The VI Working Group has developed a matrix to facilitate comparison of the various proposals submitted for consideration. The current version of the Matrix is attached.

VI_Proposal_Matrix_V.7.1.xls

Flip chart pages from face meeting (Brussels, Saturday)

Flip chart photos can be found on this page

WG Proposals Under Consideration

Current Proposals

• BRU1 proposal First of two proposals that was started at the face-to-face meeting in Brussels (summarized by Richard Tindel)
• BRU2 proposal Second of two proposals that was started at the face-to-face meeting in Brussels (summarized by Keith Drazek and Kathy Kleiman)
• JN2+ Proposal Neustar/Demand Media/Network Solutions/Domain Dimensions/Key-Systems GmbH/Phil Buckingham/INDOM/Blacknight/Dynamic Network Services, Inc/EuroDNS/Steve Pinkos
• RACK+ Proposal Afilias/PIR /GoDaddy/RNA Partners/eCOM-LAC/CORE /Cheryl Langdon-Orr/Sébastien Bachollet /Alan Greenberg/Jothan Frakes/Olga Cavalli
• IPC Model IPC Model
• FreeTrade Free trade model (formerly Siva Free Trade Model)
• CAMv3 Competition Authority Mode] [pdf|https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/vert-integration-pdp/attachments/https_st_icann_org_vert_integration_pdp_index_cgi_vi_resources:20100712132516-0-27659/original/CAM-V3-100711.pdf] [doc|https://st.icann.org/data/workspaces/vert-integration-pdp/attachments/https_st_icann_org_vert_integration_pdp_index_cgi_vi_resources:20100712132538-0-27607/original/CAM-V3-100711.doc] CAMv3 summary CAMv3 MF summary
• DAGv4 -- VI-related excerpt from the latest version of the Draft Applicant Guidebook*
• Board Resolution -- ICANN Board resolution regarding Vertical Integration -

Prior Proposals

Siva Free Trade Model -- Sivasubramanian M-
Phil Buckingham- Buckingham Model
Eric Brunner-Williams- CORE Proposal
Jeff Eckhaus- Demand Media Proposal
Kathy Kleiman- PIR Model- PIR Model
Mike Palage/Milton Mueller/Avri Doria Proposal - MMA Proposed Model
Tim Ruiz- GoDaddy Model
Open Registrar Proposal- Open Registrar Proposal
Jeff Neuman- NeuStar Proposal- NeuStar Proposal

Summary of Resources on Vertical Integration

About Models- Eric Brunner-Williams
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-brunner-williams-19oct09-en.pdf
Overarching Themes of Registry Position- Brian Cute
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-cute-19oct09-en.pdf
Revisiting Registry Separation of Registries and Registrars - CRA International
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/crai-report-24oct08-en.pdf
Summary of Public Comment on the CRAI Report:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/crai-report/pdfaEVqFSq94H.pdf
Proposal for Registry/Registrar Separation- Michael Palage
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-palage-19oct09-en.pdf
Registry Stakeholder Group Supermajority Statement- 13 April 2009:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-vi-feb10/pdfLIgCiytCsU.pdf
Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Expanded Cross Ownership of Registries and Registrars- David Sappington
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-sappington-19oct09-en.pdf
VI Introduction - Steve Salop
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-salop-19oct09-en.pdf
Registry-Registrar Vertical Separation - Vertical Integration Options - Steve Salop and Joshua Wright
http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/registry-registrar-separation-vertical-integration-options-salop-wright-28jan10-en.pdf
The case for a Registry Owning a Registrar That Sells its Names- Richard Tindal
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/presentation-tindal-19oct09-en.pdf

Models Proposed in the Draft Applicant Guidebook:

Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 3:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/dag-en.htm
Summary of Public Comment to Draft Applicant Guidebook Version 3:
http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/summary-analysis-agv3-15feb10-en.pdf
Vertical Integration PDP

List of Acronyms and Commonly Used Terms

Draft Definitions for GNSO Vertical Integration Working Group: Draft Definitions for GNSO Vertical Integration Working Group

"acronyms and commonly used terms"

Acronym Helper: http://www.andalucia.com/icann/