Dear Olof,
Attached, as promised, are more detailed
comments on the proposed call for papers. When I made the proposal for this
additional approach to seeking input, and the Council supported it, I believe
that we intended to solicit organized, and substantive inputs that directly
address the full set of questions in the ToR. I would prefer that we
encourage that. The existing public forum, which is open as well through the
same time frame, provides an opportunity for any contributions, thus no one is
disadvantaged by the additional criteria in terms of having their input
considered.
As part of our outreach, we also need to
establish interaction with the other SOs, and with the GAC. We should add
this to our agenda for the January Council call. In addition, I suggest that we
also invite the SSAC, OECD, and WIPO to meet with the Council in
Also, I want to note that we have a
resolution that notes that the GNSO Council will develop a work program in consultation
with the ICANN staff and ICANN board that sets out a timeframe for work. After the
holiday ends, we should probably undertake work on this, so that it can be
posted to the Council the required 7 days ahead of time for our agenda for the January
meeting. I think we need to be realistic and pragmatic about the time frames and
establish a feasible time frame, and then recommend such a time frame to the
Board. The new gTLD process is challenging and important to address thoroughly.
While it may be unpopular to note that we may spend 6-9 months on this, we
should assess, now, the feasibility of completing all of the data gathering and
potentially external research or advice that we will need to advise the final
policy recommendations.
Just one other suggestion: There is a
tendency to use “GNSO” in lieu of “Council”, or “GNSO
Council” in the call for papers. I suggest that it is preferable to
systematically use “GNSO Council” or “Council” when
we are referencing the Council’s work. The GNSO is the full Supporting
Organization, and I find the shorthand use of GNSO a little confusing.
From:
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of olof nordling
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005
10:00 AM
To: council@gnso.icann.org
Subject: [council] Draft Call for
papers, new gTLD PDP
Dear all,
As you may recall we have a Call for Papers regarding the
new gTLD PDP to write for announcement in early January. I have attached a very
first draft to this effect and I would sincerely appreciate comments on the draft
from those of you who happen to be on-line during these largely
holiday-dominated days. The objective would be to have it distributed and
posted on 3 January…
The draft includes the ToR in extenso (the announcement on the
ICANN front page will have to be shorter, cutting the ToR part). Would this be
enough or should we specify another layer of questions – if so, which
questions?
I’m looking forward to receiving your views on any
aspects of the draft.
Very best regards from
Olof