All: We need a member of the constituency to step forward and volunteer to participate in the Domain Tasting PDP that was started by the gNSO Council at its Los Angeles meeting. The volunteer would need to draft a constituency statement on Domain Tasting for review by the constituency as a whole. I attach the invitation and background below (from ICANN staff assigned to the policy development process): [ BEGIN PASTED CONTENT ] A PDP on domain tasting was launched through the adoption of the below resolutions at the 31 October GNSO Council meeting. I draw your attention to the requirements to appoint a representative of your constituency and to submit a constituency statement on the subject matter within 35 days, i.e. no later than 5 December 2007. The PDP will be conducted with "a committee of the whole" and observers are invited and welcome. A mailing list for the PDP will be established in the near future. Very best regards Olof Resolution 2. Whereas the issues report on Domain Tasting http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-domain-tasting-report-14jun 07.pdf has been released and discussed and Whereas, the GNSO Council acknowledges the Final Outcomes Report of the ad hoc group on Domain Tasting, http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-domain-tasting-adhoc-outcomes-report-final .pdf the Council hereby initiates a Policy Development Process, and pursuant to Sections 4 and 8 of Annex A of the Bylaws, The GNSO council resolves to initiate a PDP to address the issues set forth in the Issues Report by Staff and in the Outcomes Report of the ad hoc group and encourages staff to apply ICANN's fee collections to names registered and subsequently deregistered during the add-grace period. Resolution 3. Whereas, the GNSO Council has resolved to initiate a Policy Development Process on Domain Tasting, and pursuant to Sections 4 and 8 of Annex A of the Bylaws, resolves as follows: 1. To request that each constituency appoint a representative to solicit the constituency's views on the issues presented in the Issues Report by Staff and in the Outcomes Report of the ad hoc group. Each such representative is asked to submit a Constituency Statement to the ICANN staff manager within thirty-five (35) calendar days of this resolution. 2. To request that ICANN Staff take all Constituency Statements, the two prior reports, and other information and compile (and post on the Comment Site) an Initial Report within fifty (50) calendar days of this resolution. 3. Thereafter, the PDP shall follow the provisions of Item 9 of Annex A of the Bylaws, in creating a Final Report for Council. [ END PASTED CONTENT ] Mark McFadden Secretariat, ISPCP Constituency mcfadden@ispcp.info