All,

In light of recent changes in staff supporting the GNSO Council, I’d like to provide the following summary of selected GNSO Council activities and the primary Policy Staff responsible for supporting those activities.  You are encouraged to contact the policy staff listed below (all can be reached at policy-staff@icann.org) if you have questions regarding the activities they are handling:

Implementation of BGC GNSO Improvement recommendations

• Policy staff lead - Rob Hoggarth, with several staff supporting

Fast flux PDP

• Policy staff lead(s) - Liz Gasster and Marika Konings

Inter-registrar transfers PDPs (denial definitions PDP and Part A Issues Report)

• Policy staff lead - Marika Konings (Olof Nordling will be available for transition and continuity)

Domain name tasting resolution

Responsibility for implementation now shifts to ICANN's Services staff, with ongoing policy support from Rob Hoggarth.  We note the ongoing responsibility for monitoring the effectiveness of this PDP, which Rob Hoggarth will facilitate.

• ICANN Services staff lead – Craig Schwartz
• Ongoing Policy staff support - Rob Hoggarth

Whois studies

• Policy staff lead - Liz Gasster

New gTLDs

ICANN Services has the lead.

• Policy staff lead - Denise Michel

Reserved names for existing gTLDs

ICANN Services has the lead – Patrick Jones

• Policy staff lead - Liz Gasster

Absentee voting

Implementation is underway.

• Policy staff lead(s) - Liz Gasster and Glen de St. Gery, supported by the Office of the General Counsel

I have lead policy staff responsibility for the GNSO.  Please contact me directly for any issues not mentioned here, if you have any questions or concerns, or if we can be helpful in any way.  

Thanks!  Liz Gasster