All,

I have a conflict that prevents me from participating on tomorrow's call.

Berard

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 5, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@netchoice.org> wrote:

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) 

<BC Comments - Status Report from EWG on gTLD Directory Services - FINAL.pdf>