BC Comments - Status Report from EWG on gTLD Directory Services - FINAL.pdf>