New gTLDs WG: 28 November 2011 minutes
Participants: Avri Doria, Evan Leibovitch, Yaovi Atohoun, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Olivier Crepin-Leblond, Dev Anand Teelucksingh, Cintra Sooknanan, Paul Stahura, Carlton Samuels
Guests: Sebastien Bachollet
Apologies: Rudi Vansnick, Alan Greenberg
Staff: Seth Greene, Nathalie Peregrine
1) Agenda check (Avri)
2) Roll call (Staff)
3) Review of Action Items from the 21 November 2011 gTLD WG Meeting (Avri)
a) JAS Issues - status update and strategy
- Members of gTLD WG to send email to reenergize the JAS WG on these issues
- Chair of the gTLD WG to contact Chairs of JAS to determine how work will get handled going forward.
b) Objection Process - process and milestones for getting this done
- Create a blue sky wiki space for ideas about requirements for the ALAC objection process.
It was agreed that a wiki space should be created for ideas regarding the objection process. Ideas can also be submitted via the mailing list.
Action item: Avri and staff to create a blue sky wiki space for ideas regarding the new gTLD objection process.
c) Working methods and ongoing meeting schedule
- Times of future calls to be further investigated before next meeting.
See agenda item below.
4) Board/Staff/Community and At-large Team on the Implementation of the JAS Recommendations (Avri)
a) Discussion of idea and approach to the implementation team
At-Large was invited to have a small number of its members who were on the JAS WG to now work on the team implementing the new gTLDs. Specifically, the Staff/Board has a possible solution to the JAS issues that it would like to present and get feedback on from this group.
The New gTLD WG agreed that the group it proposes should contain the JAS WG co-chairs (or their designated substitutes from the JAS WG), as well as representatives from both At-Large and GNSO.
- Carlton, as a co-chair, has given his place on this team to Cintra Sooknanan.
- Evan, as a member of the JAS WG, has given his place on this team to Alan Greenberg.
This means the proposed team would be:
- Rafik – from GNSO and co-chair of JAS WG
- Alan – from At-Large and the ALAC liaison to the GNSO
- Cintra – from At-Large and substitute for JAS WG Co-Chair Carlton
- Avri – from At-Large and GNSO
It was also agreed that, for now:
- The new gTLD WG need only propose the four members it has currently decided on. If later more people are needed, it can add them.
- There is no need to necessarily have a representative from each RALO on this team.
Action item: Avri to inform the New gTLD WG, the ALAC Chair (Olivier) and others of the list of four volunteers that the New gTLD WG has chosen in response to the request for a group of JAS WG participants to review a proposed Board/Staff applicant support implementation plan.
5) Working methods and ongoing meeting schedule (Avri)
It was agreed that the WG would meet weekly on Mondays in the meeting times used this week (21:00 UTC) and last week.
Action item: Avri will circulate a schedule of the New gTLDs WG call times from now through January 2012.
6) Any other Business (Avri)
No other business was introduced.
