Re: [council] Re: Early draft: questions for our sessions with theBoard and the GAC tomorrow

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mason, as you will be carrying this topic with the GAC, does this make sense to 
you?

Stéphane



Le 10 mars 2012 à 23:14, <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit :

> Hi Stephane,
> 
> May I suggest that the GAC question I drafted be incorporated into Mason's 
> and Wendy's questions? For instance, there are similar themes between Wendy 
> and my suggestions.
> 
> Thanks!!
> Mary
> 
> "Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>" 
> <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Councillors,
> 
> My thanks to those who have already made comments or sent edits to the list I 
> sent earlier.
> 
> Here is a new version of the list, which includes those comments. I have also 
> added the suggested Board questions to us at the end of the document.
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> Board
> 
> Red Cross and Olympic Committee names: the GNSO is getting mixed messages 
> from the Board and Staff. What exactly is expected of the GNSO in terms of 
> policy development? If we send you a mtion this week, will you act on it?
> 
> Presenter: Alan Greenberg
> 
> 
> 
> WHOIS RT final report recommendation implementation: a discussion of the 
> policy issues here versus the expectations that some may have that these 
> recommendations could be implemented straight away.
> 
> Presenter: Jeff Neuman
> 
> 
> 
> IANA contract: can you provide any further information on this?
> 
> We expect the Board will amend and submit a revised ICANN proposal that 
> addresses what NTIA says was lacking in the first proposal. Question: will 
> the Council need to undertake any policy development to enable the revised 
> proposal?
> 
> Presenter: Stéphane Van Gelder
> 
> 
> 
> RAA: The Board's Dakar resolution requested an Issue Report for a PDP "as 
> quickly as possible" to address "remaining items that may be suited for a 
> PDP" relating to the RAA. Given that negotiations are ongoing on certain 
> topics between ICANN staff and the Registrars Stakeholder Group, and that the 
> Final Report on the RAA was just issued (on which the Council will be 
> expected to act) is it the Board's expectation that the time frame and 
> specific topics for a PDP will be dependent on the duration and outcome of 
> the negotiations?
> 
> What is the Board's view on the relationship between the scope of the topics 
> to be negotiated directly and that for a PDP, especially as regards topics 
> that may be considered policy matters?
> 
> Presenter: Mary Wong
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> 
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> 
> GAC
> 
> What advice can the GAC give the GNSO about the human rights impact 
> assessment requirements of the PDP in light of the United Nations Human 
> Rights Councils recent HRC Panel on Freedom of Expression and the Internet?
> 
> For more background see reports about the Geneva Human Rights Council Session:
> 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CnrqLUZ4hpEaCD_kxC0-FRTL_f8Hu_cKbxYT9fktj5E/edit?pli=1#
> 
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> http://www.ccianet.org/index.asp?bid=89&BlogEntryID=224&FormID=300&catid=0
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> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edward-j-black/uns-itu-could-become-next_b_1332768.html
> 
> Presenter: Joy Liddicoat
> 
> 
> 
> RAA: Update from registrars. Why does the GAC think pushing for Whois 
> verification will resolve cybercrime, and will you push for the same level of 
> verification for all TLDs worldwide, including ccTLDs?
> 
> Another question (Wendy): How can the GNSO engage the GAC in discussion about 
> the LEA recommendations, such as verification and regulations on 
> privacy/proxy providers, so that the negotiations reflect realistic options 
> from the viewpoint of the community?  We need to have these discussions in 
> parallel, rather than having an unacceptable agreement come back to Council 
> and be rejected on Policy grounds.
> 
> Presenter: Mason Cole
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> General suggestion from Jonathan Robinson
> 
> There are issues within each of these topics that we have grappled with and 
> we would like to have a discussion with you on those issues.
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> 
> Possible questions from the Board:
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> 
> 
> What will be in your view the medium-term impact of the new gTLD program on 
> the structure of ICANN in general, and challenges it brings to the gNSO, its 
> constituencies and policy development process. What are the potential issues 
> and how to anticipate them?"  this I s a question they would like to have all 
> parts of the community starting to consider. 
> 
> 
> 
> Another question is: What is the view on the need for stronger protections 
> against defensive registrations at the second level, and a shift to WHOIS 
> data authentication at time of data submission?
> 
> 
> 
> Resolution of conflict with NPOC.
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> What is the Council's mid-term policy development calendar?
> 
>