[Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt2] Actions/Discussion Notes: Work Track 2 SubTeam Meeting 22 September

[Julie Hedlund]

Dear Sub Team Members,

 

Please see below the action items and discussion notes captured by staff from the meeting on 22 September.  These high-level notes are designed to help Work Track Sub Team members navigate through the content of the call and are not a substitute for the recording.   See the recording on the meetings page at: https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Work+Track+2+Meetings. In addition, the slides used in today’s call are attached and posted to the wiki.

 

A general note from the call is for the next meeting to start with the issue raised by Paul McGrady: Paul highlighted that this working track should tackle the T&Cs of applying for a New gTLD. He would like the Sub Team to spend some more time on this issue and seek to outline if we do need to consider this matter; while at the same time discussing the background, any relevant material, and whether this is policy.

 

Best regards,

Julie

 

Julie Hedlund, Policy Director

 

Action Items/Discussion Notes 22 September

 

1. Prioritization/Grouping/Dependencies:

 

For the timeline and scope of new gTLD activities that are underway see: https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews. 

 

Discussion Notes: 

 

·         Look at dependences and relevant issues for each topic to determine start date.

·         Look at a schedule that has the relevant reviews or PDPs showing when they will end.

·         Current priority trys to reflect the weight of each topic.

·         Rubens Kuhl -- On 2nd level RPMs: One note is that any RPM not revisited by the RPM WG needs to be revisited in this WG. It's a charter requirement.

·         Alexander Schubert -- Reserved Names: The CCWG on Territory Names according to my observations won't provide useful input: Their scope of work is way broader then what we seek. So let’s watch them - but do not wait for input: There won't be any.

·         On coordinating with the CCWG: Annabeth Lange and Heather Forrest are on the CCWG.  Ask them to provide updates.

·         Paul McGrady: This is not a PDP.  Take that into consideration concerning their recommendations.

·         Avri Doria: But should fully take into account any issues they raise, particularly if we take an alternate path.

·         IGO/INGO -- already a PDP -- with ICANN Board to reconcile GAC advice and PDP recommendations; Also the Country and Territory Name Cross Community Working group.  Phil Corwin is Chair.  This is a placeholder if something is not resolved by these two efforts.  Review the outputs.

·         Phil Buckingham: Registry/registrar separate was controversial

·         Jeff Neuman: We are not remaking decisions about whether to allow registrars to be registries and visa-versa.  Looking at issues about the code of conduct.

·         Phil Buckingham: Global Public Interest -- look at work already done in CCWG-Accountability.

o    Paul McGrady -- What does it mean in this context?  

o    Phil Buckingham -- Seems outside of our remit.  

o    Michael Flemming -- Decide whether to even have recommendations.

o    Jeff Neuman: The Sub Team should go back to the Discussion Group report to see why Global Public Interest was included.

 

4. Base Agreement (High level discussion):

 

Action Items:  Staff will endeavor to find out how many .brands signed up for Spec 13.

 

4.3.2.4 Rationale for Policy Development (from Final Issue Report):

 

Discussion Notes:

 

Questions:

·         Does a single base agreement make sense for all types of registries?

·         Jeff Neuman -- Need to have different physical agreements for some of the categories, such as .Brand.  But likely to be a set of common terms and conditions.

 

Additional questions for the Sub Team to consider from Jeff Neuman:

 

·         Does anyone not agree with the notion of having different agreements for different types of TLDs?

·         Other than "brands", are there any other categories of TLDs that merit their own agreement?

·         With respect to brands, are the qualifications set forth in Specification 13 the right ones to measure a "brand"?; (4) What are the processes for switching to a different agreement? 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-newgtld-wg-wt2/attachments/20160922/4257d797/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: WT2 Meeting 3.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 250907 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-newgtld-wg-wt2/attachments/20160922/4257d797/WT2Meeting3-0001.pdf>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: smime.p7s
Type: application/pkcs7-signature
Size: 4630 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-newgtld-wg-wt2/attachments/20160922/4257d797/smime-0001.p7s>