Re: [registrars] Proposed 2002 Agenda

["Liz Williams" <liz@momentous.ca>]

Thanks for this comprehensive list Michael.

With respect to what I'm responsible for...

I have prepared a re-drafted version of the by laws which incorporates the
changes voted on by the constituency at the recent elections.  A small group
made up of volunteers (Elana Broitman, Ross Rader, Bruce Beckwith and I) are
now working on my draft to have a document ready to distribute to the list
prior to the Reston (?) meeting.

If any members would like to contribute their suggestions for improvements
or amendments, please email me directly.

On the restructuring work, I volunteer to work with Ken to align our by-laws
with a proposed new ICANN board structure and I'll contact Ken directly to
assist.

Kind regards.

Liz


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael D. Palage" <michael@palage.com>
To: <registrars@dnso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: [registrars] Proposed 2002 Agenda


> Listed below is the rather DAUNTING GAUNTLET of issues confronting the
> constituency in the year 2002. The following list of proposed topics were
> discussed during the Registrar Executive Committee weekly call which is
now
> being attended by our three Names Council representatives. This list is
> being created so that as a constituency we can prioritize our objectives
and
> keep focused on the objectives before us. It is one of the first
objectives
> of the Executive Committee and Names Council representatives to delegate
> these different issues to specific Task Forces to better utilize the
> resources of the constituency.
>
> Listed below is a summary of the issues and the current people designated
as
> the point person for each topic. If you would like to participate in a
Task
> Force please send the Executive Committee and Names Council
representatives
> an email indicating your preference. After receiving the requests, at the
> next ExCom teleconference we will try to break up the requests into
> functional Task Forces. After final approval these Task Force teams will
> receive their own page on the Registrar Constituency website to post
> information and keep the rest of the constituency apprised of relevant
> issues and/or changes.
>
> I. Administrative Issues: Primary Point People: Executive Committee and
> Names Council representatives. (1) Creation of a Bank Account, Brian is
very
> close to achieving this important milestone; (2) Convince Rodger Cochetti
> and the NC Budget Committee to give us our credit balance back,
> approximately $10,000 after paying 2002 dues; (3) hiring part-time staff.
> The Executive Committee has discussed what type of part-time staff is
> needed. Although people have previously advocated a "policy person" it was
> the viewpoint of the Executive Committee that that there is no one that
> understands the intricacies of our Registrar policies better than
> registrars. It was agreed that what we truly needed was an editor to take
> our collective ideas and put them into polished presentations, along with
> other collateral material that could be posted on the website and
circulated
> to the Board, Staff, other constituencies and at large members. After the
> bank account is open and money deposited, we will be putting out a RFP for
> this position. One candidate that has arose some interest is a former
> reporter tasked to cover the ICANN and Internet circuit. We believe that
> this person may not only make an excellent editor but could have excellent
> potential as a media representative based upon her media/press contacts.
>
> II. Deletes. Primary Point Person Rick Wesson. Over the past couple of
> months the constituency has been debating various models to resolve the
> current delete problem which threatens the stability of the SRS. Most of
the
> discussion has taken place on the delete list set up after the Montevideo
> meeting. VeriSign has put forth a proposal to solve the situation,
although
> the constituency has yet to endorse any specific plan. This issue will be
> heading for quick resolution as VeriSign has announced a tentative
> implementation schedule for this new service offering.
>
> III. .BIZ Litigation. Although the injunction was dissolved, the
litigation
> is still ongoing and a growing number of North American registrars have
been
> served. There is a Status Conference being held on January 9 in connection
> with a demurrer motion brought by I believe VeriSign or one of the other
> defendants. See http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/civilCaseSummary/ Docket
No.
> BC254659. Anyone having information on the result of this conference or
any
> other developments in the litigation not subject to attorney client
> privileged please share it with the group. To date there appears to be a
> split among registrars over whether they will be refunding all of the
monies
> associated with the .BIZ Class II-B names. To date it appears that only
> VeriSign and DomainBank have refunded all monies associated with these
> names.
>
> IV. Transfers. Primary Point Person, Ross Rader. In his role on the Names
