Short summary of ICANN meeting in Panama and EPDP process

[Rafik Dammak]

*Hi all,I am sending here a short summary of relevant meetings and topic
from ICANN meeting in Panama. As the main highlight, the focus for GNSO
council was mostly on the Expedited Policy Development Process EPDP in
response to the temporary specification. By focus, I mean working on the
charter to initiate the EPDP team as the council as whole acted as a
drafting team. This summary is not aimed to be exhaustive but giving some
info and references for those who want to go further. For example, I am not
mentioning PDP related sessions or other cross-community sessions since I
count on those involved there or participated in those sessions to share
those specific updates. You can find all the details about the relevant
GNSO Council sessions  below, with pages including transcripts, recordings,
and agenda: - High-Interest Session Community Input to GNSO Expedited PDP
Charter Development: https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/707710
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/707710>- GNSO working session
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699470
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699470>  - GNSO EPDP on Temporary
Specification for gTLD Registration Data - Initiation Request and Charter
DT meeting https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699476
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699476>- Joint Meeting GAC and GNSO
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/707715
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/707715> - ccNSO & GNSO Councils
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699480
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699480>- GNSO Placeholder for PDP
Discussion https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699526
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699526> - GNSO Council Meeting
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699481
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699481>- GNSO Council Wrap-Up
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699485
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699485>The council scheduled
several sessions to work on the charter that was started prior to the ICANN
meeting by having leads for each charter sections. The most important
charter sections are the scope and composition. The scope as it will set
what the EPDP team can discuss or not, and may have an impact on the load
for the team. The composition is also important for NCSG perspective to
keep the team size small and ensure balance and equality with other
stakeholder groups within the GNSO. The discussion on EPDP started first by
having a high-interest session on Monday to get input from the community
regarding the charter. It was also one topic for discussion in the joint
meeting with GAC as it expressed interest to be involved in the EPDP (while
also discussing that with Board). You can find the current sections under
review here (NB only councilors are supposed to suggest direct edits to the
documents if you have any comment, please feel free to reach me): - Scope
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x2k9e3w752j-C_Ix43A7HSDV2G-_zXlyzZozei4WNJ0/edit>-
Membership Criteria
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qjvx_fQJgfJnIx5EUV7cW4PbRA_qTE0Njp7tHPsiBSo/edit>-
EPDP Team
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I3LJkIN1Xdp8lW92fLq5d_bLgFv7gWQvOb9mgVSJPzI/edit>-
Key Metrics Considerations
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bFfgCRKYz0iXnVrP7-oD0jqsmgsmOXyhhD62BwMiGrc/edit>-
Leadership
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dp8PEa4Y2_ezAMc-HKR0nMchcFvDGkPbs5XLBsittHk/edit>-
Recommended Working Methods and Resources
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rWqSqp0JDSx96Q6RWfQJUuh_aYfgzNJ2hS055gCYxnM/edit>-
Problem/Issue Escalation & Resolution Processes
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vYQAg35xYqB1SjYlu4NxNr9NQ6QSi8v9xnlzq3OQ9V4/edit>-
Decision-Making Methodologies
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/128eGEVR8WCUmviCWEiXVHu1EK8-J398p5JVn9ABeuyM/edit>-
Deliverables and Timeframes
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L0zcx1CxemaPNH0_5PbR_uQS38V-lXhdgjZSmF-_MnE/edit>
The latest version of the charter (note, no further updates have been made
since ICANN62):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1krM9egtdseUtXjEii2sth4syu97gNJZFqTIlvNMwfJg/edit?usp=sharing
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1krM9egtdseUtXjEii2sth4syu97gNJZFqTIlvNMwfJg/edit?usp=sharing>.Currently,
the council is trying to finalize the charter by this week in order to get
it ready for approval in the next GNSO council meeting scheduled for the
19th July. The most contentious part is still the scope as there were
proposals from registries and BC to add a 2nd phase to the EPDP to cover
access and accreditation which is not an acceptable option for us. A new
proposal will be shared this week for drafting team consideration. The
traditional GNSO council public meeting also covered on its agenda: - SSAC
to Brief the GNSO on Use of Emoji in Domain Names: covering the issues
raising with introducing emojis at the 2nd level as emojis can be similar.
The SSAC is advising to reject any suggestions for Top Level Domains (TLDs)
or other policies that allow characters which are not following the IETF
standard - IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms: the
council voted unanimously for setting a date for the working group to
submit its final recommendations for council consideration. To know more
about the history and background of the IGO-INGO working group, I recommend
reading the voted  motion for all the details.- Approval of Changes Made to
the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Charter: these changes were approved
unanimously by the council as it supported them already during the public
comments. The suggested changes are not substantive.- Protections for
Certain Red Cross Names in All gTLDs Policy Amendment Process: the council
got updated from the chair of the reconvened working group since the
council is expected to vote the Amendment of the original PDP
recommendations and reservation of a finite list of names for 191
organizations and also new recommendations.- Initiation of Expedited Policy
Development Process (EPDP) on the ICANN Board Temporary Specification: the
council used that time to discuss some pending issues and also agree on the
process to move forward including the selection process for EPDP team chair
(note an announcement was made last Monday for Expression on Interest
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-02-en
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-07-02-en> ).On other hand,
NCSG had also its own, few, meetings: - NCSG - GNSO Board Members Meeting
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699534
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699534>- NCSG - Policy Committee
https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699535
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699535>- CPH/NCSG - General Data
Protection Regulation session https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699486
<https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699486>All those meetings were
related to EPDP. We could ask some board members questions about the board
involvement in particular with the consultation on uniform Access Model
that was shared prior to Panama meeting. At the Policy Committee meeting,
we discussed the EPDP and endorsed as NCSG the IGP model
(https://www.internetgovernance.org/2018/06/22/an-access-model-for-whois-data-that-respects-registrants-rights/
<https://www.internetgovernance.org/2018/06/22/an-access-model-for-whois-data-that-respects-registrants-rights/>
) for access as a set of requirements for the access model discussion. The
last NCSG meeting was with the contracted party to discuss about EPDP and
in particular the Access model matter and hearing from their position on
EPDP, in particular the scope. Please feel to ask me any question about the
meeting and if you want further information. The summary is intended to be
brief to catch-up but I will be happy to go into details if you have any
inquiry.Best Regards,Rafik DammakNCSG Policy Committee  Chair*
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