Short summary of ICANN meeting in Panama and EPDP process

[Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro]

Thanks Rafik.

On Mon, 9 Jul 2018, 10:06 pm Louise Marie Hurel, <louise.marie.hsd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for taking the time to prepare this, Rafik.
> Excellent and necessary efforts as we dive into the EPDP process.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Louise
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 9 Jul 2018, at 10:55, Olga Kyryliuk <olga_kyryliuk at UKR.NET> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Rafik! Very comprehensive and informative.
>
> Best,
> Olga
>
>
> *9 июля 2018, 05:51:51, от "Rafik Dammak" <rafik.dammak at gmail.com
> <rafik.dammak at gmail.com>>:*
>
> 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
>    - GNSO working session 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
>    - Joint Meeting GAC and GNSO
>    https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/707715
>    - ccNSO & GNSO Councils https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699480
>    - GNSO Placeholder for PDP Discussion
>    https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699526
>    - GNSO Council Meeting https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699481
>    - GNSO Council Wrap-Up 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
> .
>
> 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 ).
>
>
>
> On other hand, NCSG had also its own, few, meetings:
>
>    - NCSG - GNSO Board Members Meeting
>    https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699534
>    - NCSG - Policy Committee https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699535
>    - CPH/NCSG - General Data Protection Regulation session
>    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/
> ) 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 Dammak
>
> NCSG Policy Committee  Chair
>
>
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