Dear all,
 
Below is the staff report ahead of next week's conference call of the GNSO Council.
 
All the best, Maria
 

GNSO Council Staff Report

 

16 June 2005

 

1          WHOIS Task Force

 

Recommendation 1 on notification:

Progress: The Final task force report was submitted to the GNSO Council for consideration at the June 2 2005 meeting.

 

Staff has completed the following information-gathering exercises:

 

Current status: Report for consideration at Council meeting on 23 June, 2005.

 

 

Purpose of Whois

Progress: Staff has completed the following information-gathering exercises:

 

Current status:  The task force is developing work on the purpose of whois. 

 

 

Recommendation 2 on conflicts with national laws

Progress:  The task force aims to finalize the recommendation for circulation to constituencies (for constituency statements) on Tuesday 21 June, 2005.  The recommendation will then be the subject of a preliminary task force report, public comments, and a final task force report to the GNSO Council which is anticipated by late August 2005. 

 

Current status: Recommendation being finalized by task force for circulation to constituencies.

 

Staff contact:  Maria Farrell

 

 

2          Transfers policy implementation report

Progress:  Tina Dam, Karen Lentz and Maria Farrell are available to work with GNSO Council members on this topic.   Karen has developed some statistics on the type of complaints/questions we receive about transfers that can be shared with the entire working group to help decide what part of the policy language to clarify.

 

Current status:  Awaiting Council member response

 

Staff contact:  Tina Dam / Maria Farrell

 

 

3                   New gTLDs

Including internationalized domain names at the TLD level.

 

Progress: New gTLD question list in preparation for circulation

 

Current status:  In progress

 

Staff contact:  Olof Nordling

 

 

4                   Input to ICANN strategic / operational planning process and

budget

Progress:  Conference call held with ICANN staff on 9 June discussed how to manage interactive consultation in Luxembourg. 

 

Current status:  Questions to guide the sessions are being developed and refined and will be circulated to the constituencies, SOs and ALAC two weeks before Luxembourg.  (Friday 24 June)

   

Staff contact:  Kurt Pritz / Maria Farrell

 

 

7          Planning for ICANN Luxembourg meeting

Progress:  The agenda is expected to be circulated early in the week beginning 20 June, 2005.  

 

Council contact:  Marilyn Cade

 

Staff contact:  Glen de Saint Gery