[NA-Discuss] Asking for approval of Summit WG3 report (new gTLDs)

[Thompson, Darlene]

Hi Evan,

I haven't read the document yet but have been following the events as
you have set them out below.

Question:  Even if you cannot get ALAC or NARALO support, could you not
still submit this document as a Summit WG document?  I'm not saying that
NARALO wouldn't endorse this, I'm just thinking that if this doesn't
happen, you should still be able to submit the document on behalf of a
wide cross-section of international groups (WG3).

I don't see this as being bad and, in fact, would be yet another
concrete example of work the Summit accomplished.  Of course, getting
NARALO support in addition would be great.

D

Darlene A. Thompson
Community Access Program Administrator
Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0
Phone:  (867) 975-5631
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E-mail:  dthompson at gov.nu.ca
 

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[mailto:na-discuss-bounces at atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Evan
Leibovitch
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 1:32 PM
To: NA Discuss
Subject: [NA-Discuss] Asking for approval of Summit WG3 report (new
gTLDs)

Hello all,

I'm coming to one of those moments of pure exasperation.

At the Summit, I was involved in working group 3 -- new gTLDs.

My WG -- like all of them -- worked hard and long hours to craft a
consensus that included not only critique but concrete recommendations
for progress. The result of this work is at
https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_new_gtlds_applicat
ions_process_v2_al_alac_st_0309_3_en

We knew at the time that ICANN had imposed a deadline of April 13 for
comments to revision 2 of the gTLD guidebook. I have been desperately
asking ALAC for some process in evaluating the work to date, suggesting
changes, and submitting the result in time as an endorsed document. To
this end, I attended the last ALAC conference call and practically
begged for some indication that this was being taken seriously. So far I
have heard nothing from anyone except for

    1) Un-helpful comments from staff that suggested our credibility was
    at risk because of unnamed people whose views we hadn't considered.
    Weeks have passed since this staff threat was issued, yet none of
    the unnamed has stepped forward.

    2) A timetable offered by the ALAC executive, proposing a
    consultative process that ends one week after the deadline has
    passed:
 
https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_policy_development_sch
edule


I have personally heard from a number of individuals, and I have
indicated their concerns in comments at the bottom of the WG3 wiki page
indicated above. I am hoping to word-craft some text that will address
these concerns. I also recall Beau stating that he had some comments but
I haven't heard any details yet.

In the meantime, I would like to know if I can ask for NARALO
endorsement of the document, in light of ALAC's absence of action (and
the breaking of a personal promise by its Chair). At this point I am
asking for a tentative endorsement while I word on wording to address
the concerns raised in my comments underneath.

- Evan


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