[council] Draft Agenda for New gTLD meeting 15 Jan

[Alan Greenberg]

Based on Glen's announcement that the meeting was open to observers, 
I have already issues an invitation. I am expecting Cheryl, Sebastian 
and perhaps Danny.

I take it that you now want me to withdraw that?

Alan

At 13/01/2009 04:45 PM, Avri Doria wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I was asked whether this meeting was open to observers as the previous
>meetings had been.  Since we are focusing mainly on issues related to
>possible variance between the GNSO Council recommendations and the
>implementation plan and on our recent motions, I thought it better
>that it be essentially an extended council meeting - but one without
>motions.  In that respect I suggest we follow the practice we have
>followed with other such extended council meetings, most recently wih
>the  Whois study DT, and allow for substitutions but not observers.
>The meeting will be recorded and that recording will be available to
>all.
>
>thanks
>
>a.
>
>
>On 12 Jan 2009, at 11:29, Avri Doria wrote:
>
>>
>>Hi
>>
>>Based on what I have heard spoken of so far, the following is a
>>draft agenda for the New gTLD meeting on 15 January.
>>
>>
>>1 - Discuss areas at variance with GNSO policy principles,
>>recommendations and guidelines.  Possible areas include, i.a.:
>>
>>    -  Principle G: Do the review criteria infringe on freedom of
>>expression
>>    -  Recommendation 1: Are the price levels discriminatory?
>>    -  Recommendation 2:  Extent of confusing similarity
>>     - Recommendation 5: Reserved names issues
>>        - geographic
>>         - 2 char IDN
>>    - Recommendation 17: what is the clear compliance and sanctions
>>process?
>>    - IG B: Recommended cost based fees with different applicants
>>paying different fees.  Are these fees really cost based? Are some
>>applicants subsidizing other applicants?
>>    - IG F:  Board resolution process was recommended instead of
>>Auction
>>    - IG O: Are there any plans for a fee reduction schedule for gTLS
>>applicants from economies classified as least developed?
>>    - Others?
>>
>>2 - Discuss the motions we passed vis a vis new gTLDs
>>   - introducion of idn tlds
>>   - Implementation guideline (IG) E
>>
>>3 - Discuss the comments received
>>
>>4 - Discuss follow-up process to this meeting
>