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

[Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez <crg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear James,

please accept my personal thanks for the GNSO Council’s endorsement! As we are 
fewer GNSO members than expected, we will have to work harder. But also as 
efficiently as possible. Based on my past Review Team experience I have a few 
comments to help the GNSO reps to efficiently jumpstart ASAP and avoid some of 
the pitfalls I consider made our work difficult in ATRT2:

On the scope of the Review: ATRT2 was easy because it limite itself basically 
to the scope of ATRT1 and got resources late to develop only one new filed of 
deeper research with the help of outside consultants (which in the end where 
much better than Westlake by the way). We have to push for an (very) early 
discussion of the scope. The AoC is no guidance here and I think we have to go 
deeper in the recent history of this long expected review. A large failed 
initial questionnaire to the whole community at the beginning was another early 
pitfall in ATRT2.
On the resources for the Review: this took a very long special effort by the 
Chair of the Review Team, not very dissimilar to the slow start of the CCWG 
ACCT. Time is of essence. And by that I mean also some time before and after 
the formal meetings to build up trust in the team. I hope particularly the GNSO 
member will devote a little extra joint time, because some of the US based 
embers tended to be the last in arriving and first in leaving the face to face 
meetings.
On the Leadership of the Review Team: ATRT2 worked very well with a Chair and 3 
co Chairs if I remember right. The Co Chairs did a tremendous job in drafting 
and editing during the second half of the year. The team also had the Chair of 
the Board always present in the room and calls which was (is) the most 
impressive information resource within ICANN. With the transition of the CEO 
and the apparent lack of Board members in the Team we have to come up to the 
first meeting with a clear idea of what type of leadership the Review needs.

As I know only one of the other GNSO members personally, I hope Staff will put 
the 6 GNSO members early in contact with each other and you will  dedicate part 
of the next Council call to prepare for the Review Team.

A very nice Christmas present indeed. Happy Holidays to all of the Council and 
thanks again for your trust.

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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> On 23Dec, 2015, at 19:30, James M. Bladel <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "ICANN News Alert" <communications@xxxxxxxxx 
>> <mailto:communications@xxxxxxxxx>>
>> Date: December 23, 2015 at 18:16:58 CST
>> To: <jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jbladel@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
>> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice 
>> Review Team Seated
>> Reply-To: communications@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:communications@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>>  <http://www.icann.org/>News Alert
>> 
>> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en 
>> <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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