Re: [ga-roots] ICANN Policy -- revised version

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Danny and all,

Danny Younger wrote:

> Although the Names Council has decided, "that multiple roots are outside the
> scope of the ICANN DNSO", it is within the scope of the General Assembly to
> consider changes in ICANN's domain name policies.

  Yes but has there been a registered vote by the NC on this issue, and
have the stakeholders had the opportunity to vote on this issue?

>
> "The Supporting Organizations shall serve as advisory bodies to the Board,
> with the primary responsibility for developing and recommending substantive
> policies regarding those matters falling within their specific
> responsibilities."
> Our ICANN President has stated, "We already do have a policy, and we'd need
> to change that policy if we want to operate differently in the future."
> Director Abril comments, "Policy changes should go through policy process."
> The General Assembly is part of that process.  Should we desire to recommend
> any consensus-based changes, we need to begin with a full understanding of
> the current policy.
> We are however, at the moment hampered by the fact that we are still
> awaiting the revised version of our current policy draft.   Lynn:  "Will
> continue to take comments on single root paper and post a revised version.
> Board consensus."
> On behalf of the participants to this list, I will ask our President to post
> this revised version as soon as possible, so that the General assembly may
> better be positioned to put forward policy recommendations in a timely
> manner.
>
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