In anticipation of
receiving the Vertical Separation of Registries and Registrars Issues Report
the end of next week (4 Dec), the current Bylaws require "the Council shall meet within fifteen (15)
calendar days after receipt of such Report to vote on whether to initiate the
PDP." That means we need a motion (or motions) for our next meeting
on 17 Dec.
It seems to me that for an issue like this
that will be somewhat complicated, making a decision on initiating a PDP
within as little as 13 days of
receiving the issues report may be challenging, and even more so this time of
year. Also, we will not have finished our project prioritization exercise
by then. On the other hand, to the
extent that a PDP could possibly result in delays of the introduction of
new gTLDs, I think we don't want to contribute to any more delays if
avoidable.
So I am
requesting Councilors to express your opinions in this regard. Should we
consider deferring the PDP
decision until January or should we vote
on whether to initiate a PDP in
our 17 Dec meeting? Note that we have two meetings in January on
the 7th and the 28th. Your thoughts are
requested.
Chuck