Re: [council] Fwd: Call for input on: "Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure"

[Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stéphane,
great idea. I am happy to coordinate this! 

Best,
Thomas

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Am 03.08.2012 um 16:36 schrieb Stéphane Van Gelder 
<stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Councillors,
> 
> Please see the email below. I would be very keen for the Council as a whole 
> to submit some views. Do others share that desire and if so, who would be 
> willing to coordinate this effort?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> Directeur Général / General manager
> INDOM Group NBT France
> ----------------
> Registry Relations and Strategy Director
> Group NBT
> 
> Début du message réexpédié :
> 
>> De : Bertrand de La Chapelle <bdelachapelle@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Objet : Call for input on: "Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure"
>> Date : 3 août 2012 12:24:46 HAEC
>> À : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>, 
>> lesley.cowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dryden, Heather: DIT" 
>> <Dryden.Heather@xxxxxxxx>, Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl@xxxxxxx>, Patrik 
>> Fältström <paf@xxxxxxxxxx>, Louis Lee <louie@xxxxxxxxx>, "David W. Maher" 
>> <dmaher@xxxxxxx>, matt.serlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Robin Gross 
>> <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Steven 
>> Metalitz <met@xxxxxxx>, tony.ar.holmes@xxxxxx, Jon@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc : Ray Plzak <plzakr@xxxxxxxxx>, Steve Crocker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
>> Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Judith Vazquez 
>> <judith.vazquez@xxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Roessler <tlr@xxxxxx>
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> The new gTLD program will have a significant impact on the functioning of 
>> ICANN and its structure. An in-depth community discussion is needed to 
>> identify early the corresponding challenges and possible evolutions. It 
>> should be conducted while the gTLD program itself is being implemented, 
>> without waiting for the completion of this round. This should in particular 
>> be taken into account in the upcoming gNSO review, planned in 2013.
>> 
>> As you probably remember, this issue was therefore put on the agenda of the 
>> various Board interactions with SOs, ACs and constituencies during the 
>> Prague meeting. Several issues were identified during these discussions, 
>> pertaining both to scalability factors (due to the number of applications) 
>> and qualitative impact (including the diversity of the new gTLDs and the 
>> potential overlapping of the constituencies they could belong to).
>> 
>> At the end of each such session, Steve Crocker invited participants to share 
>> a one-pager on this topic to gather preliminary views and help prepare a 
>> dedicated session in Toronto. 
>> 
>> I am writing to you as Chairs of the respective SOs, ACs, Stakeholder Groups 
>> or Constituencies to renew this call for input. The Board Structural 
>> Improvements Committee (SIC), chaired by Ray Plzak, will discuss the topic 
>> during the Board Workshop mid-September and your perspective is eagerly 
>> sought after. The contributions can be very synthetic at that stage, for 
>> instance merely listing bullet points of identified potential impacts. The 
>> objective is to get as complete a picture as possible of the different 
>> dimensions of the issue.
>> 
>> I know the summer period is not the easiest to gather views in you 
>> respective groups but I also understand that this has already been discussed 
>> before Prague and you probably are in a position to share the concerns 
>> already identified, if not the possible solutions. This is only a 
>> preliminary stage and further consultations will take place to prepare the 
>> Toronto session. 
>> 
>> Thank you in advance for your contribution, if possible before September 10, 
>> and don't hesitate to share this call for input with people I might have 
>> inadvertently overlooked or you think might be good contributors from your 
>> group.
>> 
>> Best
>> 
>> Bertrand
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> ____________________
>> Bertrand de La Chapelle
>> Internet & Jurisdiction Project Director, International Diplomatic Academy 
>> (www.internetjurisdiction.net)
>> Member, ICANN Board of Directors 
>> Tel : +33 (0)6 11 88 33 32
>> 
>> "Le plus beau métier des hommes, c'est d'unir les hommes" Antoine de Saint 
>> Exupéry
>> ("there is no greater mission for humans than uniting humans")
>> 
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