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Re: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment period on the proposed Verisign agreement
- To: "Ross Rader" <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment period on the proposed Verisign agreement
- From: "Nevett, Jonathon" <jnevett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 23:47:12 -0400
- Cc: <registrars@xxxxxxxx>
- Sender: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Thread-index: AcXbblRIow4AeQ2pSKO8LiVDlEiWOQABDEGU
- Thread-topic: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment period on the proposed Verisign agreement
Bruce: Network Solutions, NameSecure, and SRSPlus definitely will sign as well. Thanks. Jon
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Rader [mailto:ross@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thu Oct 27 23:18:55 2005
To: Bruce Tonkin
Cc: registrars@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment period on the proposed Verisign agreement
Given that it has taken me the last three days just to get a hard-copy
bound up so that I can read it, coupled with the fact that most
registrars were only afforded an overview of this document today, the 24
days seems extremely inadequate. Accommodating this request would be a
small, but valued affirmation that ICANN the Entity is still willing to
consider and act upon the input of ICANN the Community.
Please include Tucows Inc. as a signatory to this request.
Bruce Tonkin wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> ICANN has opened at 24 day comment period, which I assume starts on 24
> October 2005, and finishes on Friday 18 Nov 2005.
>
> I note from the ICANN bylaws - Article III, Section 6, paragraph 2:
>
> "Where both practically feasible and consistent with the relevant policy
> development process, an in-person public forum shall also be held for
> discussion of any proposed policies as described in Section 6(1)(b) of
> this Article, prior to any final Board action."
>
> (see: http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#III)
>
> Now I realize we can argue whether this is a policy issue or not, but I
> think the spirit of the bylaws is that a major decision like this should
> allow for an in-person meeting.
>
> I also note that Verisign and ICANN have been discussing this for about
> a year.
>
> I think it is reasonable that registrars and other members of the GNSO
> community have the opportunity to discuss the proposed agreement in an
> "in-person public Forum"., The most practical time to do this would be
> the upcoming ICANN meeting from the 30 Nov to 4 Dec 05.
>
> I therefore propose to send the following statement to the ICANN Board.
> I would like registrars to sign-up to this statement as individual
> registrars (not enough time to run the formal registrars constituency
> voting process). The more people that sign-on to this, the more weight
> the statement will hold.
>
> Please advise via the mailing list, or via email to me if you would like
> to be added as a signatory.
>
>
> STATEMENT:
>
> "We the undersigned registrars, request that the public comment period
> on the proposed agreement with Verisign be extended until Sunday 4 Dec
> 2005 so as to allow opportunities for in-person public discussions
> during the upcoming ICANN meeting in Vancouver. This we believe is
> consistent with the spirit of Article III, Section 6, paragraph 2 of the
> ICANN bylaws, which states that:
> "Where both practically feasible and consistent with the relevant policy
> development process, an in-person public forum shall also be held for
> discussion of any proposed policies as described in Section 6(1)(b) of
> this Article, prior to any final Board action."
>
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> Melbourne IT
>
>
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