RE: [council] Nominations for IRT Participants

["Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>]

Tim,

I do not believe it would be appropriate for the IPC to decide
unilaterally to disregard the Board's deadlines.   Perhaps you could
direct your question to Rita and/or Bruce? 

K 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Tim Ruiz
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:22 PM
To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [council] Nominations for IRT Participants


Why are the deadlines given by the Board any more written in stone than
those in the Bylaws? The latter have been missed on almost every PDP
ever done. Doesn't the argument that it is more important for the work
to be done right, have integrity, and instill confidence just as
important here?

I agree that the IP and Business community shoul have their legitimate
concerns addressed before the new gTLD process can move forward. But
there is nothing to gain in the long term by a mad rush to an end game
that doesn't work well or as expected.

Tim 


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: [council] Nominations for IRT Participants
From: "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, March 12, 2009 8:43 am
To: <council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Bill,
 
Unfortunately, extending the deadline is simply not possible given the
deadlines provided by the Board in the resolution and the work that
needs to be done.  Moreover, a large number of people from almost every
constituency and some of the ACs had already contacted IPC members about
participating and had been provided similar information to that set
forth below.  I posted the message below in an effort to provide the
information for dissemination to those who had not already contacted IPC
members.  As for the Board's intent, I believe the language of the
resolution speaks for itself.
 
Kristina 
 


From: William Drake [mailto:william.drake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:21 AM
To: Rosette, Kristina
Cc: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [council] Nominations for IRT Participants



Hi Kristina, 

Thanks for this information, which I've just passed on to NCUC. 
However, I would strongly suggest that we extend the deadline to Monday
or Tuesday.  Notification at 11pm on the 11th of a 13th noon deadline is
a very unworkable turnaround time if we are serious about getting strong
applicants and engagement from all constituencies, as the board intends.
 Some people might not be reading mail today or be able to determine so
quickly whether the workload fits with their schedule etc.


Thanks,


Bill

On Mar 11, 2009, at 11:00 PM, Rosette, Kristina wrote:

All, 
Because we've received a number of inquiries about nominations for IRT
participants, we thought it would be helpful to provide the information
below.
Nominations for IRT participants should be sent to Steve Metalitz (IPC
President), Ute, Cyril or me.  Steve's email address is not on the
Council page or the IPC home page so please contact me off-list if you
would like it. 
The nominations must include: 
1.  The full name and contact information of the nominee (including the
name of her/his employer and title); 
2.  The ICANN Geographic Region(s) in which the nominee is a citizen and
is a resident; 
3.  Identification of the nominee's knowledge, experience, and expertise
in the fields of trademark, consumer protection, or competition law, and
the interplay of trademarks and the domain name system;
4.  Identification of any financial ownership or senior
management/leadership interest of the nominee in registries, registrars
or other entities that are stakeholders or interested parties in ICANN
or any entity with which ICANN has a transaction, contract, or other
arrangement; 
5.  State if the nominee would be representing any other party or person
through her/his IRT participation and, if so, identify that party or
person; and
6.  State if the nominee submitted public comments on the first draft of
the DAG that provided proposed solutions to the trademark issues and, if
so, attach a copy of those comments.
We must receive all nominations not later than Friday, 13 March, at noon
EDT.  Because of the deadlines set forth by the Board in the resolution,
it will be exceedingly difficult to consider any nominations submitted
after that point.  Also, based on very preliminary time lines, IRT
participants should expect to spend at least 15 full business days
(excluding travel time) in the next two months on the team's work.
Kristina 



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