Registries Stakeholder Group
RySG is the abbreviation for Registry Stakeholder Group. The RySG is a Stakeholder Group within the Contracted Parties House under ICANN's GNSO. It represents the interests of the gTLD Registries currently under the contract with ICANN and provides them with gTLD Registry Services. It also facilitates communication among the gTLD Registries and puts forward the views of the Registry Constituency to the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board of Directors, with a special emphasis on ICANN consensus policies, which relate to the technical reliability, interoperability and the stable operation of the Internet or DNS.[1]
Organization and Membership of the RySG[edit | edit source]
The membership of the RySG is open to all the Registries. Registries must apply for membership via the application process. Every Registry needs to identify a Voting Delegate and, if desired, alternate Voting Delegates.
Funding[edit | edit source]
Funding for the RySG is provided by its members. Every member joining the Group needs to pay an initial membership fee as well as a fixed annual membership fee and a variable annual membership fee as per the schedule of the RySG. A member loses its voting rights if it fails to pay the fees as previously invoiced within thirty days after a written notice of non-payment.[2]
Structure of the RySG[edit | edit source]
Executive Committee[edit | edit source]
The RySG consists of an Executive Committee, which is comprised of a Chair, an Alternate Chair, and a Treasurer. The main responsibilities of the Executive Committee are to facilitate policy coordination meetings, to support the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board, as requested by ICANN, and to manage and administer elections.
- David Maher, PIR, Chair
- Keith Drazek, VeriSign, Alternate Chair
- Ken Stubbs, Afilias, Treasurer
GNSO Representatives[edit | edit source]
The following individials represent the Registry Constituency and its views within the larger Generic Name Supporting Organization:
- Jeff Neuman, North America – (term expires end of annual meeting 2012)
- Jonathan Robinson, Europe – (term expires end of annual meeting 2013)
- Ching Chiao, Asia Pacific – (term expires end of annual meeting 2012)
Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Constituency Liaison[edit | edit source]
ICANN Nominating Committee Representative[edit | edit source]
Interest Groups[edit | edit source]
For the sake of collaborating on vital issues of common interest within the RySG, members self-organize themselves into different Interest Groups. The main responsibilities of these specific Interest Groups is to nominate candidates for GNSO Council Representatives, participate in the GNSO policy development processes, and develop position statements with special emphasis on the ICANN consensus policies.
The current/active Interest Groups and their members are:
Affirmation of Commitments (AoC)
- Accountability and Transparency Review Team
- Brian Cute, Chair
- Accountability and Transparency Review Team Focus Group for ATRT Recommendations 15, 16 and 17
- WHOIS Review Team
- Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team
- David Maher, PIR
GNSO Improvements
- Operations Steering Committee (OSC) - Chair: Chuck Gomes, Verisign
- GNSO Operations Work Team
- Stakeholder Group and Constituency Operations Work Team
- Michael Young, Afilias, Vice Chair
- Chuck Gomes, Verisign
- Communications Work Team
- Steve Holsten, Verisign
- Charter Drafting Team, Outreach Task Force
- Policy Process Steering Committee (PPSC) - Chair: Jeff Neuman, Neustar
- PDP Work Team
- Working Group Work Team
- Jeff Neuman, Neustar, Chair
- Nacho Amadoz, PuntCAT
High Security TLD Advisory Group
- Eric Brown, Neustar
- Ching Chiao, DotAsia
- Brian Cute
- David Maher, PIR
- Michael Palage, DotCoop
- Ken Stubbs, Afilias
- Guidelines Review Committee
- IDN ccTLDi Fast Track
- IDN gTLD Quick Start Initiative
- Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)
- Edmon Chung, DotAsia
Internationalized Registration Data Work Group
Inter-Registrar Transfers Policy Working Group
- Eric Brown, Neustar
- Barbara Steele, Verisign
- Roy Dykes, Neustar
RAA Amendments Drafting Team
Registration Abuse Policies Working Group
- Greg Aaron, Afilias
- Nacho Amadoz, PuntCAT
- Pat Kane, Verisign
- Jeff Neuman, Neustar
- Michael Young, Afilias
Registries Communication Practices Working Group
Registry Data Subgroup
- Pat Kane, VeriSign
- David Maher, PIR
- Jeff Neuman, Neustar
Travel Policy Working Group
- Ken Stubbs, Afilias
- Charter Drafting Team
- Vertical Integration PDP Working Group
Whois Studies
Zone File Access Advisory Group
Registry Constituency[edit | edit source]
Prior to the GNSO restructuring, the Registry Stakeholder Group was known as the Registry Constituency'. It was comprised of the registry operators for the .net, .org, .name, .com, .pro, .museum, .aero, .coop and .info gTLDs, which were the only TLDs at the time.