[council] Fwd: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Work Plan Changes and Preliminary Information on Consensus Calls

Maxim Alzoba m.alzoba at gmail.com
Sun Dec 13 09:42:42 UTC 2020


I agree with Kurt's proposal. 

The situation, where a PDP makes good steps, but contrary to the previous commitments should be taken seriously. 

I think the proposal is the way out of this loop. 

P. S: we should not pretend that everything is fine either. 

⁣Maxim Alzoba​

On 12 Dec 2020, 01:37, at 01:37, Tom Dale <tomwdale at gmail.com> wrote:
>I also strongly agree with Kurt’s proposals.
>
>Tom
>
>From: council <council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Flip
>Petillion <fpetillion at petillion.law>
>Date: Saturday, 12 December 2020 at 4:18 am
>To: Kurt Pritz <kurt at kjpritz.com>, Maxim Alzoba <m.alzoba at gmail.com>,
>GNSO Council List <council at gnso.icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [council] Fwd: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Work Plan Changes and
>Preliminary Information on Consensus Calls
>
>Can’t agree more with Kurt
>
>
>
>
>Flip Petillion
>fpetillion at petillion.law<mailto:fpetillion at petillion.law>
>+32484652653
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>From: council <council-bounces at gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Kurt Pritz
><kurt at kjpritz.com>
>Date: Friday, 11 December 2020 at 18:15
>To: Maxim Alzoba <m.alzoba at gmail.com>, GNSO Council List
><council at gnso.icann.org>
>Subject: Re: [council] Fwd: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Work Plan Changes and
>Preliminary Information on Consensus Calls
>
>My recommendation on the issue of the SubPro not hitting the 23 Dec
>deadline (if we are required to react to the missed deadline in some
>way) is to:
>
>1) put this topic under AOB
>
>2) decide (in whatever way is appropriate) to notify the SubPro team
>that
>a) we anticipate the deadline will not be hit, but understand they are
>close to finishing
>b) instruct them to continue work with alacrity but also allowing
>sufficient time for consensus calls and minority reports (we don’t want
>to short change this important step at this late stage)
>c) arbitrarily selecting some deadline certain, say 15 Feb, so that
>there is still an indication that the substantive work has closed or
>needs to be closed shortly.
>
>3) Tell the SubPro leadership now that this is our plan so they do not
>waste valuable time crafting requests for extensions.
>
>I make this recommendation because it seems that the SubPro team is so
>close to the end that there is little in the way of effective
>intervention the Council could under take that would be constructive,
>and so our job is to get all the barriers to finishing out of their
>way.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Kurt
>
>
>On Dec 11, 2020, at 6:13 AM, Maxim Alzoba
><m.alzoba at gmail.com<mailto:m.alzoba at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>Hello Berry,
>
>I think that the planning PDFs for the 17DEC2020 might contain some
>dates not fitting the real planning for SubPro PDP
>(Also it might affect the colour codes of the project).
>
>Sincerely Yours,
>
>Maxim Alzoba
>Special projects manager,
>International Relations Department,
>FAITID
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>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>From: Jeff Neuman <jeff at jjnsolutions.com<mailto:jeff at jjnsolutions.com>>
>Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Work Plan Changes and Preliminary
>Information on Consensus Calls
>Date: 11 December 2020 at 08:07:34 GMT+3
>To: "gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org>"
><gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org<mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org>>
>
>All,
>
>The Leadership Team met a few hours ago to discuss a number of issues
>including how to get to the finish line……We are nearly there!
>
>As discussed on the last call (about 24 hours ago), we are making the
>following changes to the Work Plan:
>
>
>  1.  11 December 2020
>
>*   Latest Redline of Final Report containing changes from all topics
>discussed to date as well as changes (if any) as a result of the 9
>Topical E-mails
>*   Meeting of the small team on Auctions to see if there can be any
>recommendations to the Full Working Group
>
>  1.  14 December 2020
>
>*   Discussing (a) Auctions Topic (results if any from small team; (b)
>Conflicts of Interest, (c) Applicant Freedom of Expression, and (d)
>Dispute Resolution Procedures after Delegation.
>
>  1.  15 December 2020
>
>     *   Comments due to 11 December 2020 Redline
>*   Release of Any redlines to as a result of the topics discussed on
>14 December 2020
>
>  1.  17 December 2020
>
>     *   Comments due to December 15 Redline
