Let's err on the side of excess, I say. I support the briefings.

Carlton

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Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 05:37 AM
To: NA Discuss
Cc: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: [ALAC] Proposals in NARALO Related to the Registrant

Dear Community members:

There has been considerable activity in recent weeks on various community
lists (as well as in online news forums) relating to domain registration,
accreditation of registrars, proposed initiatives intended to create better
safety nets for registrants and related issues. At the same time, the ICANN
community as a whole is engaged in a consultative process related to the key
agreement (the Registrar Accreditiation Agreement (³RAA²) that governs many
aspects of domain registration and the rights and responsibilities of
registrants and registrars, as well as ICANN since it is one of the two
contracting parties to the agreement.

As you all know, many of these these issues are complex. At the same time,
several proposals and issues raised, especially in the NARALO of late, seem
to me to have elements which are interrelated (especially as regards the
fundamental objective they seek to produce).

What I would like to propose is that a couple of briefings be arranged to
help further the understanding of these and related issues in the community.
I would propose two sessions, of an hour to 90 minutes each, as per usual
with simultaneous interpretation:

1. The Registrant/Registrar Relationship
* What safeguards are available to registrants?
* How are they implemented?
* What compliance activities could, or already do, help ensure their
implementation?
* What proposals are being discussed to increase the protection available to
registrants?

2. The RAA and the Internet User
* Does the RAA impact the non-registrant user of the internet?
* If so, how does it impact them, and are there different impacts for
different types of users?
* What if any changes being discussed would (or could) affect the
non-registrant end-user, and how?

It seems to me that these two sessions would likely help everyone have a
much increased understanding of the issues and lead to a very productive
debate. I would suggest that the sessions specifically involve various
constituencies in presenting to help everyone understand the perspectives of
the key parties.

--
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
Director for At-Large
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33
(450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637
Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44
Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68
email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org
Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype:
nashtonhart
Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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I know that such sessions would certainly benefit me, personally! I hope that you are able to do them.

D

Darlene A. Thompson
Community Access Program Administrator
Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 975-5631
Fax: (867) 975-5610
E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca

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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:37 AM
To: NA Discuss
Cc: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: [NA-Discuss] Proposals in NARALO Related to the Registrant

Dear Community members:

There has been considerable activity in recent weeks on various community
lists (as well as in online news forums) relating to domain registration,
accreditation of registrars, proposed initiatives intended to create better
safety nets for registrants and related issues. At the same time, the ICANN
community as a whole is engaged in a consultative process related to the key
agreement (the Registrar Accreditiation Agreement (³RAA²) that governs many
aspects of domain registration and the rights and responsibilities of
registrants and registrars, as well as ICANN since it is one of the two
contracting parties to the agreement.

As you all know, many of these these issues are complex. At the same time,
several proposals and issues raised, especially in the NARALO of late, seem
to me to have elements which are interrelated (especially as regards the
fundamental objective they seek to produce).

What I would like to propose is that a couple of briefings be arranged to
help further the understanding of these and related issues in the community.
I would propose two sessions, of an hour to 90 minutes each, as per usual
with simultaneous interpretation:

1. The Registrant/Registrar Relationship
* What safeguards are available to registrants?
* How are they implemented?
* What compliance activities could, or already do, help ensure their
implementation?
* What proposals are being discussed to increase the protection available to
registrants?

2. The RAA and the Internet User
* Does the RAA impact the non-registrant user of the internet?
* If so, how does it impact them, and are there different impacts for
different types of users?
* What if any changes being discussed would (or could) affect the
non-registrant end-user, and how?

It seems to me that these two sessions would likely help everyone have a
much increased understanding of the issues and lead to a very productive
debate. I would suggest that the sessions specifically involve various
constituencies in presenting to help everyone understand the perspectives of
the key parties.

--
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
Director for At-Large
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88
USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637
Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44
Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68
email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org
Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype:
nashtonhart
Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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We'll be very interested in participating.

Eduardo Diaz
ISOC-PR

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From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org
[mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick
Ashton-Hart
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:37 AM
To: NA Discuss
Cc: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: [NA-Discuss] Proposals in NARALO Related to the Registrant

Dear Community members:

There has been considerable activity in recent weeks on various community
lists (as well as in online news forums) relating to domain registration,
accreditation of registrars, proposed initiatives intended to create better
safety nets for registrants and related issues. At the same time, the ICANN
community as a whole is engaged in a consultative process related to the key
agreement (the Registrar Accreditiation Agreement (³RAA²) that governs many
aspects of domain registration and the rights and responsibilities of
registrants and registrars, as well as ICANN since it is one of the two
contracting parties to the agreement.

