[Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] WG Status

[Don Blumenthal]

Dear WG members,

Thank you all for the interesting discussions that are taking place on the mailing list. I am wandering in with the hope that it will be helpful to summarize where we are now procedurally, and outline where and how I foresee our next few meetings going.

First, as staff has explained, the GNSO PDP Manual requires each WG to solicit early feedback from other stakeholders. If I believed in capitalizing words for emphasis, I would do it for “early.” Therefore, we need to finalize and send out the SO/AC letter and SG/C template as soon as possible. I have asked staff to revise these documents to include relevant definitions of certain terms, and to explain more clearly questions that on their face may be puzzling to SO/AC/SG/C recipients who are unfamiliar with the WG Charter.

I plan to spend a few minutes on our call next Tuesday finalizing these changes so that the letter and template can be sent out without further delay. Keep in mind that we can send additional letters later as our work continues and we decide that we need more feedback. In addition, feel free to urge groups that you are are a part of to add additional points in their responses.

Second, we need to confirm if we intend to provide feedback to the EWG on the questions that they are considering for their survey. Steve has suggested that we ask staff to assist with obtaining links to information that registrars subject to the 2013 RAA are obliged to publish. ICANN policy staff has confirmed that they will follow up with their colleagues on this request. If anyone has further suggestions relating to the EWG survey, please send an email to the list as soon as possible. As you may recall, the EWG requested our feedback by January 10, aka tomorrow (or I guess today for some members).

With those items clarified and completed, we can turn to finalizing our Work Plan. We will focus on two priorities in that context: (1) whether the current proposed grouping of the Charter questions is acceptable to everyone; and (2) whether the Charter questions need to be either amended or supplemented. As part of the latter, we will need to be mindful of whether any particular new items will take us beyond scope and require that we go back to the GNSO for approval.

I hope that what I have written helps to clarify the different tasks and timings that we currently face as a WG. As a final point, a couple of messages have gone to the list suggesting that members read materials that are posted on the wiki. Please do so. Some of them address questions that have arisen in discussions so far, and reviewing the documents will be very helpful as we move forward. In the short run, to aid our further discussions on the grouping and substance of the Charter questions, please be sure to review the Charter and the Summary Paper containing key definitions and terms:  https://community.icann.org/display/gnsopnpsrvaccrdtwg/Background+Documents. In addition, it will be useful to look at the draft Mind Map to inform upcoming discussions on our Work Plan and how to approach the Charter questions: https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/43987748/PPSAI%20Work%20Plan%20Mind%20Map%20-%2010%20December.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1386878940000&api=v2

Talk to you on Tuesday. I’ll be there this time. Really.

Regards,

Don

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