[council] Fwd: Call for input on: "Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure"

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

Councillors,

Please see the email below. I would be very keen for the Council as a whole to 
submit some views. Do others share that desire and if so, who would be willing 
to coordinate this effort?

Thanks,

Stéphane Van Gelder
Directeur Général / General manager
INDOM Group NBT France
----------------
Registry Relations and Strategy Director
Group NBT

Début du message réexpédié :

> De : Bertrand de La Chapelle <bdelachapelle@xxxxxxxxx>
> Objet : Call for input on: "Impact of new gTLDs on ICANN's structure"
> Date : 3 août 2012 12:24:46 HAEC
> À : Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>, 
> lesley.cowley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dryden, Heather: DIT" 
> <Dryden.Heather@xxxxxxxx>, Olivier Crépin-Leblond <ocl@xxxxxxx>, Patrik 
> Fältström <paf@xxxxxxxxxx>, Louis Lee <louie@xxxxxxxxx>, "David W. Maher" 
> <dmaher@xxxxxxx>, matt.serlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Robin Gross 
> <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Marilyn Cade <marilynscade@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Steven 
> Metalitz <met@xxxxxxx>, tony.ar.holmes@xxxxxx, Jon@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc : Ray Plzak <plzakr@xxxxxxxxx>, Steve Crocker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
> Sébastien Bachollet <sebastien@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Judith Vazquez 
> <judith.vazquez@xxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Roessler <tlr@xxxxxx>
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> The new gTLD program will have a significant impact on the functioning of 
> ICANN and its structure. An in-depth community discussion is needed to 
> identify early the corresponding challenges and possible evolutions. It 
> should be conducted while the gTLD program itself is being implemented, 
> without waiting for the completion of this round. This should in particular 
> be taken into account in the upcoming gNSO review, planned in 2013.
> 
> As you probably remember, this issue was therefore put on the agenda of the 
> various Board interactions with SOs, ACs and constituencies during the Prague 
> meeting. Several issues were identified during these discussions, pertaining 
> both to scalability factors (due to the number of applications) and 
> qualitative impact (including the diversity of the new gTLDs and the 
> potential overlapping of the constituencies they could belong to).
> 
> At the end of each such session, Steve Crocker invited participants to share 
> a one-pager on this topic to gather preliminary views and help prepare a 
> dedicated session in Toronto. 
> 
> I am writing to you as Chairs of the respective SOs, ACs, Stakeholder Groups 
> or Constituencies to renew this call for input. The Board Structural 
> Improvements Committee (SIC), chaired by Ray Plzak, will discuss the topic 
> during the Board Workshop mid-September and your perspective is eagerly 
> sought after. The contributions can be very synthetic at that stage, for 
> instance merely listing bullet points of identified potential impacts. The 
> objective is to get as complete a picture as possible of the different 
> dimensions of the issue.
> 
> I know the summer period is not the easiest to gather views in you respective 
> groups but I also understand that this has already been discussed before 
> Prague and you probably are in a position to share the concerns already 
> identified, if not the possible solutions. This is only a preliminary stage 
> and further consultations will take place to prepare the Toronto session. 
> 
> Thank you in advance for your contribution, if possible before September 10, 
> and don't hesitate to share this call for input with people I might have 
> inadvertently overlooked or you think might be good contributors from your 
> group.
> 
> Best
> 
> Bertrand
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> ____________________
> Bertrand de La Chapelle
> Internet & Jurisdiction Project Director, International Diplomatic Academy 
> (www.internetjurisdiction.net)
> Member, ICANN Board of Directors 
> Tel : +33 (0)6 11 88 33 32
> 
> "Le plus beau métier des hommes, c'est d'unir les hommes" Antoine de Saint 
> Exupéry
> ("there is no greater mission for humans than uniting humans")
>