Thanks Chuck. My instinct is that we will need til Jan 28 for a
vote, given the complexity of the issues and the time of year. I would prefer
to do it faster, but I think Jan 7th sounds unrealistic. Also our
prioritization exercise should play out further in January, and might be useful
before this vote.
Mike Rodenbaugh
RODENBAUGH LAW
548 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
From:
owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf
Of Gomes, Chuck
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:20 PM
To: council@gnso.icann.org
Subject: [council] Decision on whether to initiate a PDP regarding
vertical integration of registries & registrars
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