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Re: [soac-mapo] Terminology DRSP

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  • Subject: Re: [soac-mapo] Terminology DRSP
  • From: Richard Tindal <richardtindal@xxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:13:06 -0700

Mary,

I think your understanding is right.  

The DRSP also,  currently,  appoints the experts for each panel.

RT


On Sep 13, 2010, at 7:32 AM, Mary Wong wrote:

> Perhaps it would be clearer if our report/recs made a distinction between the 
> "experts" who would be consulted/appointed to provide advice to the Board 
> about a filed objection, and the "DRSP" (if any) who may be the agency 
> outsourced by ICANN to handle the purely procedural matters (e.g. timely 
> filing, fee payments/refunds etc.).
>  
> In other words, it's not the DRSP as a body/entity that provides 
> advice/recommendations/opinions to the Board, but it may function as a 
> conduit and administrator for a dispute that is filed. It's the expert (or 
> expert panel) that analyzes the substance of the objection from an 
> international law perspective, and who then provides advice to the Board as 
> to its merits/possible outcome.
>  
> Or is my understanding now wrong? 
>  
> Cheers
> Mary
>  
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> >>>
> From: "Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@xxxxxx>
> To:   "'soac-mapo'" <soac-mapo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 9/13/2010 10:01 AM
> Subject:      [soac-mapo] Terminology DRSP
> Evan wrote:
> "re DRSP - "Chuck, I really would suggest changing the name"
> ----------------------
> I disagree for the reasons stated in an earlier post
>  
> - the intention is indeed to outsource this advice, and that constitutes a 
> service being provided hence SP
> - there is a dispute between the applicant and the objector that this service 
> is helping to resolve hence DR
> - it is consistent with other objection terminology in the DAG.
>  
> Lets not try to redefine useful common terminology based on linguistic 
> subtleties that (in English only) may advocate one position or another.
>  
> ----------------------------
> Why is this so different from other objections?
> An objection (disputing the applicant's ability to get the name) is evaluated 
> and a determination made by the service provider.
> The Board accepts or rejects that determination.
>  
> Philip
>  
> 
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