[registrars] Re: Constituency Input Required

[Ross Rader <ross@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I would also like to put my name forward to act as the facilitator of 
this drafting exercise.

Ross Rader wrote:
> Greetings all,
>
> The GNSO Council has embarked upon a policy development process 
> concerning new gTLDs. As part of this process, the constituency is 
> required to put forward a representative to solicit the views of the 
> constituency and draft a position paper on behalf of the constituency in 
> accordance with the standard policy development process:
> ICANN bylaws section 8: "Procedure if No Task Force is Formed
> http://www.icann.org/general/archive-bylaws/bylaws-08apr05.htm#AnnexA
>
> 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.
>
>
> In order to facilitate this, your council members recommend the 
> following process;
>
> (a) Select a constituency representative.
>
> (b) Develop a simple questionnaire based on the New gTLD Task Force 
> terms of reference to send to all members
> - e.g do you think there should be more TLDs, if so why?
> - how do you think names should be allocated?
> - should single letter domains be allowed?
> - TOR can be found here: 
> http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-06dec05.htm
> (c) Arrange for a registrars constituency teleconference
> - maybe do two at different times to accommodate more registrars, or 
> simply choose 19:00 UTC as used for Council calls at the moment.
> - ask for position papers in advance, and allow each person that has 
> submitted a position paper to present it during the teleconference
> - ask for the views of each person on the teleconference
> - get each teleconference transcribed for the record (use constituency
> funds to pay for this), it will be important that we are on the public 
> record as having consulted widely.
> (d) Write a draft position statement
>
> (e) Have a follow up teleconference to discuss the position statement,
> then produce a final position statement
>
> (f) Vote on the constituency statement
>
> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask Bruce, Tom or I.
>
> -ross