[bc-gnso] BC Member views sought for GAC/Board meeting documents

[Steve DelBianco]

BC Members,

ICANN posted several briefing papers for ICANN Board-GAC Consultations in Brussels next week.
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-6-21feb11-en.htm

Several BC members are attending the Brussels meeting.  We will work from previously-adopted BC positions on the topics for this meeting (attached).

Further views and guidance form BC members are welcomed.  Here are the posted documents:

Objection Procedures<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-objection-procedures-21feb11-en.pdf>: includes requirements for governments to pay fees; procedures for review of sensitive strings; and early warning to applications—whether a proposed string would be considered controversial or to raise sensitivities (including geographical names) [PDF, 365 KB]

Root Zone Scaling<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-root-zone-scaling-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 296 KB]

Market and Economic Impacts<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-market-economic-impacts-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 316 KB]

Registry-Registrar Separation<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-registry-registrar-separation-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 452 KB]

Protection of Rights Owners (trademark protections)<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-protection-rights-owners-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 276 KB]

Consumer Protection Issues (malicious conduct)<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-consumer-protection-malicious-conduct-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 262 KB]

Law Enforcement Due Diligence Recommendations<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-law-enforcement-due-diligence-recommendations-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 291 KB]

Post Delegation Disputes with governments<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-post-delegation-disputes-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 409 KB]

Geographic Names: use and protection of geographical names<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-geographic-names-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 780 KB]

Legal Recourse for Applicants<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-legal-recourse-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 171 KB]

Providing Opportunities for all Stakeholders<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-board-providing-opportunities-stakeholders-21feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 413 KB]


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