[council] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Seated

["James M. Bladel" <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Colleagues--

See announcement below.

Please note that although the 'delegation' from the GNSO is smaller than our 
list of endorsements, it nevertheless represents a significant share of the 
Review Team.


Thank you,

J.
____________
James Bladel
GoDaddy

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Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice 
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[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/>
News Alert

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en

________________________________
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Seated

23 December 2015

ICANN today announced that 17 individuals have been selected to serve on the 
team that will review the New gTLD Program in relation to competition, consumer 
trust and consumer choice (CCT). Review team members represent an array of 
geographic regions and areas of expertise, and have demonstrated knowledge of 
the New gTLD Program or one of the review areas.

Six review team members were endorsed by the Generic Names Supporting 
Organization (GNSO) and two were endorsed by the At-Large Advisory Committee 
(ALAC). Four members will serve as independent experts and bring deep knowledge 
of economics, consumer protection and intellectual property law, and Internet 
security to the team. Of the remaining five team members, two also belong to 
the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO), two from the 
Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), and one represents ICANN's CEO.

In accordance with ICANN's Affirmation of 
Commitments<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/affirmation-of-commitments-2009-09-30-en>,
 CCT review team members were selected by ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé and GAC Chair 
Thomas Schneider. The pair made their selections based on rigorous analysis of 
application materials from 72 candidates. Applications were evaluated against 
the criteria outlined in the call for 
volunteers<https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/call-volunteers-cct-rt-2015-10-01-en>
 with a particular focus on candidates' expertise in competition, consumer 
trust and consumer choice. Endorsements and guidance from the GNSO and ALAC 
were also taken into consideration. Chehadé and Schneider chose candidates 
representing a cross-section of experience and geographic diversity.

The Affirmation of Commitments also allows the CEO and GAC chair to serve on 
the review team or designate representatives. Chehadé will be represented by 
ICANN's Jamie Hedlund<https://www.icann.org/profiles/james-hedlund>, and 
Schneider by Laureen 
Kapin<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/kapin-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 89 KB], of the GAC Public Safety Working Group and the U.S. Federal 
Trade Commission.

The CCT review team is expected to convene for its first meeting in January 
2016 and to complete a final draft of its report by December 2016. Periodic 
updates on the progress of the review will be made available on 
icann.org<https://www.icann.org/> and at ICANN public meetings.

Members Representing an ICANN Supporting Organization or Advisory Committee
Candidate       Country SO/AC   Documents
Calvin Browne   South Africa    GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/brown-motivation-letter-24nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/browne-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/browne-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Jordyn Buchanan USA     GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/buchanan-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/buchanan-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/buchanan-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Carlos Raul Gutierrez   Costa Rica      GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/gutierrez-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/gutierrez-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/gutierrez-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Waudo Siganga   Kenya   GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/siganga-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/siganga-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/siganga-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


David Taylor    United Kingdom  GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/taylor-david-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/taylor-david-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/taylor-david-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Jonathan Zuck   USA     GNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/zuck-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/zuck-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/zuck-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Kaili Kan       People's Republic of China      ALAC

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/kan-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/kan-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/kan-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Carlton Samuels Jamaica ALAC

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/samuels-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/samuels-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/samuels-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Megan Richards  Belgium GAC

  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/richards-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/richards-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Dejan Djukic    Serbia  ccNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/djukic-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/djukic-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/djukic-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Gaongalelwe G.P. Mosweu Botswana        ccNSO

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/mosweu-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/mosweu-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/mosweu-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>




Members Serving as Independent Experts
Candidate       Country Documents
Drew Bagley     USA

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/bagley-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/bagley-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/bagley-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Stanley Besen   USA

  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/besen-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/besen-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


N. Ravi Shankar India

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/shankar-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/shankar-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/shankar-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Fabro Steibel   Brazil

  *   Letter of 
motivation<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/steibel-motivation-letter-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Curriculum 
vitae<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/steibel-cv-16nov15-en.pdf>
  *   Statement of 
interests<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/applications-16nov15/steibel-soi-16nov15-en.pdf>


Background

Section 9.3 of the Affirmation of Commitments states: "If and when new gTLDs 
(whether in ASCII or other language character sets) have been in operation for 
one year, ICANN will organize a review that will examine the extent to which 
the introduction or expansion of gTLDs has promoted competition, consumer trust 
and consumer choice." An implementation advisory group recommended a set of 66 
metrics<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct/iag-metrics-final-recs-26sep14-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 472 KB], which the ICANN Board adopted, for the review team to consider. 
ICANN has been collecting data on many of these 
metrics<https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/cct/metrics>. In addition, 
ICANN commissioned a global survey and economic study to gather data on certain 
metrics. Baseline reports on 
consumer<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-29-en> and 
registrant<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-09-25-en> awareness of 
new gTLDs have been published along with an economic 
assessment<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-28-en> of 
competition in the domain name marketplace. These and other supporting 
materials will be made available to the review team to inform its work.

More information on the CCT review is available 
here<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct>.

About ICANN

ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. 
To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your 
computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know 
where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique 
identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit 
public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the 
world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and 
interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the 
top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other 
unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit: 
www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.



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