[ga] Board activities in July

[Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx>]

>From the ALAC list:

Since Marrakesh, the Board had discussions and took
actions on the topics listed below (see also minutes
of the 2006-07-18 teleconference at
http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-18jul06.htm).
         
*       Addressing
The Board has received the proposal for IPv6
allocation policy by the Address Council. This policy,
that must be approved not later than
2006-09-10, covers the allocation from IANA to RIRs.
However, some discussion went also over the
expectation for sub-allocation from RIRs downstream.
This item is on the agenda of the next teleconference.

*       ccTLDS
The redelegation request for Morocco (.ma) and Grenada
(.gd) was discussed and approved.
There has been discussion on the change of policy
announced by Colombia (.co). Some members of the Board
are concerned about the development of this
situation. It is recognized that at this point in time
there is no action to take, as there is no
redelegation request. However, some Board members feel
that there should be a discussion about the different
operation models of the ccTLDs, while others believe
that the good place for this discussion is the ccNSO.
Another element of concern is the decision of Cameroon
(.cm) to use a wildcard, pretty much in similar way as
the PathFinder was operated for
.com. Security and Stability considerations suggest to
discourage this behaviour, but it is also recognized
that ICANN has no title to enforce a
rule. Also for this case some believe that the ccNSO
should be the place to develop guidelines.  The
development of the situation in Ukraine has been
followed with interest, due to the ripercussions on
the .ua redelegation request pending for futher
analysis.

*       gTLDs
The Board has discussed the draft Registry Agreement
for .biz, .info and .org, and has agreed to publish it
for a public comment period of no later than 30 days.
The Board has also discussed the draft Registry
Agreement for .asia, and has agreed to publish it for
a public comment period of no later than 30 days.

*       IDN
The discussion on IDN is continuing. The Board
acknowledges that there is a need for fast
implementation, but also that the model has to be
carefully evaluated, because we cannot afford to get
it wrong.

*       Legal
The Board has been informed that SnapNames has
withdrawn its lawsuit against ICANN.

*       Strategy
A report on the President's Strategy Committee
consultations has been provided to the Board by ICANN
Staff, and has been discussed by the Board.  The
Committee is continuing its work.  Feedback has been
provided also about the NTIA DNS transition hearing.
ALAC's document has been forwarded to the Board.

*       WhoIs
The Board is still receiving input by different bodies
on the WhoIs formulation by the GNSO. No action is
needed on this subject, for the time
being.

Please let me know if you have questions.
 
Cheers,
Roberto Gaetano
ALAC
ICANN Board Liaison



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