[registrars] Policy Development process associated with changes in operation of a gtld registry

[Bruce Tonkin]

Further to my email below - the constituency needs to produce a position
statement on the topic below by about 5 Jan 2004.  It would seem useful
to convene some constituency teleconferences and promte some discussion
on this topic before the holidays at the end of Dec/early Jan.

Regards,
Bruce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Tonkin 
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 December 2003 5:01 PM
> To: registrars at dnso.org
> Subject: [registrars] Policy Development process associated 
> with changes in operation of a gtld registry
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> The GNSO Council voted to initiate the policy development 
> process to develop a procedure for use by ICANN when ICANN is 
> required to give consent or a contractual amendment is 
> required to allow changes in the architecture or operation of 
> a gTLD registry.
> 
> The GNSO Council also voted not to form a task force, but 
> instead to manage the policy process directly at the Council 
> level by forming a committee of the whole council.  This will 
> follow section 8 of the Policy Development Process (see 
> http://www.icann.org/general/bylaws.htm#AnnexA> )
> 
> In 
> particular, section 8a states:
> "a. If the Council 
> decides not to convene a task force, the Council will request 
> that, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, each 
> constituency appoint a representative to solicit the 
> constituency's views on the issue. Each such representative 
> shall be asked to submit a Constituency Statement to the 
> Staff Manager within thirty-five (35) calendar days after 
> initiation of the PDP."
> 
> Thus the registrars constituency must select a representative 
> to gather the constituency's views into a constituency 
> statement, and provide this to the ICANN staff manager.
> 
> Perhaps the executive committeee of the registrar 
> constituency could call for nominations and an election to 
> appoint a representative (to take 10 days), or alternatively 
> one of the existing three GNSO Council members could be 
> assigned the task.
> 
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
> Registrars rep on the GNSO Council
> 
> 
> 
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