Tuesday, 13 March 2012
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
DAVID MAHER, CHAIR
AGENDA
9:00 – 11:45 a.m. Open Session
I. Attendance
- 1. Introduction of attendees
II. Agenda Review and Approval
- 1. Stakeholder Group Meeting
- 2. Meeting with ICANN Board and Staff
- 3. Joint meeting with Registrars Stakeholder Group
III. Discussion and pending votes for Issues/Reports posted on ICANN Proceedings posted for
*public comment http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment*
- 1. Draft Roadmap to Implement SAC 051 (due 18 March)
- 2. IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps (due 18 March)
- 3. WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report (due 18 March)
- 4. Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs (due 23 March)
- 5. Draft Advice Letter on Consumer Trust, Consumer Choice and Competition (due 3 April)
IV. New gTLD Process Developments (John Jeffrey and Kurt Pritz)
- 1. “Confusingly similar” strings for (new and existing) gTLDs
- 2. Bundling of IDN Versions of (new and existing) TLDs
- 3. Vertical Integration
- 4. Trademark Clearing House
V. IDN Updates
- 1. IDN Variant TLD Issues Project (VIP) Update
- 2. Single Character IDN TLDs
- 3. Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
VI. GNSO and ICANN Updates
- 1. GNSO Council Motions for 14 March meeting
- 2. Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) Review Teams
a. Accountability and Transparency
b. WHOIS
c. Security, Stability and Resiliency
- 3. Inter-Registrar Transfers Working Group (IRTP) Update (Barbara Knight)
- 4. GNSO Improvements
a.Web site update (Karla Valente)
- 5. WHOIS Updates (Michael Young)
- 6. Protection of IOC/Red Cross Names at the Top Level Proposal (Jeff Neuman)
- 7. European Union Privacy Issues
- 8. Framework for the ICANN FY 13 Budget (Juan Ojeda and Xavier Calvez)
- 9. Update on other current developments
VII. ICANN Contractual Compliance (Maguy Serad) (11:00 a.m.)
- 1. Update on the implementation of a graduated response for Registrar non-compliance
- 2. Update on status of the definition of a law enforcement agency
- 3. Discussion on overall expectations and challenges
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch (will be provided for RySG voting and observer members)
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Working Meeting with the ICANN Board (closed to all but voting and observer members)
2:15 – 4:00 p.m. Continuation of morning session
VIII. RySG Business
- 1. Onboarding Sub Team Update (Roy Dykes)
- 2. Impact of New gTLDs to Registries Stakeholder Group operations (i.e., voting, etc.)
IX. ICANN Nominating Committee (Vanda Scartezini, Chair, and Rob Hall, Chair Elect) – discussion on profile for the ICANN Director (3:15 p.m.)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registries/Registrars Stakeholder Groups Joint Meeting
Key Topics for discussion:
- 1. Changes to RySG and/or RrSG Bylaws and/or rules of procedures to avoid conflict and crossover in membership under Vertical Integration.
- 2. Standardizing the Registrar Onboarding Format
- 3. General issues involving the GNSO Council and the Contracted Party House
- 4. Discussion on New gTLD Issues (as permitted)
- 5. Update on RAA negotiations