PAB,
I've replied to this query as below.
Robert
> Nick Patience wrote:
> >
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > Am I right in thinking the new nominees to the POC will be elected by the
> > PAB, which is part of the POC itself.
> >
>
> Hi Nick,
>
> No. The PAB is not part of the POC. The PAB is made up of signatories to
> the gTLD-MoU. When an entity signs (list of current signatories is at
> http://www3.itu.int/net-itu/gtld-mou/signat.htm), they can optionally join
> the gTLD-MoU Policy Advisory Body (PAB).
>
> The proposal at http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/notice-97-04.html proposes that
> in the near term the PAB elect 9 new members of the POC. It also changes the
> ITU and WIPO seats to one with non-voting, advisory status. Otherwise, the
> current "seats" (e.g., of IANA, ISOC, CORE, IAB) remain the same.
>
> Furthermore, after an 18 month transition period, with 2/3'rd vote of the new
> POC - they can vote to restructure the POC however they want and amend the
> gTLD-MoU how they want.
>
> > And who are the two representatives of the signatories to the gTLD-MoU that
> > were elected to POC?
> >
>
> The two POC "observers" elected in previous PAB elections were:
>
> Amadeu Abril i Abril, <amadeu@nominalia.com>
> Javier Sola, <jsola@aui.es>
>
> The former was associated with a successful CORE registrar applicant and then
> was elected by the 87 CORE registrars to be CORE's representative to the POC
> along with Alan Hanson, who is chairman of CORE. This left just Javier Sola
> (see http://www.gtld-mou.org/docs/poc-members.htm). PAB is now in the midst
> of new elections (you can see the election details at
> http://www.pab.gtld-mou.org/election97/) and we will get two new appointees as
> POC "observers" pending the restructuring discussed above.
>
> Robert
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Nick
> >
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>
> ________________________________________________
> Nick Patience - Editor, Network Briefing Daily
> "It's brief and it's about networks"
> ComputerWire Inc, New York City
> email: nick@computerwire.com
> Ph: 212 677 0409 Fx: 212 677 0463
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