ICANN : Announcement of the Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice

ICANN is pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (IAG-CCT). 

Thirty-eight (38) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers. IAG-CCT is an open group convened to serve for a limited duration and scope, focusing exclusively on evaluating the proposed metrics for data gathering to support a future review that is mandated by the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC).1

We welcome the following volunteers as members of the newly convened IAG-CCT:

Ron Andruff

Michael R. Nelson

Brian Beckham

Aga Neme

Eric Brunner-Williams

David Payne

Phil Buckingham

Ephraim Percy Kenyanito

Olga Cavalli

Artur Piechocki

Nathalie Coupet

Harmut Richard Glaser

Steve DelBianco

Santiago Rodriguez Ortiz

Chaitanya Dhareshwar

Jeremy Rowley

Ray Fassett

Carlton Samuels

Michael A. Flynn

Atdhe Sharku

Anjali Hansen

Judy Song-Marshall

Judith L. Harris

David C. Stuckman

A.B. Ishiaku

Christa Taylor

Yamoah Kwaku

Jeffrey Thomas

Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Umit Turk

Evan Leibovitch

Rudi Vansnick

Reg Levy

Christopher Wilkinson

Alfredo Lopez Hernandez

Darryl C. Wilson

Lyndel McDonald

Jonathan Zuck

To track the work of this group, please visit the IAG-CCT Wiki.

IAG-CCT Schedule and Operations

The IAG-CCT is expected to commence its work in November 2013 and produce its recommendations by July 2014.

A kick-off conference call will be scheduled in early November.

The Group will hold a meeting at ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, 20 November, 17:00 to 19:00 UTC. Remote participation will be available and the meeting is open to all interested individuals. The IAG-CCT will be briefed on the status of work to date, including an introduction and overview of the project; overview of proposed metrics from the GNSO and the ALAC; and a staff update on the evaluation of proposed metrics.

A schedule of subsequent calls and meetings will be available on the IAG-CCT Wiki.

IAG-CCT Mandate

The mandate is to develop recommendations for the set of metrics to be collected by ICANN in preparation for a future review relating to New gTLDs1. Once the proposed metrics are delivered to the Board, the work of the IAG-CCT will be concluded. As directed by the Board, ICANN will develop the systems and collect the metrics approved through this process.

The IAG-CCT will be responsible for:

Evaluating the feasibility, utility and cost-effectiveness of adopting the recommendations of the GNSO Council [PDF, 203 KB] and the At-Large Advisory Committee [PDF, 491 KB] (ALAC) with respect to the metrics to be used in conducting the review;

Evaluating other inputs, including historical data regarding metrics used to evaluate earlier rounds of new gTLDs (2000, 2004);

Engaging in outreach with the GNSO, ALAC and other interested ICANN stakeholders on the proposed metrics;

Evaluating the staff analysis to be delivered to the IAG-CCT on the feasibility and utility of each of the proposed metrics, and whether the implementation costs are reasonable in light of the value of the information to be revealed;

Proposing to ICANN a set of metrics to be compiled by ICANN in advance of the AoC review of the New gTLDs, if and when such review team is to be convened.

Where the proposed metrics from the IAG-CCT differ from those recommended by the GNSO Council or the ALAC, the Group is expected to consult with the GNSO and ALAC to share its rationale, and determine whether the collective set of metrics recommended by the Group sufficiently address the goals of the GNSO and the ALAC.

This announcement was sourced from :

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24oct13-en.htm