[council] Munich Registry/Registrar Event

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-25may11-en.htm

Munich Registry/Registrar Event

25 May 2011

On 12-13 May 2011, ICANN hosted its Europe Regional Registry/Registrar Event in 
Munich, Germany. ICANN shared news of this event with the community in its 28 
March 2011 blog 
post<http://blog.icann.org/2011/03/icann-to-convene-annual-europe-regional-registryregistrar-event/>.

More than 60 participants including representatives from gTLD registries, 
ICANN-accredited registrars, and numerous observers including a ccTLD registry 
and future new gTLD applicants, attended the event. ICANN introduced the 
regional event model in 2005 and the primary goals are two-fold. First, they 
provide an educational opportunity, to discuss topics important to the 
effective contractual compliance and operation of a gTLD registry or 
ICANN-accredited registrar. Second, the sessions are intended to broaden 
participation in the ICANN multi-stakeholder governance model. Additionally, 
the event is open to observers that may have an interest in becoming a gTLD 
registry or ICANN-accredited registrar.

While the agenda for ICANN general meetings includes policy issue debates and 
decision-making by various ICANN groups, these regional events have a different 
focus.  They are not intended as a replacement for attendance at the ICANN 
meetings, but are designed to assure that the parties to contracts with ICANN 
better understand their roles and responsibilities while encouraging them to 
participate more fully in the process. These events are also an opportunity for 
future gTLD registries and ICANN-accredited registrar to learn more about what 
is involved in serving in those stakeholder groups. Efforts to enhance the 
interactive nature of the presentations have proven successful as participants 
actively contribute to the presentations with questions and input gleaned from 
their own experiences.

The two-day agenda included ICANN staff providing updates and answering 
questions on topics including, new gTLDs, GSNO Policy Development, Contractual 
Compliance, gTLD Registry and Registrar Operational Readiness for new gTLDs, 
Registrar Training Program, and IDNs. Additionally, Stéphane van Gelder, Chair 
of the GNSO Council and Chuck Gomes, former Chair of the GSNO Council, led a 
session about the GNSO, Jean-Christophe Vignes, Vice Chair of the Registrar 
Stakeholder Group, and James Bladel, Director, Policy Planning at GoDaddy, led 
a session about the Stakeholder group, Michel Neylon, CEO of Blacknight 
Internet Solutions Ltd., facilitated a discussion about Registrars/Law 
Enforcement, and Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia, led a session about the Joint IDN 
Working Group. Lastly, the following gTLD registries opted to provide an update 
on their TLDs' activities to attendees: DotAsia, Verisign, and ICM Registry, 
LLC. ICANN staff is grateful for the broad participation and contributions 
these speakers made to the event. Overall feedback from participants to date 
has been very positive.

In the interest of transparency, the following information is available from 
the event.

 *   Master 
Presentation<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-regional-registry-registrar-munich-12may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 4.46 MB]
 *   Registrars & Law 
Enforcement<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-registrars-law-enforcement-12may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 654 KB]
 *   Joint IDN Working 
Group<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-jig-update-12may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 368 KB]
 *   Registry Presentations
    *   
DotAsia<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-dotasia-update-13may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 9.90 MB]
    *   
Verisign<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-versign-domain-name-industry-brief-12may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 467 KB]
    *   ICM Registry, 
LLC<http://www.icann.org/en/presentations/presentation-icm-registry-xxx-13may11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 1.91 MB]





Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://gnso.icann.org