Here's a Policy Calendar for the BC member call on 6-Mar-2014.

Channel 1. BC participation in ICANN Public Comment process:

ICANN Public Comment page is here. Selected comment opportunities below:

Privacy/Proxy Accreditation: We had no volunteers to handle questions from a PDP working group on Accreditation of Privacy & Proxy services under the new RAA. Deadline was Friday, so I responded for the BC with previous positions and new questions (not positions). See my response (link), and please volunteer for this WG and/or attend session in Singapore on an issue that’s vital to BC members.

1. Status update from expert working group on gTLD Directory Services (comments closed 28-Feb)

The EWG status update is here, and described on this page (link). Jimson Olufuye , Tim Chen, and Susan Kawaguchi drafted and we submitted yesterday (attachment)

2. Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & Recommendations (link) (reply comments close 15-Mar)

Steve DelBianco drafted BC comments and circulated for review on 17-Feb. I am now sorting through 44 comments from BC members and will circuit a consolidated version for final review. Thanks for your attention to this topic!

3. Qualified Launch Program for new gTLDs (link) (reply comments close 15-Mar)

The new registry agreement allows operator to register 100 names for itself (or to third parties) for promoting their TLDs — prior to the Sunrise period.

4. Proposed Review Mechanism to Address Inconsistent Expert Determinations on String Confusion Objections Comment page here. (Initial comments due 12-Mar)