[council] Draft agenda for GNSO Public Forum on New TLDs

[Denise Michel]

It would be great to get draft quesitons from Council members.

Thanks.
Denise

Denise Michel
Vice President, Policy Development
ICANN
denise.michel at icann.org
+1-408-429-3072 mobile

Marilyn Cade wrote:
> Thanks, Denise, have been up to my ears in alligators, er, ITU Plenipot
> stuff... I just got a chance to look at this proposed agenda. I am happy to
> work with Bret on that segment. 
> 
> Are you interesting in the councilors perhaps generating some draft
> questions? I thought that was the suggestion but needed to verify. 
> 
> Thanks for the draft. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council at gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council at gnso.icann.org] On
> Behalf Of Denise Michel
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:24 PM
> To: council at gnso.icann.org
> Subject: [council] Draft agenda for GNSO Public Forum on New TLDs
> 
> Below is a *draft* agenda for the Sao Paulo GNSO Public Forum on New 
> Tlds that has been prepared for your consideration and comment.  The 
> primary goal of this forum is to focus public attention on the 
> Committee's work, and encourage a useful public discussion by all 
> interested stakeholders on the key elements of the draft final report.
> 
> Note that I've made some initial suggestions of various Committee 
> members who might provide neutral summaries of sections of the report 
> and encourage public discussion.  I'm sure most members could fill these 
> roles, and your suggestions are welcome.  Also, input is needed on 
> targeted questions people should come prepared to address and other 
> ideas on how to structure the discussion to ensure audience engagement 
> and useful input.  We'd like to get this posted before 20 November.
> 
> Thanks.
> Denise
> 
> Denise Michel
> Vice President, Policy Development
> ICANN
> denise.michel at icann.org
> +1-408-429-3072 mobile
> 
> **DRAFT**
> 
> GNSO NEW TLDs PUBLIC FORUM
> 4 December, 14:00 - 16:30
> Hotel Transamérica, São Paulo
> 
> The GNSO is organizing a special public forum at ICANN's Sao Paulo 
> meeting on Monday, 4 December, 14:00 - 16:30, to provide an opportunity 
> for an in-depth, public discussion about the GNSO's Draft Final Report 
> on the Introduction of New Top Level Domains (new TLDs).  The most 
> important elements of this discussion are:
> 
> 1.  Application Process
> 2.  Evaluation Processes
> 3.  Dispute Resolution
> 
> The GNSO's New TLD Committee will soon be posting the report for public 
> comment, and will be soliciting input from interested stakeholders on a 
> variety of questions.  This forum, which will be web cast and 
> transcribed, will provide an additional opportunity for stakeholders to 
> provide input to the Committee's proposals for the selection criteria, 
> allocation methods, contractual conditions, and other elements that 
> should be used as part of the process for introducing new TLDs.  A panel 
> of Committee members will provide summaries on various aspects of new 
> TLD introduction to encourage audience participation and broad-based 
> input. This forum will be a critical opportunity for stakeholders to 
> share specific recommendations and guidance on how ICANN could implement 
> the GNSO Committee's recommendations on the introduction of new Tlds.
> 
> Proposed Agenda:
> 
> Moderator, Bruce Tonkin, Chair, GNSO Council
> 
> * Introduction, Overview of Draft Final New TLDs Report - Bruce Tonkin
> 
> Panel:
> 
> * Selection Criteria for new TLDs - Marilyn Cade, Business Constituency, 
> and Bret Fausett, At-Large Liaison, Members, New TLDs Committee
> (note: summarize/raise key questions about TOR 2)
> 
> * Audience Input
> 
> * Allocation Methods for new TLDs - Ken Stubbs, Registry Constituency, 
> and Milton Mueller, Non-Commercial Users Constituency, Members, New TLDs 
> Committee
> (note: summarize/raise key questions about TOR 3)
> 
> * Audience Input
> 
> * Contractual Conditions for new TLDs - Tony Holms, Internet Service 
> Provider Constituency, and Avri Doria, Nominating Committee Appointee, 
> Members, New TLDs Committee
> (note: summarize/raise key questions about TOR 4)
> 
> * Audience Input
> 
> (note:  need key questions for the audience to address)
> 
> Background
> 
> [insert, including links to documents]
> 
> 
> 
>