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Tue Oct 24 19:41:47 EAT 2017

Listers,

This might be of interest to some.

Regards

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Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:44:59 +0000
Subject: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Call for Volunteers: GNSO
New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Work Track 5 (Geographic Names
at the Top-Level)
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________________________________
Call for Volunteers: GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Work
Track 5 (Geographic Names at the Top-Level)

22 October 2017

In Brief

The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working
Group seeks volunteers to serve on a new sub team, known as Work Track
5, which will focus exclusively on the treatment of geographic names
at the top level. This issue is one of the topics in the WG's
charter[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issues_new-2Dgtlds_subsequent-2Dprocedures-2Dcharter-2D21jan16-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=91TaybDY-l7gfazywhxg6C-rgzbnlz3jEMx7MQWBusU&e=>
[PDF, 196 KB].

What This Team Will Do

Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations
regarding the treatment of geographic names at the top-level. The Work
Track may make recommendations on policy and/or implementation related
to 2-letter codes, 3-letter codes, short form and full country and
territory names, city/state/region names, and other geographically
significant names.

How This Team Will Work

ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this Work
Track will be recorded, transcribed, and the recordings will be made
available to the public. The mailing list for the Work Track will be
archived publicly. The group will collaborate using a public workspace
for draft materials and all final work products and milestones will be
documented on the WG's
wiki[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_NGSPP_New-2BgTLD-2BSubsequent-2BProcedures-2BPDP-2BHome&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=ibDwf4NGU4-mwhhdrZuOn1TvOAqVMVc7nNoh5LSRZwg&e=>.
In addition to a Terms of Reference, the Work Track will be governed
under the GNSO Working Group
Guidelines[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D08apr11-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=wdAtQmSnzJaoE1FW5Dvkpaef_rjfPVN8lFYI7PMkcaA&e=>
[PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP
Manual[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_annex-2D2-2Dpdp-2Dmanual-2D24jun15-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=R4MSSv6wmUyXImRuTjDehL5G64Ql-Own7XOoLFiEB08&e=>
[PDF, 260 KB].

The Work Track will be structured to encourage broad and balanced
participation from different parts of the community, and includes
joint community Work Track leadership from ALAC, GAC, ccNSO and GNSO.
As with the other Work Tracks, WT5 leadership will be coordinated by
the PDP WG co-chairs.

How to Participate

There are two ways to volunteer:

  *   Members – anyone interested can volunteer to join the Work Track
as a member, regardless of whether they are members of the ICANN
community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing list
conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Work
Track will meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are
expected to provide essential input to the process, orally or through
written input. Members will be required to provide a Statement of
Interests (SOI[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsosoi_New-2BSOIs&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=kFYns7TnYwN39eTvBXLvESuFgSaF8vwe81n9PTYkhaI&e=>).
  *   Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested in
monitoring the Work Track's conversations, there is the possibility to
sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to
the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to
post, will not receive invitations to the various meetings or calls of
the Work Track and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest.
At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the Work Track
as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat.

In addition, there may be opportunities to provide input through
public consultations and public comment processes. Note, joining Work
Track 5 as a member or mailing list observer does not require joining
or participating in the full Working Group, though it is encouraged.

How to Join

If you are interested in joining Work Track 5 as a member or mailing
list observer, please fill in the sign up
form[docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSesX279zqBZfuxQ9HEuEqJ3NH2p2xNO0jQzZhfOTOpYf0LwLA_viewform&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=8V5PCxrNqWwXJ0I4WUSIg-SMhilDKchow-d2GPlCjHs&e=>.
If you are having trouble using the sign-up form, please email
gnso-secs at icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org> for assistance.

All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page.

Next Steps

The call for volunteers will be circulated as widely as possible in
order to ensure broad representation and participation in Work Track
5. This initial call will remain open until 20 November. Volunteers
are also welcome to join the Work Track at any time after 20 November.
Members who join the Work Track after work has begun will be
responsible for reviewing all Work Track deliberations, agreements,
and documents so that they are prepared to participate fully. Regular
online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the Work Track's
work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks.

Drafting of WT5 Terms of Reference is currently underway with the WT
leadership and will be finalized in the near future.

Background

In 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) began a
Policy Development Process (PDP) to consider the introduction of new
gTLDs. The two-year PDP process resulted in a set of 19 GNSO policy
recommendations for implementing new gTLDs. In order to implement the
policy recommendations of the GNSO, a number of draft Applicant
Guidebooks (AGBs) were developed by ICANN staff in consultation with
the community. In June 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the
final AGB and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program.

The New gTLD Program application window opened on 12 January 2012 and
a total of 1930 complete applications were received. The first set of
Initial Evaluation results were released on 22 March 2013, followed by
the first set of new gTLD delegations on 21 October 2013.

All applications have now completed the evaluation process and as of
mid October 2017, there are over 1,200 gTLDs delegated. Although the
2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already
begun, which included the initiation of the GNSO's PDP on New gTLD
Subsequent Procedures in early 2016.

Although the original
charter[gnso.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issues_new-2Dgtlds_subsequent-2Dprocedures-2Dcharter-2D21jan16-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=Evh4FI3g7fVJPsQXiQyO8WOOE0Ia5dkFyel2wqvC9Zw&s=91TaybDY-l7gfazywhxg6C-rgzbnlz3jEMx7MQWBusU&e=>
[PDF, 196 KB] approved by the GNSO Council put the topic of geographic
names at the top level in Work Track 2 dealing with legal and
regulatory issues, the full PDP Working Group approved the creation of
this new Work Track 5 to focus exclusively on the treatment of
geographic names at the top level.

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