From:
owner-gnso-sti@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-sti@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Margie Milam
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:19
AM
To: Council GNSO; gnso-sti@xxxxxxxxx
Subject:
[gnso-sti] Meeting Details for STI Review Team on Thursday
Evening
Importance: High
Dear All,
We have reserved the Astor Room on the
36th Floor for a face to face meeting of the STI Review Team on
Thursday, October 29th from 5-6:30 pm. As
a reminder, each of the Stakeholder Groups should identify their
representatives to the Review Team in accordance with the proposed motion
that will be voted upon at the GNSO Council meeting on Wednesday.
For your information, the proposed motion is
below.
Best regards,
Margie Milam
Senior Policy
Counselor
ICANN
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WHEREAS, the ICANN Board has requested
that the GNSO evaluate certain ICANN staff implementation proposals for the
protection of trademarks in new gTLDs based in part on the recommendations
from the IRT, public comments, and additional analysis undertaken by ICANN
Staff, as described in the letter dated 12 October 2009 <<Letter from Rod Beckstrom & Peter Dengate
Thrush to GNSO Council>>.
WHEREAS, the ICANN Board letter requests
the GNSO’s view by December 14, 2009 on whether certain rights protection
mechanisms for second level strings recommended by ICANN Staff based on
public input are consistent with the GNSO’s proposed policy on the
introduction of new gTLDs, and are the appropriate and effective options for
achieving the GNSO’s stated principles and objectives;
WHEREAS, the GNSO has reviewed the ICANN
Board letter and desires to approve the procedures for conducting such
evaluation;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
GNSO adopts the following process to conduct the evaluation requested by the
Board:
1.
A GNSO Review Team will be
comprised of representatives designated as follows: the Registrar and
Registry Stakeholder Groups with two (2) representatives each, the
Commercial Stakeholder Groups and the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups with
four (4) representatives each, and At-Large with two (2) representatives and
one representative from the Nominating Committee
Appointees(1);
2.
Each of the Stakeholder Groups will
solicit from their members their initial position statements on the
questions and issues raised by the ICANN Board letter and the ICANN Staff
proposed models for the implementation of the Trademark Clearinghouse and
Uniform Rapid Suspension model, and will deliver their initial position
statements on November 4, and with final position statements to be delivered
by November 6, 2009;
3.
Such position statements will be
summarized by ICANN Staff and distributed to the GNSO Review Team to
evaluate whether a consensus can be reached on the ICANN Staff
implementation models or other proposals for the protection of trademarks in
the New gTLD Program; and
The GNSO Review Team will conduct its
analysis, identify those areas where consensus has already been reached, an
seek to develop consensus on those issues for which consensus could not be
determined. The GNSO Review Team will provide a final report to the GNSO on
or before the GNSO council’s meeting in late November, 2009.