GNSO Working Session London Saturday 2014-06-21

GNSO Working Session London Saturday 2014-06-21

GNSO Background Briefings:

http://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/background-briefing-12jun14-en.pdf

Saturday 21 June 

Sovereign

Leader

Presenter

7:30

8:45

Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation meeting

What it's about: The SCI is responsible for reviewing and assessing the effectiveness of the GNSO's Operating Procedures, including Working Group Guidelines and other processes. It is currently finalizing its recommendations for a proposed new process to enable the GNSO Council to vote on motions outside a regularly scheduled GNSO Council meeting, and on a mechanism for electronic/remote voting.

Meeting Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GQExBg

Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Mary Wong

Ron Andruff

Ron Andruff

9:00

9:30

Standing Committee on GNSO Improvements Implementation update

What it's about: The SCI will update the GNSO community on its work regarding requests to clarify/amend certain provisions of the GNSO Operating Procedures, including a discussion of its role in reviewing all the Procedures in light of the coming GNSO Review.

Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgAxBg

Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Mary Wong

 

Volker Greiman

Ron Andruff

9:30

9:45

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part D PDP WG 

What it's about: The IRTP Part D PDP Working Group will update the GNSO on its progress. The Group has completed the review of the comments it received on its Initial Report and is now in the final stages of its work. The WG will also meet face to face in London and it expects to submit its Final Report to the GNSO Council shortly after ICANN 50.

Meeting Agenda: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/EoeeBg

Policy Staff: Lars Hoffmann

Powerpoint Slides

Jonathan Robinson

James Bladel

9.45

10:15

IDN Variants – Briefing and status update (per the request of the Council in Singapore)

What it's about: ICANN's IDN Variant Program team will provide the GNSO community with a "primer" on the Program (what it is, why it's important, what were the issues identified) and a status update on its current work.

Background Information: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/variant-tlds-2012-05-08-en

Jonathan Robinson

Sarmad Hussain, Han Chuan Lee

10:15

10:30

Cross Community Working Groups: CWG-Principles & CWG-Use of Country Codes & Territory Names 

What it's about: The two recently-launched CWGs (co-chartered with the ccNSO Council) will provide updates of their initial work. The CWG-Principles will cover its current findings based on analysis of selected prior CWG efforts and solicit the GNSO community's feedback on challenges that it believes need to be addressed in order for future CWGs to be successful.

Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgAZBg (CWG-Principles) and http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/ccwg-unct.htm (CTN)

Policy Staff: Bart Boswinkel, Marika Konings, Steve Chan, Mary Wong

Jonathan Robinson

John Berard (CWG-Principles)/ Ching Ciao / Gabriela Szlak (CTN)

10:30

10:45

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

10:45

11:00

Data and Metrics for Policy Making WG update

What is it about? Status update on WG activities to date

Background: The WG is exploring opportunities to review standard methodologies of reporting and metrics that could better inform fact-based policy development and decision making; including how the community can collaborate with contracted parties and other service providers in the sharing of metrics and data.

For more information: please see http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/dmpm

Policy Staff Member: Berry Cobb

Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan Zuck

11:00

11:15

Policy & Implementation WG update

What is it about: Status update on the WG activities to date

Background: The GNSO Council formed a Working Group which has been tasked to provide concrete recommendations on how to address certain issues stemming from the policy & implementation debate from a GNSO perspective. The WG completed a set of working definitions and principles which are intended to guide its deliberations on the charter questions (see https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/FQEcBg) and has commenced its deliberations on the charter questions. The WG will provide an update on its activities. For further information, please see https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CAAcBg.

Policy Staff Members: Marika Konings, Mary Wong

Jonathan Robinson

J. Scott Evans

11:15

11:45

GNSO Review

What is it about: The objective of the GNSO Review is to examine organizational effectiveness of the GNSO, including its structure components (GNSO Council, GNSO Working Groups, GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies). The review scheduled to begin on or about 1 July 2014 will be tightly scoped based on objective and quantifiable criteria provided to the independent examine. An update on the preparation for the review will be provided during this session.

Background information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/AgBQBg

Jonathan Robinson

Jen Wolfe/ Larisa Gurnick

11:45

13:00

Open and substantial strategic discussion

Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan Robinson

13:00

14:00

LUNCH BREAK

 

 

14:00

15:00

Preparation for meetings with Board, GAC, ccNSO

Jonathan Robinson

 

15:00

15:15

Preparation for Discussion with CEO Fadi Chehadé

Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan Robinson

15:15

16:00

Discussion of Motions
Motions 25 June 2014

Jonathan Robinson

Jonathan Robinson

16:00

16:30

COFFEE BREAK

 

 

16:30

17:00

GNSO PDP Improvements

What is it about: The GNSO Council supported the exploration and implementation of ten proposed improvements that are aimed to streamline and enhance the GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). During this session and update will be provided by staff on the status of implementation and expected next steps.

Background information: http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/pdp-improvements-table-16jan14-en.pdf

Jonathan Robinson

Marika Konings

17:00

17:30

SSAC Update & Discussion

Jonathan Robinson

Patrik Falström, Jim Galvin

17:30

17:45

Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP WG

What it's about: This PDP Working Group effort is chartered to explore the need to translate and/or transliterate domain name contact information. The WG Co-Chairs will update the GNSO about their progress so far and the Groups envisaged progress towards its Initial Report.

Background information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/DoeeBg

Policy Staff: Julie Hedlund, Lars Hoffmann

Jonathan Robinson

Rudi Vansnick, Chris Dillon

17:45

18:15

Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues PDP WG update

What it's about: The PPSAI WG has reached preliminary conclusions on some of the questions in its Charter, and identified a number of issues and challenges on which community feedback will be useful. This update session will outline some of the more significant preliminary conclusions and describe the issues and challenges faced by the WG.

Background Information: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/x/CADQBg

Policy Staff: Marika Konings, Mary Wong

 

Don Blumenthal