NCSG Durban Meeting 2013-07-16

 

NCSG Open Membership Meeting at ICANN #47 in Durban

16 July 2013

Discussion Agenda

1. Report from constituencies.
   1. Issue of NPOC representation on Nomcom
2. Policy Issues
   
   1. Update from NCSG Policy Committee.
   2. discuss downgrading of rights to benefits in RAA
   3. discuss letter relating to GAC overreach
   4. How to proceed with EWG Draft Evaluation
3. Request to Nominating Committee for more equitable representation of non-commercial interests including NPOC.
4. Preparation for NCSG discussion with ICANN Board of Directors.

1. 1. Preserving ICANN's commitment to the bottom-up community-led model for Internet governance.
   2. Handling of NCSG Request for Reconsideration of ICANN's adoption of "TM+50" policy for Trademark Clearinghouse despite contrary policy guidance from GNSO Council. (CEP)
   3. Development of an inclusive outreach strategy / scaling participation in ICANN.
   4. GNSO Review / Restructuring - clarification of board's direction so as to align near-term efforts of SG and Constituencies.
   5. Concern over trend of policy movements toward censorship (control of Internet content via DNS). Example: GAC "safeguards" for new tlds.
   6. 6.  Article 29 Working Party Letter of 6 June 2013 that says ICANN's proposed RAA violates privacy rights of European citizens - earlier engagement of data protection officials.