[Gnso-newgtld-wg] - Welcome to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG

Sun Feb 21 07:48:01 UTC 2016

Hi,

I can support Jeff as a co-chair, but i think there need to be a chair
from both the contracted and non-contracted parties.

avri

On 19-Feb-16 16:43, Jeff Neuman via Gnso-newgtld-wg wrote:
>
> All,
>
>  
>
> I would like to put my name forward as volunteering for a leadership
> position within the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG.    
>
>  
>
> For those of you who don’t know me, promoting competition in the gTLD
> namespace and the introduction of gTLDs have been my key areas of
> focus for the past fifteen years and I have participated actively in
> each of the new gTLD rounds to date.  Prior to working at my present
> company, Valideus/Com Laude, I worked at Neustar for close to 15 years
> in the Registry Services organization both on the legal and policy
> side.  Through that work, I participated in the application,
> administration and operation of the .BIZ top-level domain in 2000, as
> well as the application and implementation processed for the back-end
> operation of .travel and .tel selected in the 2005 round of new gTLDs.
>
>  
>
> With respect to the latest round of new gTLDs, I have been very active
> serving on numerous GNSO subcommittees since 2005, including those
> that initially established the program.  In addition, I served as the
> exclusive registry stakeholder group member on the Implementation
> Review Team (IRT) to recommend Rights Protection Mechanisms for the
> new gTLD Program to the ICANN Board as well as the GNSO’s STI Group to
> devise implementation mechanisms for those Rights Protection
> mechanisms.  Further, I also helped lead a small group to ensure that
> the Trademark Clearinghouse was implemented in a centralized (vs.
> decentralized) manner.  I also worked on a number of other issues
> including the Registry/Registrar vertical integration working group in
> 2009 and 2010, and co-chaired the first working group on the
> protection of IOC and Red Cross names at the top level.  Most recently
> I served as one of the co-chairs of the new gTLD Discussion Group on
> new gTLD Subsequent Rounds working on drawing up a list of issues for
> the GNSO to consider in this policy development process.
>
>  
>
> I have unique insights into the new gTLD program that I would like to
> bring to this Working Group having an Intellectual Property legal
> background, but also ample experience working directly at a Registry,
> a back-end registry services provider, and more recently at a
> Registrar and Registry Services consulting firm.   While at Neustar
> (2001-early 2015) I was able to head up the Registry Services business
> team responsible for the launch of .nyc, but also serving as the back
> end operator for 350+ generic and brand top-level domain
> applications.  In that capacity, I was responsible for soliciting both
> gTLDs and brand TLDs and was able to lead the team into signing up TLD
> applications of any back-end registry operator.  In addition, I was
> the business and relationship lead for the .nyc TLD which launched a
> little over one year ago.  At Com Laude/Valideus, I have also seen a
> number of other perspectives of the new gTLD program both from a
> corporate registrar/brand protection perspective as well as a company
> that provides consultative services to a number of brand TLDs (through
> Specification 13) and to restricted and unrestricted TLDs. 
>
>  
>
> With all of that said, I understand that a leadership position within
> the WG requires /neutrality/ in ensuring that all viewpoints are heard
> without having any pre-conceived notions or outcomes.  I have reviewed
> the requirements with my employer and while they may have opinions on
> a number of the elements of the new gTLD program, they understand that
> if they want to express those views and I am on the leadership team,
> those views must be expressed by other members of my organization.  I
> have chaired a number of other working groups both within the ICANN
> community, including ones on Whois, and the reformation of the Policy
> Development Process.   I understand the time commitment involved and
> am ready to make that commitment.
>
>  
>
> I would be happy to answer any questions and I look forward to talking
> on Monday.
>
>  
>
> Best regards,
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *Jeffrey J. Neuman*
>
> *Senior Vice President *|*Valideus USA***| *Com Laude USA*
>
> 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600
>
> Mclean, VA 22102, United States
>
> E: jeff.neuman at valideus.com <mailto:jeff.neuman at valideus.com>or
> jeff.neuman at comlaude.com <mailto:jeff.neuman at comlaude.com>
>
> T: +1.703.635.7514
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> M: +1.202.549.5079
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> @Jintlaw
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> *From:*gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces at icann.org
> <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces at icann.org>
> [mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Steve Chan
> via Gnso-newgtld-wg
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:16 PM
> *To:* Steve Chan via Gnso-newgtld-wg <gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org
> <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg at icann.org>>
> *Subject:* [Gnso-newgtld-wg] - Welcome to the New gTLD Subsequent
> Procedures PDP WG
>
>  
>
> Dear WG Members,
>
>
>
> While there have already been some emails exchanged, I wanted to take
> the opportunity to welcome you all and thank you for volunteering for
> the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working
> Group (PDP WG). In addition to the information already shared in the
> call for volunteers, I wanted to provide you with some further details
> concerning next steps.
>
>
>
> *First meeting*
>
> Monday 22 February at 22:00 UTC
>
>
>
> *Statements of Interest*
>
> The majority of Members have already completed this task, but as
> requested by the GNSO Secretariat in the confirmation email that you
> received after signing up for this WG, please provide a Statement of
> Interest by going to: https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg
> <https://community.icann.org/x/cYLg> if you have not done so already.
> You will need to use your Confluence Login ID and Password to access
> this and other workspaces within the Confluence wiki site. If you are
> a new Confluence user, your ID and Password should have been provided
> to you; please let gnso-secs at icann.org
> <https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-rds-pdp-wg> know if you
> have not yet received them. The current list of members and observers,
> including SOIs provided, can be found here:
> https://community.icann.org/x/Ogp1Aw.
>
>  
>
> *WG Leadership*
>
> Per the Council's resolution, until such time as the New gTLD
> Subsequent Procedures PDP WG selects a chair(s) for the WG and that
> chair(s) is/are confirmed by the GNSO Council, the GNSO Council
> liaison to the WG, Paul McGrady, will serve as the interim chair. For
> those interested in volunteering for a leadership position in the WG,
> please review the attached document, which outlines the tasks and
> expected skills of a GNSO WG Chair. *If you would like to put forth
> your name for a WG leadership position, please feel free to do so on
> the email list in advance of the first meeting as it is hoped that the
> selection of the WG Chair(s) will take place during that first meeting. *
>
>
>
> *Recommended materials to review prior to the first meeting*
>
> Please review the materials posted on the New gTLD Subsequent
> Procedures PDP WG's wiki (see https://community.icann.org/x/PAp1Aw)
> prior to the first meeting, especially:
>
>   * The Final Issue Report
>     (http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf);
>   * The PDP WG Charter
>     (http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan16-en.pdf
>     <https://community.icann.org/x/E4xlAw>);
>   * The GNSO Working Group Guidelines
>     (http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf);
>   * The PDP Manual
>     (http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-13jun13-en.pdf)
>
> *Newcomer webinars*
> For those that are new to a GNSO Working Group and/or the GNSO Policy
> Development Process, we'll be hosting two separate webinars in the
> near future that are intended to aid newcomers to the GNSO to learn
> about the administrative workings of a WG (conference call facilities,
> Adobe Connect, wiki, etc) as well as the GNSO Policy Development
> Process. You will be receiving further information about these in a
> separate email. The WG may also identify needs for additional
> introductory webinars or tutorial materials.
> Should you have any questions or comments, please let us know.
>  
> Best,
> Steve
>  
>  
>
> *Steven Chan*
> Sr. Policy Manager
>
> *ICANN
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>
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