[At-Large] Summary for New gTLDs Workshop at ICANN LA Meeting

Nick Ashton-Hart nick.ashton-hart at icann.org
Fri Oct 12 13:29:45 EDT 2007


Needless to say, anything you need me to do I'll make the time for -  
teleconferences, etc - just let me know.

I am working on translations of the summary document in time for LA -  
French and Spanish.

On 12 Oct 2007, at 18:53, Jacqueline A. Morris wrote:

> Alan suggested the use of the gnso liaison list, and that’s good by  
> me.
>
>
>
> Below find a rough draft of an invitation (Dev from  the TTCS in  
> Trinidad wrote it) – let me know if there’s anything we should add.
>
> Jacqueline
>
>
>
> The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) has released a  
> summary  of the report on the Introduction of new top level domains  
> for the At-Large community's consideration and use at the GNSO's  
> New gTLD Workshop at the ICANN Los Angeles meeting on Monday, 29  
> October 2007.
>
> This document is meant to provide a concise and easy to read  
> summary of the key elements of the Report, and is organized to  
> correspond with the Workshop sessions. At-Large participants (such  
> as the TTCS) are encouraged to consider the summary, and the  
> Report, and submit questions in advance that they would like the  
> Workshop panelists to address on the 29th.
>
>
>
> The At Large has determined to create a short term working group to  
> discuss and generate comments for input into the process and  
> transmission to the Board of ICANN. The Working Group  will work  
> via a mailing list, and interested persons can subscribe to this  
> list at
>
> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso- 
> liaison_atlarge-lists.icann.org
>
>
> The timeframe for the working group is short, with a deadline of  
> October 25th. A suggested work plan drawn up by a member of the WG  
> is below. You can see that the work will be intense, but it is very  
> important.
>
>
>
> 1) Timeframe of ad-hoc WG:  ends on Thursday 25 Oct.
>
> (2) Links to reference documents are provided
>
> (3) The 20 GNSO new gTLD recommendations are cited
>
> (4) WG members will each draft comments on whatever issues they  
> might have with certain recommendations
>
> (5) Initial comments due by 22 October
>
> (6) First draft of Final Document (incorporating all comments) by  
> 23 October
>
> (7) Final Document by 25 October
>
> (8) ALAC reviews WG effort in LA and provides Statement to  
> accompany the Final Document for transmission to the ICANN board.
>
>
>
> I hope that you will participate as this is a very important issue,  
> with serious ramifications for the future direction of the  
> Internet, and vitally important to individual users.
>
>
>
> Below please find links to the relevant documents related to the  
> Introduction of New Top Level Domains. We will also shortly be  
> creating a wiki workspace for the working group, but in the  
> meantime, you can find information on the GNSO Liaison wiki page at  
> https://st.icann.org/alac/index.cgi?gnso_liaison.
>
>
>
> The summary of the report on the Introduction of new Top Level  
> Domains :
> http://ttcsweb.pbwiki.com/f/New+gtlds+workshop+document.pdf (PDF ;  
> 191K)
>
> The Actual Report on the Introduction of new Top Level Domains is  
> available in two parts :
>
> Part A -
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm
>
> Part B -
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-partb-01aug07.htm
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Brendler, Beau [mailto:Brenbe at consumer.org]
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 11:38
> To: Vittorio Bertola; jam at jacquelinemorris.com
> Cc: At-Large Worldwide; Danny Younger
> Subject: RE: [At-Large] Summary for New gTLDs Workshop at ICANN LA  
> Meeting
>
>
>
> Danny has taken the initiative to round up some members of the ALAC  
> and I have offered to help him. I think he and this group will be  
> waiting for word on an open list we can use to do a focused, two- 
> week effort to produce something worthwhile that can be presented  
> to the board in order to get the GNSO to reconsider some things in  
> the current document. He suggested that we go into Los Angeles with  
> this in hand rather than wait (as I was thinking of doing) until  
> the actual workshop.
>
>
>
> So, Jacqueline, issuing a call to order might be an excellent idea,  
> along with the appropriate location of a group list that people can  
> use.
>
>
>
> From: alac-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org on behalf of Vittorio  
> Bertola
> Sent: Fri 10/12/2007 10:35 AM
> To: jam at jacquelinemorris.com
> Cc: 'At-Large Worldwide'; 'Danny Younger'
> Subject: Re: [At-Large] Summary for New gTLDs Workshop at ICANN LA  
> Meeting
>
> Jacqueline A. Morris ha scritto:
> > HI Danny, Alan
> >
> > I am not sure that basing the proposed WG on substantial ALAC member
> > participation will work, as many ALAC members seem to be really  
> busy.
>
> Hi, I don't want to sound rude, but I do have to post a call to  
> order -
> if the members of the ALAC are so busy that they cannot devote any  
> time
> to the single most important policy issue of the next few months, what
> do we have an ALAC for?
>
> Perhaps it's just a matter of getting priorities right.
>
> Ciao,
> --
> vb.                   Vittorio Bertola - vb [a] bertola.eu   <--------
> -------->  finally with a new website at http://bertola.eu/  <--------
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