All,
Below
is a note from the Chairs of the ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory
Committees. If you are interested in volunteering to be on the panel in either or
both of the sessions outlined below please let me know as soon as possible.
“On
the Monday of the Mexico meeting, there will be a joint meeting of the Advisory
Committees and Supporting Organisations. The objective of this
“ACSO” session is to share views and perspectives on common issues
in a way that will inform the discussions within those groups during the week.
The
format is a discussion among selected members of each of the Supporting
Organisations and Advisory Committees. Each SO and AC will designate up to four
people per session in order to represent a range of perspectives.
The
meeting will be held in two 90-minute sessions, separated by a 30-minute break,
and with a 30-minute feedback period at the end. There will be two broad discussion
topics of common interest, with specific sub-questions. They are:
14:00-15:30 --
EXPANDING THE NAME SPACE
- What is
the impact of the new gTLD and IDNccTLD Fast Track processes on the market
structure of the Domain Name Space and ICANN’s processes?
- How
should geographic names be handled and is there a blurring of “cc”
and “g” spaces ?
- What
should be the cost and the pricing structure for new TLDs (both application fee
and ongoing fees)?
16:00-17.30 --
IMPROVING POLICY DEVELOPMENT
- What do
we mean by “policy development”?
- How can
technical expertise and input from stakeholders be included early in the
process?
- What
changes, if any, could be made to ICANN’s processes to allow for more
effective policy development?
The
objective in each session is to have an open discussion rather than statements
of official position, in order to foster a common understanding within the
community. These sessions will not take decisions nor does the group represent
a decision-making body.
Sessions
will be public and transcribed, but they are not a public forum. Opinion will
however be sought during the discussion through the use of coloured cards to
represent whether people agree or disagree with a particular comment or
proposal put forward. A feedback period will follow at 1730 where members of
the community will be invited to comment on any of the topics discussed in the
previous two sessions.
Please
note that the session and its format remain experimental in an effort to
improve discussion and interaction between Supporting Organizations and
Advisory Committees. As such, not only do we expect to learn from the session
in Mexico but we will be seeking feedback from the SOs and ACs themselves after
the meeting is over in order to identify improvements for ICANN’s next
meeting in Sydney in June.”
Cheers,
Chris
Disspain
CEO
- auDA
Australia's
Domain Name Administrator
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