Hi Councillors,

 

Attached is my report on recent GNSO activities.  For those with little time, I’ve copied a quick summary below –more detail in the report of course.  Let me know if you have questions/suggestions. On CCWG Accountability, you’ll likely hear about the GNSO vote shortly before your own council meeting today.   

 

Quick Summary

-          CCWG Accountability –good support for overall package (vote on 9 March).  No surprises expected (detail in report)

-          Next-Gen Registration Directory services (RDS): Work plan in coming weeks, group to outreach to SO/ACs.  First phase defining requirements for registration data regardless of system used. Timeline expected to take years.

-          RDAP: Concerns with potential obligation for Registrars to implement RDAP given thick Whois policy requiring certain additional fields.  General concern by potential deployment prior to completion of RDS PDP. ICANN considering moving forward with RDAP implementation without need for differentiated access.

-          New gTLD auction proceeds: 100 million, discussion paper out and drafting team working on work plan.  Key point to ensure separation between those that decide direction, choose projects and receive funds.

-          New ICANN meeting structure: Concerns on limited time for GNSO F2F time in Meeting B as well as clarity of ‘outreach’ component if meeting is in Helsinki. Meeting B is supposed to help progress policy. 

-          Subsequent new gTLD rounds – Group getting started on work and reaching out to SO/ACs.  Key aim to determine if changes needed to previous new gTLD policy recommendations.

-          Interaction with incoming ICANN CEO.  Councillors: this CEO job is not like others.  Engage with community.  Ensure multi-stakeholder model healthy. Help us with volunteer burnout.

-          Geo-TLDs group – more formalisation (considering association) and specific projects discussion (PR work, stats, government relations and a website for the group)

-          GNSO to vote on charter for WG to review all RPMs in all gTLDs 

 

 

Regards

 

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