> Council Task Force, "we" need to continue to provide Ross with first hand
> accounts of customer confusion/dissatisfaction and increased operational
> expenses. To further this informational gathering process, the draft
> complaint form should soon be revised and made available for download and
> submission via the now operational registrar constituency fax line.
> Regarding suggestions about an online submission process, it was decided
> against for a number of reasons, ranging from delays in implementation to
> increase garbage, script kiddies. To address the concerns of the minority
of
> registrars that have argued that the transfer process threatens security
the
> complaint form has been designed to document this activity as well. The
use
> of Authorization Codes in the EPP (Thick) registries is a growing problem
> that has not yet surfaced but which will have to be pro-actively addressed
> in connection with the current transfer discussion.
>
> V. .ORG Redelegation. Primary Point Person Ken Stubbs. Given the obstacles
> encountered with the roll-out of .INFO and .BIZ the Executive Committee
and
> Names Council representatives strongly believe that the potential Request
> for Proposals (RFP) process for the .ORG TLD spin off will begin shortly
> after Ghana. Given this short timeline, an expedited Task Force needs to
> prepare a statement regarding such critical issues as registrar selection,
> registry protocol selection, continued customer service, etc.
>
> VI. ICANN Restructuring: Primary Point Person: Ken Stubbs. Ken Stubbs
> served as the Registrar Representative on the Names Council Task Force,
> however, Michael Palage authored the draft registrar position paper based
> upon the collective input from registrars that had engaged in discussion
on
> this issue. This topic is likely to be resolved in Ghana, therefore a Task
> Force needs to be commissioned to review the original Registrar draft
> position paper and decide what the constituency's position will be, and
what
> common ground we may have with other constituencies.
>
>
> VII. Whois Task Force. Primary Point People: Philipp Grabensee and Tim
> Denton. This Names Council Task Force (NCTF)is currently reviewing
submitted
> surveys and preparing a report. This NCTF involves a number of complex
> issues, more legal than technical. It is for this reason that we have
loaded
> up with legal types to best represent our interests. Because of the
> importance of data privacy to our European registrars, Philipp is the
> principle registrar representative.
>
>
> VIII. Escrow: No Designated Point Person, Rick Wesson by default. After a
> meaningful dialogue in Marina del Rey this issue has taken a back burner
> status in light of the transfer and delete issue. Considering that this is
> an existing contractual requirement, more attention must be paid to this
> issue.
>
>
> IX. .NET Baseline Criteria: In section 5 of the .NET registry agreement
> there are certain baseline criteria that provide for an acceleration of
the
> rebid of the .NET TLD contract. These benchmarks begin on January 1, 2002.
> This Task Force will help identify accurate criteria to be analyzed along
> with formatting questions to submit to the audit committee tasked with
> ensuring operational separation of VeriSign's registry and registrar
> operations.
>
>
> X. International Domain Names (IDNs): Primary Point Person Rick Wesson and
> Bruce Tonkin. There has been recent progress at an IETF level that
suggests
> a standard on IDNs is close. A Task Force needs to analyze the impact the
> adoption of this standard will have on the current VeriSign testbed
process.
>
>
> XI. By-Law Review: Primary Point Person Liz Williams. The existing by-laws
> need to have the recently voted upon amendments incorporated.
Additionally,
> a Task Force needs to be commissioned to analyze other Constituency
by-laws
> and make additional recommendations on potential future revisions.
>
>
> XII. UDRP Task Force Review: Primary Point Person: Mike Palage.  There is
a
> survey that the Names Council UDRP Task Force has released.  I believe
that
> both Ken and I have posted a copy/link to the registrar list. This is
really
> a battle between the IPC and the non-commercial constituency about efforts
> to expand/contract the scope of the UDRP. I believe that based on my
> discussions with most registrars, if it is not broke don't fix it.
> Specifically, it has greatly resulted
>
>
> XIII. New TLDs: No Designated Point Person. ICANN's new TLD evaluation
> committee should be releasing its report in or shortly after Ghana. It is
> important that our concerns be heard in connection with this process.
>
>
> XIV. Data Verification: Point Person Michael Palage. In light of the MPAA
> presentation in Marina del Rey and the current letter being sent out to
> Registrar by the House Judiciary Committee it is important that we
assemble
> a Task Force to proactively address this issue.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Michael D. Palage
> on behalf of the Executive Committee and the Names Council Representatives
>
>
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