[council] GNSO Council meeting on 23 June: Staff Report

["Maria Farrell" <maria.farrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,
 
Below is the staff report ahead of next week's conference call of the GNSO
Council. 
 
All the best, Maria
 
GNSO Council Staff Report

 

16 June 2005

 

1          WHOIS Task Force

 

Recommendation 1 on notification:

Progress: The Final task force report was submitted to the GNSO Council for
consideration at the June 2 2005 meeting. 

 

Staff has completed the following information-gathering exercises:

*       Top 10 registrars' notification practices
*       10 randomly chosen registrars' notification practices

 

Current status: Report for consideration at Council meeting on 23 June,
2005. 

 

 

Purpose of Whois

Progress: Staff has completed the following information-gathering exercises:

*       Uses of Whois data 

 

Current status:  The task force is developing work on the purpose of whois.


 

 

Recommendation 2 on conflicts with national laws

Progress:  The task force aims to finalize the recommendation for
circulation to constituencies (for constituency statements) on Tuesday 21
June, 2005.  The recommendation will then be the subject of a preliminary
task force report, public comments, and a final task force report to the
GNSO Council which is anticipated by late August 2005.  

 

Current status: Recommendation being finalized by task force for circulation
to constituencies. 

 

Staff contact:  Maria Farrell

 

 

2          Transfers policy implementation report

Progress:  Tina Dam, Karen Lentz and Maria Farrell are available to work
with GNSO Council members on this topic.   Karen has developed some
statistics on the type of complaints/questions we receive about transfers
that can be shared with the entire working group to help decide what part of
the policy language to clarify. 

 

Current status:  Awaiting Council member response

 

Staff contact:  Tina Dam / Maria Farrell 

 

 

3                   New gTLDs

Including internationalized domain names at the TLD level.

 

Progress: New gTLD question list in preparation for circulation

 

Current status:  In progress

 

Staff contact:  Olof Nordling

 

 

4                   Input to ICANN strategic / operational planning process
and 

budget 

Progress:  Conference call held with ICANN staff on 9 June discussed how to
manage interactive consultation in Luxembourg.  

 

Current status:  Questions to guide the sessions are being developed and
refined and will be circulated to the constituencies, SOs and ALAC two weeks
before Luxembourg.  (Friday 24 June)

   

Staff contact:  Kurt Pritz / Maria Farrell

 

 

7          Planning for ICANN Luxembourg meeting

Progress:  The agenda is expected to be circulated early in the week
beginning 20 June, 2005.  

 

Council contact:  Marilyn Cade

 

Staff contact:  Glen de Saint Gery