Re: [council] Fwd: Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stephane,

Just a brief comment, NOT specifically related to 
the IGO issue (where I am not sure if it applies).
My understanding is that setting GNSO policy is 
not synonymous with the GNSO's PDP process. The 
PDP process clearly required if we are setting 
formal Consensus Policy which will alter 
contracted party contracts or if we want to 
compel the Board to implement a GNSO decision 
(short of 2/3 of the board vetoing). It is far 
less clear to me that policy outside of those 
cases needs the formal PDP process, but rather just a majority vote of Council.
I suspect this may not be a universally held 
view, in which case it would be good to get some clarity from ICANN staff.
Alan

At 02/08/2012 06:29 AM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
> Councillors,
>
> Please find attached a letter sent by the UN to 
> the GAC Chair and myself on the protection of 
> IGO names in the DNS, as part of the new gTLD programme.
> As this is the latest in a long line of 
> correspondence sent to ICANN on the matter, I 
> feel increasingly strongly that the GNSO Council 
> should be providing clearer responses to the 
> question of the protection of IGO names that it 
> has done so far. I am not advocating any 
> specific direction for that response, merely 
> suggesting that any response might be desirable 
> at this time, rather than no response.
> As we all know, substantial work has been 
> undertaken on the question of the IOC and RC 
> names, culminating in a recommendation being 
> sent to the Board. It is therefore clear that, 
> from a GNSO point of view, the issue has been 
> handled through our normal processes as part of 
> the bottom-up PDP that is the mainstay of ICANN.
> As has always been my focus, I am keen to avoid 
> any potential attempts at circumventing the 
> GNSO's PDP processes. As I am not aware of any 
> formal response the GNSO has provided to the 
> IGOs, I wonder if one would be appropriate and 
> would like to have the Council's opinion on 
> this. I would also appreciate getting Jeff's 
> opinion, as Chair of the IOC/RC DT.
> Thanks,
>
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> Directeur Général / General manager
> INDOM Group NBT France
> ----------------
> Registry Relations and Strategy Director
> Group NBT
>
> Début du message réexpédié :
>
> > De : Alina Syunkova 
> > <<mailto:alina.syunkova@xxxxxxxxx>alina.syunkova@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Objet : Received: UN Letter to ICANN requesting 
> > exclusion of IGO names from gTLD registration
> > Date : 2 août 2012 01:58:35 HAEC
> > Ã? : Heather Dryden 
> > <<mailto:heather.dryden@xxxxxxxx>heather.dryden@xxxxxxxx>, 
> > "<mailto:stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx" 
> > <<mailto:stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc : Diane Schroeder 
> > <<mailto:diane.schroeder@xxxxxxxxx>diane.schroeder@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Dear Heather and Stephane,
> >
> > Attached, please find the letter (3 pages) from 
> > UN Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, 
> > Patricia O'Brien, dated 26 July 2012, which 
> > arrived at the ICANN office in Los Angeles 
> > today. It is addressed to both of you.
> > Please let me know if you have any questions.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > -- Alina Syunkova
> >
> > Board Support Coordinator
> > ICANN
> > Mob.: +1 (310) 913-8972
> > Skype: alina.syunkova.icann
> > 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300
> > Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536