[council] Draft Agenda for GNSO Public Forum - Wednesday 6 Dec 2006 Sao Paulo

[Bruce Tonkin]

Hello All,

See below for a draft agenda for the Public Forum.  Any feedback,
suggestions welcome.

Note that the GNSO will also be covering new gTLDs and WHOIS in a
separate public forum on Monday 4 Dec 2006.

I will leave it to staff to create the necessary :

"What it is", "why it is important", "who should attend" sections for
the ICANN website.


Regards,
Bruce Tonkin


Draft Agenda for GNSO Public Forum  - Wednesday 6 December 2006

8:30am local Sao Paulo time

Item 1: Update on PDP-Feb06: Policies for Contractual Conditions,
Existing gTLDs

- Terms of reference available here:
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/tor-pdp-28feb06.html

- Related documents: http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/gtld-policies/

- task force to report on current activities

- open mike for public input on current work
 

Item 2: GNSO Review

- ICANN has been provided with the LSE's review of the Generic Names
Supporting Organization (GNSO) [Report, Annexes]. This report will be
used to inform ICANN's effort to develop detailed proposals for
improving the GNSO's structures and processes. ICANN's Board will work
with the GNSO and the ICANN community to consider this report, along
with previous reviews and public input, in a collaborative process to
strengthen this key policy-making body. This independent review of the
GNSO is the first in a series of such reviews mandated in ICANN's bylaws
as part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to evolve and improve its
operations. Comments on this report can be posted to
gnso-improvements at icann.org and reviewed at
http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-improvements.

- Report is available at:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/gnso-review-report-sep06.pdf

- Staff to provide a summary of the major recommendations of the LSE
review of the GNSO organisation and the previous Patrick Sharry review
of the GNSO Council

- Update from staff on the Board's plans with respect to establishing a
group to consider the report and make recommendations to the Board for
approval

- Open mike on recommendations (for/against) and also on possible
processes the GNSO could use to take the reports and implement changes


Item 3: IDN policy update

- the GNSO has re-established a GNSO IDN Working Group to identify and
specify any policy issues that should be considered by the GNSO via a
policy development process that have not already been considered within
PDP-Dec05 on new gTLDs.

- the terms of reference are available here: 
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/idn_working_group-18nov06.htm

- related documents are available here:
http://www.gnso.icann.org/issues/idn-tlds/ 

- working group to provide an update of their work

- open mike on possible policy issues for the GNSO to consider

Item 4: Any other issues
- open mike on any other policy issues that the GNSO should be
considering at this time