>*   Working Group Call (already on your calendars) to close out any
>last issues
>*   Content Freeze / Lockdown – Other than if there are any changes to
>close out last issues, all content is locked down for the Consensus
>Call
>
>  1.  22 December 2020
>
>     *   Final Report is released to the Working Group
>     *   Commencement of Consensus Call (See some notes below)
>
>  1.  5 January 2020
>
>     *   Consensus Call Ends
>
>  1.  6 January 2020
>
>  *   Designation of Levels of Support by Working Group Leadership Team
>
>  1.  7 January 2020
>
>*   Call of the Working Group to discuss designations, answer
>questions, and hopefully celebrate a job well done
>
>  1.  8 January 2020
>
>*   Challenges to Designation of Levels of Support by Working Group
>Leadership Team are due (if any)
>     *   Minority Reports (if any) are due
>
>  1.  11 January 2020
>
>     *   Final Report delivered to the Council
>*   Document Deadline for discussion during January’s GNSO Council
>Meeting
>
>Some Notes
>
>1.  A longer note will follow in the next couple of days on how we will
>structure the Consensus Call.  We strongly recommend that if you were
>not on the last working group call on 10 December 2020 at 03:00 UTC,
>please do go back and review at least the first 15-20 minutes of the
>call. (Link to
>Call<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/2020-12-07+New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PDP.>)
>
>
>  1.  Although more details will be provided later:
>
>*   Leadership will be grouping the Topics into batches for purposes of
>the Consensus Calls.  We will not be voting on each recommendation /
>implementation guidance separately (as there are several hundred of
>them).
>*   We will do our best to only include in the batches the lesser
>controversial topics; stated differently, Leadership has a sense of
>which sections should be supported by either full consensus or (rough)
>consensus.  Of course we could always be wrong, but we will do our
>best.
>i.      If there is a batch that contains a part that you do not
>support, then in the Consensus Call, we will ask you specifically which
>element or elements do you not support.    In other words, if we
>grouped topics 1,2 and 3 together and you indicate that you do not
>support the batch, you will be asked to specify which of the Topics you
>do not support, and which element(s) within that topic you do not
>support.  We will assume that the topics / elements you do not list are
>ones that you would support.  So being specific will be important.
>
>*   Topics where we can already foresee that there will be a difference
>of opinion (eg., Closed Generics, Mechanisms of Last Resort), we will
>make sure we have those topics in the Consensus Call on their own
>(i.e., not in batches with other topics).
>*   All expressions of support / non support during the Consensus Call
>MUST be submitted through the formal mailing list.  We will not be
>counting any responses to the Consensus Call that are not submitted on
>the list.  It is critical that all of the information is on the record
>and documented.
>*   The Consensus Call is NOT A VOTE – Leadership will not be
>determining levels of support based on the quantity of responses, but
>will take into consideration other factors such as the groups with whom
>an individual associates, etc.
>*   We will be following Section 3.6 of the Working Group Guidelines
>(https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-24oct19-en.pdf).
>
>
>1.  Minority Reports are due just 2 days after the designation of
>Levels of Consensus.  We know that is not a lot of time.  However,
>given that we have had a draft final report, comments to the draft
>final report, extensive discussions of those comments of the draft
>final report, and you have seen several redlines already, we believe
>that if you disagree with the way the group is heading, you should
>pretty much know that now.  There is no reason to wait until the
>designations of levels of support to start drafting.  In fact, I am
>told that the ALAC has already been working on a minority report to
>certain topics for some time now.  Bottom Line – you can start working
>on any minority report now.  The worst thing that will happen is that
>you draft your report and there is a consensus call surprise where you
>find out you may not be in the minority and you decide not to submit
>the statement 😊
>
>
>  1.  We are nearly there!!!!!!!!!
>
>Thanks.
>
>Your humble Leadership Team,
>
>Cheryl and Jeff – Co-Chairs
>
>With very special thanks to Martin, Annabeth, Robin and Flip who have
>been participating in Leadership calls for many months and providing
>valuable insight & of course to Steve, Emily and Julie, without whom,
>none of this would be possible
>
>
>
>
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