[nc-plan] Request for Comments Action NC

[Pilar Luque <pluque@nic.es>]

Dear Interim ccTLD Secretariat,
Dear ccTLD Constituency of the DNSO,

Although we are some hours late I hope our comments can still be
considered.  Additions will be in capital letters.

Regards,

Pilar LUQUE (ES-NIC) .es ccTLD Registry:

Business Plan for the DNSO Names Council 2001-2002




8 January 2001

Draft v4

Basis

       Resolution from NC meeting November 2000:

       1. "The Names Council agrees to the concept of establishing a
Business Plan and to establish a 	       Business Plan Task Force (BPTF)
       to manage the development of a plan for the period 2001-2002 and
prepare a draft for approval 	       by the NC at it meeting in
       March 2001."

Structure

       1. A mission statement 

       2. A set of objectives that the NC intends to meet within a given
time frame. 

       3. A set of optimal strategies under each objective outlining the
way the objectives will be          met. 

       4. A set of specific actions - the tactics describing in detail
how each strategy will be             carried out. 

       5. A set of criteria for the measurement of success. 

       6. A review and evaluation process. 

Mission statement

       "To manage a process of consensus building within the Domain Name
Supporting Organization and         to advise the Board with
       respect to policy issues relating to the domain name system." 

Proposed objectives for the NC 2001-2002

Policy and Board related

       1. UDRP.

           a.Review and evaluate the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy
and propose changes for                   consideration by the ICANN
Board. 

              Timeframe: 2001.

           b.Consider need for further revisions in the light of the
2000 - 2001 WIPO process looking            at issues involving domain
              names and property other than trademarks. 

              Timeframe: 2001

       2. TLDs.

           a.Review and evaluate the proof of concept of the new TLD
registries with respect to their            impact on net users and the
           creation of a stable domain name system with high user
confidence. Propose changes for                consideration by the
ICANN
           Board. 

              Timeframe: 2001.

           b.Review and evaluate the selection criteria and pass-through
costs for additional new                applicants for new TLDs. Propose
           changes for consideration by the ICANN Board 

              Timeframe: 2002.

       3. WhoIs.

              Monitor and advise the Board on policy issues relating to
Whois policies. 

              Timeframe: 2001-2002 

       4 ccTLDs.

              Monitor and advise the Board on the dispute resolution and
WhoIs policies within                      ccTLDs. 

              Timeframe: 2001

       5. LANGUAGE DIVERSITY: MONITOR AND ADVISE THE BOARD ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN 		THE CONTEXT OF THE ICANN PROCESS

	      TIMEFRAME: 2002 

DNSO operation related

       6. NC review.

              Identify key initiatives required to improve the
functioning of the NC. Propose changes               for consideration
by the ICANN
              Board. 

              Timeframe: February 2001 to identify and implement by end
2001.

       7. IDENTIFY HOW TO IMPROVE MULTILINGUALISM IN THE DNSO PROCESS 

       9. NC secretariat.

              Establish a professional secretariat for the NC. 

              Timeframe: 2001 first half and on-going. 

       10. NC funding.

              Resolve long-term funding issue for the Names Council. 

              Timeframe: 2001 first half.

NC RELATIONS WITH ICANN BOARD RELATED

       11. TO IDENTIFY AND STABLISH WAYS OF STRENGHTHENING THE POSITION
AND OPINIONS OF THE NC GIVEN         TO THE ICANN BOARD, SPECIALLY THE
ONE COMING FROM THE CCTLD CONSTITUENCY, ALWAYS
       UNDEREPRESENTED.

ICANN FUNDING RELATED

	12. TO IDENTIFY AND STABLISH WAYS OF WORKING TOGUETHER WITH ICANN STAFF
WHEN DECIDING ON              FUNDING MODELS