gTLD REGISTRIES STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETINGDakar, Senegal
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Chapiteau Tent
DAVID MAHER, CHAIR
AGENDA
9:00 – 11:45 p.m. Open SessionI. Attendance
1. Introduction of attendees
II. Agenda Review and Approval
1. Stakeholder Group Meeting
2. Meeting with ICANN Board and Staff
3. Joint meeting with Registrars Stakeholder Group
III. New gTLD Process Developments (Kurt Pritz and John Jeffrey)
1. Continuing Operations Instrument (COI)/EBERO
2. Bundling of IDN Versions of (new and existing) TLDs
3. IDN Variant TLDs Issues Project Update
4. Status and other issues with the Applicant Guidebook
5. Cross Ownership
6. Timely communication between ICANN and the Registries
IV. GNSO Updates
1. GNSO Council Motions for 26 October meeting
2. Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Review Teams
a. Accountability and Transparency
b. WHOIS
c. Security, Stability and Resiliency
3. Inter-Registrar Transfers Working Group (IRTP) Update
4. GNSO Improvements (Rob Hoggarth)
5. WHOIS Studies
6. Update on other current developments
V. RySG Business
1. Pending votes (if needed) for Issues/Reports posted on ICANN Proceedings
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2. Treasurer’s Report and forecast for 2012/13
3. Election of Assistant Treasurer
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (for Voting and Observer RySG members)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Working Meeting with the ICANN Board (closed)
2:15 – 4:00 p.m. Continuation of morning sessionVI. ICANN Contractual Compliance (Maguy Serad)
1. Update
2. Discussion on expectations and challenges
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registries/Registrars Stakeholder Groups Joint
Meeting (in Meeting Room C-1)Key Topics for discussion:
1. Changes to RySG and/or RrSG Bylaws and/or rules of procedures to avoid
conflicts and crossover in membership under Vertical Integration.
2. Sandardizing the RRA Application Format
3. Proposed RRA Review Process
4. General issues involving the GNSO Council and the Contracted Party House
5. Discussion on New gTLD Issues (as permitted