As you all know, many of these these issues are complex. At the same time,
several proposals and issues raised, especially in the NARALO of late, seem
to me to have elements which are interrelated (especially as regards the
fundamental objective they seek to produce).

What I would like to propose is that a couple of briefings be arranged to
help further the understanding of these and related issues in the community.
I would propose two sessions, of an hour to 90 minutes each, as per usual
with simultaneous interpretation:

1. The Registrant/Registrar Relationship
* What safeguards are available to registrants?
* How are they implemented?
* What compliance activities could, or already do, help ensure their
implementation?
* What proposals are being discussed to increase the protection available to
registrants?

2. The RAA and the Internet User
* Does the RAA impact the non-registrant user of the internet?
* If so, how does it impact them, and are there different impacts for
different types of users?
* What if any changes being discussed would (or could) affect the
non-registrant end-user, and how?

It seems to me that these two sessions would likely help everyone have a
much increased understanding of the issues and lead to a very productive
debate. I would suggest that the sessions specifically involve various
constituencies in presenting to help everyone understand the perspectives of
the key parties.

--
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
Director for At-Large
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Main Tel: +33
(450) 40 46 88 USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637
Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44
Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68
email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org
Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype:
nashtonhart
Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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I know that such sessions would certainly benefit me, personally! I hope that you are able to do them.

D

Darlene A. Thompson
Community Access Program Administrator
Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP
P.O. Box 1000, Station 910
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 975-5631
Fax: (867) 975-5610
E-mail: dthompson@gov.nu.ca

-----Original Message-----
From: na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org [mailto:na-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ashton-Hart
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 6:37 AM
To: NA Discuss
Cc: At-Large Worldwide
Subject: [NA-Discuss] Proposals in NARALO Related to the Registrant

Dear Community members:

There has been considerable activity in recent weeks on various community
lists (as well as in online news forums) relating to domain registration,
accreditation of registrars, proposed initiatives intended to create better
safety nets for registrants and related issues. At the same time, the ICANN
community as a whole is engaged in a consultative process related to the key
agreement (the Registrar Accreditiation Agreement (³RAA²) that governs many
aspects of domain registration and the rights and responsibilities of
registrants and registrars, as well as ICANN since it is one of the two
contracting parties to the agreement.

As you all know, many of these these issues are complex. At the same time,
several proposals and issues raised, especially in the NARALO of late, seem
to me to have elements which are interrelated (especially as regards the
fundamental objective they seek to produce).

What I would like to propose is that a couple of briefings be arranged to
help further the understanding of these and related issues in the community.
I would propose two sessions, of an hour to 90 minutes each, as per usual
with simultaneous interpretation:

1. The Registrant/Registrar Relationship
* What safeguards are available to registrants?
* How are they implemented?
* What compliance activities could, or already do, help ensure their
implementation?
* What proposals are being discussed to increase the protection available to
registrants?

2. The RAA and the Internet User
* Does the RAA impact the non-registrant user of the internet?
* If so, how does it impact them, and are there different impacts for
different types of users?
* What if any changes being discussed would (or could) affect the
non-registrant end-user, and how?

It seems to me that these two sessions would likely help everyone have a
much increased understanding of the issues and lead to a very productive
debate. I would suggest that the sessions specifically involve various
constituencies in presenting to help everyone understand the perspectives of
the key parties.

--
Regards,

Nick Ashton-Hart
Director for At-Large
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Main Tel: +33 (450) 40 46 88
USA DD: +1 (310) 578-8637
Fax: +41 (22) 594-85-44
Mobile: +41 (79) 595 54-68
email: nick.ashton-hart@icann.org
Win IM: ashtonhart@hotmail.com / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart@mac.com / Skype:
nashtonhart
Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart

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Nick,

After 18 months worth of consultations, it should be fairly clear by now what the outstanding issues and proposed solutions are. What is not clear is how Staff and/or the Registrars intend to respond to the comments tendered by:

1. The U.S. Department of Commerce
2. The ICANN Business Constituency
3. The ICANN Intellectual Property Constituency
4. The INTA Internet Committee
5. The Internet Commerce Association
6. The ALAC
7. Individual contributors

It would be more appropriate for us to be briefed after we have an ICANN or Registrar response to the all comments tendered thus far. Please feel free to inform us when the formal Staff Summary/analysis of comments on the RAA is made public.

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