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gTLD REGISTRIES STAKEHOLDER GROUP MEETING

Beijing International Hotel

Beijing, China

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

KEITH DRAZEK, CHAIR

AGENDA

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (Convention Center, 2nd Floor, Function 8AB)

I.

Attendance

一.   Attendance 

Welcome all attendees and announcement of remote participants

Introduction of RySG Executive Committee, NTAG Executive Committee and GNSO Council representatives

II.

Agenda Review and Approval

1.
Stakeholder Group Meeting

2.
Meeting with ICANN Board and Staff

a.

ICANN’s recently proposed changes to the New gTLD Registry Agreement

b.

Policy and Implementation

c.

ICANN’s commitment to bottom-up policy development processes and the multi-stakeholder model.

d.

GNSO Review

3.
Joint meeting with Registrars Stakeholder Group 

III.

RySG support – election of Bruce Tonkin to represent the Contracted Parties House ICANN Board Seat 13 – ratify vote

IV.

New gTLD Process DevelopmentsDevelopments         

New TLD Applicant Group (NTAG) – Updates and Issues (Jon Nevett)

New gTLD Program Timelines http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/timeline

Public Interest Commitments (PIC) Specifications

Registry Agreement Amendments 

IGO/INGO Protections PDP Work Group (David Maher and Chuck Gomes)

IDN Updates (IDN Variant Issues Program [VIP], and Internationalized Registration Data Working Group)

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. - Break

V.
GNSO and ICANN UpdatesUpdates        

10 April 2013 GNSO Council Meeting – issues and motions (Jonathan Robinson)

Policy vs. Implementation 

Thick WHOIS PDP Working Group update (Don Blumenthal)

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part D PDP Working Group

ICANN FY 14 Security, Stability and Resiliency Framework 

VI.
SSAC Briefing and Discussion

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Working Meeting with the ICANN Board (Grand Hall A, 3rd Floor)

1.  
   ICANN’s recently proposed changes to the New gTLD Registry Agreement

Policy and Implementation

ICANN’s commitment to bottom-up policy development processes and the multi-stakeholder model.

GNSO Review

2:15 – 4:00 p.m. (Convention Center, 2nd Floor, Function 8AB)

VII.

2013 Nominating Committee consultation with the RySG (Yrjo Lansipuro, 2013 Chair, Adam Peake, 2013 Associate Chair, and Cheryl Langdon-Orr, 2014 Chair Elect) (15 Minutes) 

VIII.
ICANN Compliance Team update (Maguy Serad) (15 minutes) 

IX.
Discussion and pending votes for Issues/Reports posted on ICANN Proceedings posted for public comment http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment

X.
RySG Business

1.
Planning for growth of the Registries Stakeholder Group Working Group

a.
Task Teams update (Tim Switzer, Paul Diaz, Keith Drazek)

2.
Financial Report (Michael Palage and Ken Stubbs)

a.
Proposed dues structure

b.
Annual budget

3.
Toolkit of Services and ICANN FY 14 Budget

a.
Status of RySG requests submitted (“fast track”)

b.
Submittal of FY 14 ICANN standard budget requests (due 4/19/13) 

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registries/Registrars Stakeholder Groups Joint Meeting (Auditorium, 2nd Floor)

KEY TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:

1.  
   Pending motions before GNSO Council

1. 
   Registry Agreement and RAA negotiations
   

1. Registrar Onboarding Implementation Update (Karla Valente)
   

1. Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings PDP – Initial Report
   

1. Changes to RySG and/or RrSG Bylaws and/or rules of procedures to avoid conflicts and crossover in membership under Vertical Integration
   

1. General issues involving the GNSO Council and the Contracted Party House