Also agree with listings by acronym or glossary term.

I’d also suggest we add terms that can be considered regularly used “GNSO Council jargon”, such as picket fence or bicameral structure. If we’re trying to help people who aren’t familiar with our processes understand them, then those kind of explanations will be needed.

We might also want to add things like RAA...

Stéphane


Le 29/04/09 03:25, « Rosette, Kristina » <krosette@cov.com> a écrit :

Definitely agree with listing entries by acronym.

Would definitely be helpful to have a more informal glossary for Council, but many who can most benefit from the glossary don't have access to the wiki.

While we're suggesting terms, I'd add:  domain tasting, fast flux, IPv4, IPv6, RALO, Nominating Committee

K


 

From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org  [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Adrian  Kinderis
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:19 PM
To: Liz  Gasster; Council GNSO
Subject: [council] RE: Pending additions to  ICANN glossary -- update on Council request from Mexico  City

 
 
 

Thanks  Liz.



Would it be possible to have  this glossary in a wiki format that could be added to and adjusted on the  fly?



I understand having it as an  ‘official’ ICANN Glossary in this way may be problematic but maybe a GNSO  Council specific one on our wiki? I note that such things as IRT, IDN, DNSSEC  etc are not there... we could all pitch in to add definitions if it was a  wiki. Folks in the industry that speak different languages could provide  translations ‘on the fly’.



Just a  thought...



Also it would help to list  them by acronym not by true name. So when someone hears the acronym they can  find it easily.



 

Adrian  Kinderis






 
 

From:  owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On  Behalf Of Liz Gasster
Sent: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 7:29  AM
To: Council GNSO
Subject: [council] Pending additions  to ICANN glossary -- update on Council request from Mexico  City



All,



During our after-action meeting in Mexico  City, several of you suggested that we update the ICANN glossary to add some  basic terms that we refer to frequently but that are missing currently from  that compendium http://www.icann.org/en/general/glossary.htm  .  Definitions have been developed for the terms that were identified by  Council members (copied below for your reference, note also an updated  definition of WHOIS has been prepared).  These definitions are currently  being translated and they will be added to the glossary when the translations  are complete.  



ICANN’s Corporate Affairs department will  be updating the glossary more broadly in the upcoming weeks.   



We will also be adding a link to the  glossary from the GNSO home page, http://gnso.icann.org/ .  This was also  suggested in the Mexico meeting.



Thanks, Liz



PDP - Policy  Development Process



A set of formal steps, as defined in the  ICANN bylaws, to guide the initiation, internal and external review, timing  and approval of policies needed to coordinate the global Internet’s system of  unique identifiers.



Operations  Steering Committee



The Operations Steering Committee (OSC)  coordinates, recommends and reviews changes to certain operational activities  of the GNSO and its constituencies with a view to efficient  outcomes.  These operational activity areas cover  GNSO operations, Stakeholder Group and Constituency operations, and  communications with GNSO and between GNSO and other ICANN  structures.



Policy Process  Steering Committee



The Policy Process Steering Committee  (PPSC) reviews and recommends processes used within  the GNSO for developing policy, including the use of Working Groups, and  recommending any changes.



Registry Services  Evaluation Process



The Registry Services  Evaluation Process (RSEP) is ICANN’s process for evaluating proposed gTLD  registry services or contractual modifications for security, stability or  competition issues. Further information on RSEP is available at http://www.icann.org/en/registries/rsep/.   



WHOIS



WHOIS  (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym) An Internet  protocol that is used to query databases to obtain information about the  registration of a domain name (or IP address).  The WHOIS protocol was  originally specified in RFC 954 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc954.txt>,  published in 1985.  The current specification is documented in RFC 3912  <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3912.txt>.   ICANN's gTLD agreements require registries and registrars to offer an  interactive web page and a port 43 WHOIS service providing free public access  to data on registered names. Such data is commonly referred to as "WHOIS  data," and includes elements such as the domain registration creation and  expiration dates, nameservers, and contact information for the registrant and  designated administrative and technical contacts.

WHOIS services are typically used to  identify domain holders for business purposes and to identify parties who are  able to correct technical problems associated with the registered  domain.