[registrars] Marrakesh GNSO Public Forum - please share with constituency members

[Bruce Tonkin]

The GNSO Public Forum, scheduled for12:30-15:30, on Tuesday, 27 June in
the Salle des Ministres, will be an important opportunity for you to
provide comments on key policy issues pending in the GNSO
<http://icann.org/meetings/marrakech/gnso-forum-27jun06.htm>.  The GNSO
Council is eager to receive your comments on the following issues, which
will be addressed in Tuesday's forum:

- Introduction of new gTLDs - the GNSO will discuss and receive public
comments on its initial report on new gTLD policy
<http://forum.icann.org/lists/gtld-council/msg00144.html>.

- WHOIS services and providing public access to data on registered
domain names - the GNSO will discuss and receive public comments on its
current work on what data collected should be available for public
access in the context of the purpose of WHOIS, and how to access data
that is not available for public access
<http://icann.org/topics/whois-services/>.

- Policy work on contractual conditions for existing gTLDs - the GNSO
will discuss and receive public comments on its preliminary task force
report <http://forum.icann.org/lists/pdp-pcceg-feb06/msg00085.html>.

- Policy work on internationalised domain names -  the GNSO will provide
an update and receive public comments on its ongoing work, including the
issues report by the GNSO working group and activities of the joint
GNSO-ccNSO working group
<http://www.gnso.icann.org/mailing-lists/archives/council/msg02464.html>
.

In addition to providing comments and asking questions during the
forum's open microphone sessions, the forum will be scribed and web cast
to allow for remote participation.  Comments and questions also can be
emailed to <gnso-forum-comments at icann.org>.

Regards,

Denise Michel
Vice President, Policy Development
ICANN