[council] Draft Agenda for Council meeting Thursday 9 September 2004

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Draft Agenda for Council meeting Thursday 9 September 2004

12:00 UTC (10pm Melbourne, 1pm London, 8am Washington, 5am Los Angeles)

Item 1: Approval of minutes of 19 August 2004


Item 2: Draft initial report on procedure for use by ICANN in
considering requests for consent and related contractual amendments to
allow changes in the architecture operation of a gTLD registry. 
http://www.icann.org/tlds/gtld-initialreport-registryapproval.pdf 

Review proposed timelines and consider executive summary for public
comment.


Item 3: Update on process for new gtlds

The MOU between ICANN and US Dept of Commerce requires:
(from http://www.icann.org/general/amend6-jpamou-17sep03.htm )

Continue the process of implementing new top level domains (TLDs), which
process shall include consideration and evaluation of:

a. The potential impact of new TLDs on the Internet root server system
and Internet stability;

b. The creation and implementation of selection criteria for new and
existing TLD registries, including public explanation of the process,
selection criteria, and the rationale for selection decisions;

c. Potential consumer benefits/costs associated with establishing a
competitive environment for TLD registries; and, 

d. Recommendations from expert advisory panels, bodies, agencies, or
organizations regarding economic, competition, trademark, and
intellectual property issues.

Define and implement a predictable strategy for selecting new TLDs using
straightforward, transparent, and objective procedures that preserve the
stability of the Internet (strategy development to be completed by
September 30, 2004 and implementation to commence by December 31, 2004).

Item 4: Update on WHOIS


Regards,
Bruce Tonkin