Reserved Names Working Group (RN-WG)
Agenda – Thursday, 15 February 2007
- Notes:
- Meeting is being recorded and transcribed
- Please identify yourself when you speak so that the transcribers know to whom they should attribute comments.
- Welcome new members (if any).
- Review and approve agenda
- Status of Interest statements - report from Glen
- Personal interests + business interests
- Liaison interest statements
- Update on liaisons
- ccNSO RN-WG observer
- Minjung Park ( parkmj@nida.or.kr)
- Because our regular meeting time is 4 am for Minjung, she will generally not participate in calls.
- IDN WG liaison on the RN-WG
- GAC liaison
- Change of meeting time for next meeting
- The regularly scheduled meeting for Thursday, 22 February conflicts with the Dec05 PDP in-person meeting in Marina del Rey, so it will be moved to Saturday, 24 February, at 8 am PST (11 am EST, 4 pm UTC, 5 pm CET, 1 am Korea, 4 am New Zealand)
- Two hours will be allocated for an in-person meeting with teleconference capability for those who will not be there.
- Who will be there in-person?
- Draft GAC principles re. the introduction of new gTLDs
- Volunteers to develop some questions for the GAC
- Questions should be sent to the Council and then from the Council to the GAC as part of the Dec05 PDP process.
- Questions need to be developed prior to 22 Feb so that they can be considered by the Dec05 PDP committee in Marina del Rey.
- Updates of Reports from WG members re. the role of reserved names (Members with names in bold font have the lead.)
- ICANN and IANA related names – Tim Denton
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Single and two-character labels - Mike Rodenbaugh, Neal Blair, Alistair Dixon
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Tagged domain names – Chuck/Patrick
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Second-level reservations for registry operations – Tim Denton
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Geographic and geopolitical names – Mike Palage, Avri Doria, Jon Nevett
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Names reserved at the third level – Greg Shaton, Dan Dougherty
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Other names reserved at the second-level (gTLD and ccTLD strings, Registry specific names, other) – Caroline Greer
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Controversial names – Tim Ruiz, Marilyn Cade
- Discussion
- Action items for next meeting
- Review and discuss grouping of “categories of reserved names” by level of difficulty:
- Least: low hanging fruit – relatively easy with minimal controversy
- Feasible: very complex and maybe controversial but workable
- Most: extremely controversial and may take considerable time.
- Action items for next call
- Tim Denton: revise ‘typology table’ and distribute to list (if necessary)
- For each of the categories in item 7 above:
- Finalize a brief statement of the role of domain reservations as needed (purpose, ongoing value, etc.)
- Review and summarize any additional information sources
- Expand the list of questions for experts if necessary
- Expand the list of experts if applicable
- Note that experts may not be needed
- No need to contact possible experts at this time unless questions are being handled by volunteers only; the WG will decide if and when to involve experts for the entire WG.
- Prepare (or revise) ‘straw’ recommendations for each of the following:
- Possible deletions of reserved name requirements, if any
- Possible additions of reserved name requirements, if any
- The need for experts, if any, and whether they should be consulted by the volunteers, by the entire WG, or both
- Reservation requirements for new gTLDs
- At the top level
- At the second level
- Other?
- Revise previously submitted report using the Microsoft Word tracking function so that revisions are highlighted.
- Report should follow outline provided by Chuck
- Straw recommendations should be added if they weren’t already added.
- Send revised report to the list not later than Wednesday, 21 February
- Be prepared on 24 Feb to provide a brief oral overview of revisions
- If you cannot participate in the 24 February meeting, please arrange for someone else in the WG to give the oral overview.
- Unless otherwise communicated, it will be assumed that the lead person for each category will give the oral review.
- Any Other Business
- Next meeting: Saturday, 24 February, 8 am PST (5 pm UTC)
- In-person in Marina del Rey, CA for those who are able to be there
- Teleconference details to be provided by Glen.
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