Agenda 15 January 2009

Draft Agenda

Record attendance
Review agenda
Review guideline for the meeting

Guidelines for the meeting

• keep to the topic under discussion
• no need to repeat questions/issues someone else made
• not a time to bring up new objections to the implementation plan, only to understand issues as they relate to the principles/recommendations and implementation guidelines
• we are not here to discuss the value of the initial recommendation. i.e. that is off topic.
• we will see were we get by the end of 2 hours and figure out what to do next.

Topics

1 - Discuss areas at variance with GNSO policy principles, recommendations and guidelines. Possible areas include, i.a.:

• Principle G: Do the review criteria infringe on freedom of expression
• Recommendation 1: Are the price levels discriminatory?
• Recommendation 2: Extent of confusing similarity
• Recommendation 5: Reserved names issues
  • geographic identifiers
  • 2 char IDN
• Recommendation 17: what is the clear compliance and sanctions process?
• IG B: Recommended cost based fees with different applicants paying different fees. Are these fees really cost based? Are some applicants subsidizing other applicants?
• IG F: Board resolution process was recommended instead of Auction
• IG O: Are there any plans for a fee reduction schedule for gTLS applicants from economies classified as least developed?
• Others?

2 - Discuss the motions we passed vis a vis new gTLDs for Staff Clarification purposes

• introduction of IDN TLDs
• Implementation guideline (IG) E

3 - Staff Overview on the comments received

4 - Discuss follow-up process to this meeting

• Are further comments necessary or has this meeting been sufficient?
• If we need a Design Team to create a comments paper - Who will do it?
  • when would it need to be avaialble to be useful?
  • or should it wait until after the next revision if the problems still exist.