[nc-plan] Names Council Business Plan 2001-2002 Consultation

["Philip Sheppard" <philip.sheppard@aim.be>]

Dear bus plan TF, your comments please on this draft e-mail and proposed
deadline. I would like to send this to the NC on Monday 8 January.
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REQUEST TO NC members to consult with their Constituencies
DEADLINE 4 February 2001
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At its November 2000 meeting the Names Council established a task force to
draft a business plan. In addition the NC:

"(a) instructs the Business Plan Task Force (BPTF) to prepare and publish
details of a consulting process which sets out a time frame that provides
each constituency with the opportunity to contribute to, and comment on, the
proposed business plan, and (b) encourages each of the constituencies to
comment on, and identify proposed objectives, strategies, detailed actions
and measures of success to be incorporated into the draft business plan.

In accordance with this instruction the BPTF attaches (Word) and pastes
below a draft of the Business Plan. At this stage the draft includes the
agreed mission statement and proposed OBJECTIVES.

The BPTF wants to validate those OBJECTIVES. Once that is done the BPTF will
write a second version with the revised objectives list and proposed
strategies and actions necessary to achieve those objectives.

Please consult with your constituencies and revert to the BPTF at
(nc-plan@dnso.org) with comments, suggested deletions and additions, and
subject to those comments your approval or rejection of the objectives.

To NC has asked to approve a final Business Plan at its March meeting. In
keeping with this timetable please consult with your constituencies and
revert to the BPTF latest 4 February 2001.

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Draft Business Plan for the DNSO Names Council 2001-2002 v3

Basis
Resolution from NC meeting November 2000:
1. "The Names Council agrees to the concept of establishing a Business Plan
and to establish a Business Plan Task Force (BPTF) to manage the development
of a plan for the period 2001-2002 and prepare a draft for approval by the
NC at it meeting in March 2001."


Structure
1. A mission statement
2. A set of objectives that the NC intends to meet within a given time
frame.
3. A set of optimal strategies under each objective outlining the way the
objectives will be met.
4. A set of specific actions - the tactics describing in detail how each
strategy will be carried out.
5. A set of criteria for the measurement of success.
6. A review and evaluation process.


Mission statement
"To manage a process of consensus building within the Domain Name Supporting
Organization and to advise the Board with respect to policy issues relating
to the domain name system."

Proposed objectives for the NC 2001-2002
Policy and Board related
1. UDRP. a) Review and evaluate the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and
propose changes for consideration by the ICANN Board. Timeframe: 2001.
b) Consider need for further revisions in the light of the 2000 - 2001 WIPO
process looking at issues involving domain names and property other than
trademarks. Timeframe: 2001

2. TLDs. Review and evaluate the proof of concept of the new TLD registries
with respect to their impact on net users and the creation of a stable
domain name system with high user confidence. Timeframe: 2001.

3. WhoIs. Monitor and advise the Board on policy issues relating to Whois
policies. Timeframe: 2001-2002

4 ccTLDs. Monitor and advise the Board on the optimal harmonisation of
dispute resolution and WhoIs policies within ccTLDs. Timeframe: 2001

DNSO operation related
5. NC review. Identify key initiatives required to improve the functioning
of the NC. Time frame: January 2001 to identify and implement by end 2001

6. NC secretariat. Establish a professional secretariat for the NC.
Timeframe: 2001 first quarter and on-going.

7. NC funding. Resolve long-term funding issue for the Names Council.
Timeframe: 2001 first half.


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NC Business Plan v3.doc