Schedule: GNSO
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
17:00 - 18:00
Batian
What It Is | The proposed consumer constituency is intended to facilitate the participation of recognized consumer organizations, whose primary duty is to advocate on behalf of consumers in matters of purchasing and trading, in ICANN policy making within the GNSO.
Why It's Important | The constituency is important because consumer organizations generally have organizing capabilities, active relations with governments, and consistent, developed policymaking frameworks to assist advocacy on behalf of the general public in matters of purchase and trade.
Who Should Attend | This meeting is intended for current participants in the constituency, as well as anyone who has an interest in defining consumer issues within the ICANN sphere.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
08:00 - 12:30
Tsavo A
What It Is | In this session the Generic Names Supporting Organisation (GNSO) Council, the body responsible for managing the policy development process for generic top-level domains (gTLDs), provides an opportunity for community members to interact with the Council as it conducts its meeting.
Who Should Attend | Anyone interested in gTLD policy. The meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend.
12:30 - 13:30
Impala
What is it | This is a working group meeting for the Policy Development Process initiated by the GNSO Council on the topic of Vertical Integration Between Registrars and Registries
Why it's important | The working group is commencing its policy development activities to evaluate whether there should be a uniform policy applicable to both existing gTLDs and New gTLDs addressing vertical integration between registrars and registries.
Who Should Attend | Working group members and individuals interested in joining the working group.
16:00 - 17:30
Tsavo A
What It Is | This is a public information session on the Registration Abuse Policies Initial Report that has been developed by the GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group.
Why It's Important | The GNSO Registration Abuse Policies Working Group was formed to investigate issues such as the difference between registration abuse and domain name use abuse; the effectiveness of existing registration abuse policies; and which areas, if any, would be suitable for GNSO policy development to address. The WG has now published its Initial Report and is requesting Community input on its findings and recommendations before finalizing the report and submitting it to the GNSO Council for its consideration.
Who Should Attend | Anyone interested in registration abuse
Thursday, 11 March 2010
13:00 - 15:30
Batian
What It Is | The GNSO Council meets to discuss the input from the meetings during the week and plan ahead. The meeting is open
Why It's Important | The in-person meetings held in conjunction with the ICANN meetings provide an opportunity for productive and constructive discussions on issues that involve ICANN consensus policies that relate to interoperability, technical reliability and /or stable operation of the Internet or domain name system.
Who Should Attend | Anyone interested in the GNSO's policy work is free to attend. http://gnso.icann.org/
16:00 - 17:00
Batian
Who Should Attend | IDN PDP Working Group members
Friday, 12 March 2010
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