Public participation site

What it is: The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) helps to promote the development of Internet policy for generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (such as .com, .org, etc.) and encourages diverse and international participation in the technical management of the Internet. This public forum gives all interested individuals an opportunity to share their views on any issue pending before the GNSO. The GNSO will report on its policy work in progress, and open the microphone for your comments.

Why it's important: This is your opportunity to tell the decision-makers on the GNSO Council, and the ICANN community in general, what you think about key issues such as the GNSO improvement process, the contractual conditions policy development process and Internationalized Domain Names.

Who should attend: Anyone with an interest in gTLD issues specifically, and the domain name system in general, including registrars, gTLD registries, businesses, Internet service providers, Internet users, and government representatives.

Agenda

Proposed GNSO
Public Forum Agenda Wednesday 28 March 2007

Coordinated Universal Time
UTC 8:30 - see below for local times

(01:30 am Los Angeles, 04:30 Washington DC, 08:30 London, 19:30 Melbourne,
20:30 Wellington)

8:30am to 8:45am - Questions for ICANN Board candidate

• session chair - Philip Sheppard
• candidate - Bruce Tonkin

8:45am to 9:30am - WHOIS
task force - Jordyn Buchanan

• summary of majority recommendations
• summary of concerns from constituencies that don't support the
  majority recommendations
• summary of any GAC guidelines or discussions related to WHOIS
• open mike

9:30am to 9:45am - PDP-Feb06
PDP on Contractual conditions relating to
existing gTLDs
- Avri Doria

• summary of majority recommendations
• summary of concerns from constituencies that don't support the
  majority recommendations
• open mike

9:45am to 10:00am - GNSO-RN-WG:
Report from GNSO working group on
Reserved Names
- Chuck Gomes

• summary of report
• open mike

10:00am to 10:15am - GNSO-IDN-WG:
Report from GNSO working group on IDNs
- Ram Mohan

• summary of progress
• open mike

10:15am to 10:30am - GNSO-PRO-WG:
Report from GNSO working group on
Preserving the Rights of Others (PRO) - Kristina Rosette

• summary of progress
• open mike