Jeff, That is not the briefing paper for amending sTLD charters. It refers only to the new Community gTLDs. There are some similarities between sTLDs and Community gTLDs, but there are major differences in their structure and how they were/are allocated. IMO, amending a sTLD charter is a fundamentally different issue than the Community gTLD Change discussed in the paper you refer to. Tim
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] RE: Did we receive a briefing paper on the process for amendments to sTLD charters? From: "Neuman, Jeff" <Jeff.Neuman@neustar.us> Date: Thu, September 29, 2011 5:04 pm To: "Rosette, Kristina" <krosette@cov.com>, "'council@gnso.icann.org'" <council@gnso.icann.org>
Kristina, A paper was posted on February 21, 2011 (http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/explantory-memo-community-change-re...); which was heavily objected to on a number of grounds by the RySG. In our view, there were a number of flawed assumptions in there as well as too heavy a hand by ICANN.
I am not sure if someone from staff forwarded this to you, so I thought I would and send it to the Council. At a few of the meetings, I brought this up at the council level (in San Francisco in particular), but the Council did not seem interested in taking it up at the time (or maybe they weren’t paying attention J) Jeffrey J. Neuman Neustar, Inc. / Vice President, Law & Policy
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From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Rosette, Kristina Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:48 AM To: 'council@gnso.icann.org' Subject: [council] Did we receive a briefing paper on the process for amendments to sTLD charters?
All,
I was just reading the BGC's December 9, 2010 recommendation on the .jobs Charter Compliance Coalition reconsideration request and came across this footnote on page 12:
4 The BGC also thinks that the Board should address the need for a process to evaluate amendments that may have the effect of changing, or seeking to change, an sTLD Charter or Stated Purpose of a sponsored, restricted or community-based TLD. Because such a process may impact gTLDs greatly and is a policy issue, the GNSO is the natural starting point for evaluating such a process. We therefore further recommend that the Board direct the CEO to create a briefing paper for the GNSO to consider on this matter, and for the GNSO to determine whether a policy development process should be commenced.
I don't recall receiving any such briefing paper. Did we receive one? If so, would the relevant staff person mind sending me a copy of it? Thanks!
K