[registrars] Policy Development process associated with changes in operation of a gtld registry

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

The GNSO Council voted to initiate the policy development process to
develop a procedure for use by ICANN when ICANN is required to give
consent or a contractual amendment is required to allow changes in the
architecture or operation of a gTLD registry.

The GNSO Council also voted not to form a task force, but instead to
manage the policy process directly at the Council level by forming a
committee of the whole council.  This will follow section 8 of the
Policy Development Process
(see http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA)

In particular, section 8a states:
"a. If the Council decides not to convene a task force, the Council will
request that, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, each
constituency appoint a representative to solicit the constituency's
views on the issue. Each such representative shall be asked to submit a
Constituency Statement to the Staff Manager within thirty-five (35)
calendar days after initiation of the PDP."

Thus the registrars constituency must select a representative to gather
the constituency's views into a constituency statement, and provide this
to the ICANN staff manager.

Perhaps the executive committeee of the registrar constituency could
call for nominations and an election to appoint a representative (to
take 10 days), or alternatively one of the existing three GNSO Council
members could be assigned the task.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
Registrars rep on the GNSO Council