RE: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment period on the proposed Verisign agreement

["Bhavin Turakhia" <bhavin.t@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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- Bhavin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-registrars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Tonkin
> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:03 AM
> To: registrars@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: [registrars] Request to extend the 24 day comment 
> period on the proposed Verisign agreement
> 
> 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
> 
>