[registrars] ["GNSO task force on contract issues for existing gTLD registries." has closed]

[Thomas Barrett - EnCirca]

Ross,

This apathy may be signalling the position the constituency should take on
this PDP.

Sometimes, the right answer is to not participate if the process appears to
be a sham.

This registry-contract PDP may be moot if ICANN is the sole arbiter in
deciding when it applies.

It is not clear to me what criteria ICANN staff uses to decide when a
registry contract change should be a bi-lateral agreement or when it
requires the involvement of the GNSO.  Maybe this is clear to some of you,
in which case I would appreciate your insight.

But if this is a shared view, then until this is clarified, this PDP has
limited value.

This is the Registrar position I would like to see advocated in the task
force.

Regards,

Tom Barrett
EnCirca, Inc






-----Original Message-----
From: owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org
[mailto:owner-registrars at gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Ross Rader
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 4:26 PM
To: Registrars Constituency
Subject: [registrars] [Fwd: Groups - boardrm - Ballot "GNSO task force on
contract issues for existing gTLD registries." has closed]

Due to strong voter apathy, this motion has failed.

Therefore, the constituency has no position to advocate in the task force. I
would have thought that a highly important issue like this one would receive
a modicum of attention from the membership of this constituency.

This is highly embarassing.

We have no choice but to re-run this ballot.

Therefore, per the Rules of Procedure, I.14, I would like to request that
the ExComm immediately undertake their own vote to allow a revote of this
motion to proceed.

14.	Notwithstanding Sections 12 and 13 above, if in any vote fewer than 
the larger of (a) 10% of those Members registered to vote or (b) 15 Members
registered to vote actually vote (which total shall include votes cast for
and against the motion, and any abstentions), such vote will be deemed
defeated.  In such cases, upon a majority vote of the Constituency Executive
Committee, a revote on the same ballot shall take place

I believe it was the intention of this clause to allow an immediate revote
to take place (without the comment, review and discussion period). This
would allow us to have an updated vote completed by this time next week if
taken care of quickly.

Without the formality of this vote, your representatives to this important
task force are not able to advocate the registration position on registry
contracts.

-r

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Groups - boardrm - Ballot "GNSO task force on contract issues for
existing gTLD registries." has closed
Date: 4 May 2006 13:01:02 -0700
From: registrars at boardrooms.org
To: ross at tucows.com

ICANN Registrars Constituency member,

A ballot presented to ICANN Registrars Constituency has closed.  The text of
this closed ballot is as follows:
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"GNSO task force on contract issues for existing gTLD registries."
Whereas, the GNSO has established a task force related to Policies for
Contractual Conditions, Existing gTLDs - Policy Development Process
(PDP) Feb06 (the "Task Force");

Whereas, the Task Force has solicited comments from the GNSO constituencies,
including the Registrar Constituency ("RC");

Whereas, the RC has considered the Terms of Reference of the PDP at its
meeting in Wellington, New Zealand and thereafter; and

Whereas, the RC representatives on the Task Force have distributed the
attached draft constituency statement for public comment; and

Whereas, the constituency statement has received widespread support from RC
members;

Therefore, be it is resolved that the Registrar Constituency adopts the
attached document labeled (PDP Feb06 Registrar Statement-4 17.pdf) as its
official position and instructs its representatives on the Task Force to
advocate these positions to the best of their ability during the course of
their work on the Task Force.

- Yes
- No
- Abstain
- Other

Referenced Items
Date            Name                             Type
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Thu, 27 Apr 06  PDP Feb06 Registrar Stateme...   Reference Document

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Detailed voting results for all closed ballots are available on the
registrars eVote Archive at:
http://www.boardrooms.org/apps/org/workgroup/registrars/ballot_archive.php

Thank you,
Boardrooms Administration

Regards,

-- 

                        -rr








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