[kictanet] new gTLDs: New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft published

[Alice Munyua]

        /GAC Scorecard Response and
        New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft/

Following the direction set by ICANN Board to advance the new gTLD 
Program towards launch, ICANN posted theNew gTLD Applicant Guidebook -- 
April 2011 Discussion Draft 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm>andICANN's 
reply to the GAC Comments 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/board-notes-gac-scorecard-clean-15apr11-en.pdf>[PDF, 
275 KB] (regarding theGAC's Scorecard of new gTLD issues 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-scorecard-23feb11-en.pdf>[PDF, 
332 KB]). In addition,six Explanatory Memoranda 
<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm>related to 
the GAC-Board discussion points were published to explain rationale for 
several current positions.

These publications meet the current Board timeline for new gTLDs set 
during the recent ICANN Silicon Valley meeting but more importantly, 
they describe many substantive changes in the Guidebook intended to 
address GAC concerns with the new gTLD Program. This recent set of 
substantive consultations between ICANN's Governmental Advisory 
Committee and the ICANN Board of Directors lays the groundwork for 
improving the effectiveness of governments' role in future ICANN policy 
discussions.

The Board's drafttimeline 
<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-timeline-new-gtlds-18mar11-en.pdf>[PDF, 
117 KB] shows the key milestones to be met on that path. Keeping with 
the draft timeline, ICANN plans to post a final version of the Guidebook 
by 30 May 2011, in time for consideration of the New gTLD implementation 
program at an extraordinary meeting of the ICANN Board to be held on 
Monday, 20 June 2011, at the ICANN meetings inSingapore 
<http://singapore41.icann.org/>.

The comment period will remain open until 15 May 2011.

GAC Comments on the Board Response to the GAC Scorecard following San 
Francisco meeting 
<http://gac.icann.org/system/files/20110412_GAC_comments_on_the_Board_response_to_the_GAC_scorecard_0.pdf>



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