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

["Rob Hall" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Elana,

I am ok with your suggestion, with one condition.

I believe it should be someone that has no connection to a "Registry".  To
avoid any conflict of interest, our rep should not be connected in any way
to a Registry (this would include owning shares in one, such as afilias).

This is a critical topic for our consituency, and we need to avoid even the
appearance of conflict.

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Elana Broitman
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:09 PM
To: Bruce Tonkin; registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [registrars] Policy Development process associated with
changes in operation of a gtld registry


I would recommend that we ask one of our current reps to gather constituency
views since we are facing a short timeline and this is really just a
consensus reporting role.
What do people think?

Bob - would you please set up a telecon for this topic for next week?
Bruce - could you please brief people on the call?

Thank you

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Bruce Tonkin
Sent:	Wed Dec 03 01:02:22 2003
To:	registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject:	[registrars] Policy Development process associated with changes in
operation of a gtld registry

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