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Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM<br>Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice - Comment/Reply Periods<br>To: "<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:africann@afrinic.net">africann@afrinic.net</a>><br>

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<h1><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">New gTLD Board Committee Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice<br><br></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Comment / Reply Periods:</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US"><br>

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Comment Open Date: <span>23 April 2013</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US"><br>

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Comment Close Date: <span>14 May 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US"><br>

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Reply Open Date: <span>15 May 2013</span></span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US"><br>

</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal" lang="EN-US">Reply Close Date: <span>4 June 2013 - 23:59 UTC</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></h1>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Brief Overview</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Originating Organization: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">New gTLD Board Committee<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Categories/Tags: <u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contracted Party Agreements<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Second-Level Domains<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Top-Level Domains<u></u><u></u></span></li>

</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Purpose (Brief): <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">To solicit input on how the New gTLD Board Committee should address GAC advice regarding safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Current Status: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">GAC Beijing Communiqué issued on April 11, 2013 includes GAC Advice on New gTLDs.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Next Steps: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">New gTLD Board Committee will consider how to address GAC advice on New gTLD safeguards.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Staff Contact: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Jamie Hedlund<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:jamie.hedlund@icann.org?subject=More%20information%20on%20the%20New%20gTLD%20Board%20Committee%20Consideration%20of%20GAC%20Safeguard%20Advice%20public%20comment%20period" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">Email Staff Contact</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Detailed Information</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">On 11 April 2013, the Governmental Advisory Committee issued its Beijing Communiqué in which it provided advice on New gTLDs. The Board New gTLD Committee, acting on behalf of the full Board, will now consider how to address the GAC Advice. To help inform this process, the Committee has directed staff to solicit comment on how it should address one element of the advice: safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings. Accordingly, ICANN seeks public input on how the Board New gTLD Committee should address section IV.1.b and Annex I of the GAC Beijing Communiqué.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Section II: Background: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">One of ICANN's key responsibilities is introducing and promoting competition in the registration of domain names, while ensuring the security and stability of the domain name system (DNS). Below are major milestones in the program leading up to the GAC Beijing Communiqué:<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) begins a policy development process to consider the introduction of new gTLDs in 2005<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">The "GAC Principles Regarding New gTLDs" is presented to the ICANN Board in 2007<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">ICANN Board adopted 19 specific GNSO policy recommendations for implementing new gTLDs in 2008<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">ICANN undertakes implementation process to address stakeholder concerns, such as the protection of intellectual property and community interests, consumer protection, and DNS stability during 2008-2011. This work includes public consultations, review, and input on multiple draft versions of the Applicant Guidebook<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) and the ICANN Board engage in intensive consultations regarding the GAC's "scorecard" advice on new gTLDs during first half of 2011<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">In June 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the Guidebook incorporating most of the GAC's scorecard advice and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">ICANN opens the New gTLD application window on January 12, 2012. On June 11, 2012, ICANN reveals the 1,930 New gTLD applications received and posted them for public comment<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">On October 12, 2012, the GAC issues its Toronto Communiqué, indicating that "[t]he statements and commitments detailed in individual gTLD applications are a critical input to the GAC's work" and advised the ICANN Board "that it is necessary for all of these statements of commitment and objectives to be transformed into binding contractual commitments, subject to compliance oversight by ICANN."<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">On November 20, 2012, the GAC files and publicly posts 242 Early Warnings on individual New gTLD applications.<u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">On February 5, 2013, in response to advice provided in the Toronto GAC Communiqué, the New gTLD Program Board Committee approves a public comment period on a proposed "Public Interest Commitments Specification" as a mechanism to transform application statements into binding contractual commitments, as well as to give applicants the opportunity to voluntarily submit to heightened public interest commitments. On March 6. 2013, ICANN posts the 499 PIC Specifications submitted by applicants.<u></u><u></u></span></li>

</ul><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">The GAC met during the ICANN Beijing Meeting and provided additional advice to the ICANN Board regarding the New gTLD program. Relevant to this public forum is Section IV.1.b of the GAC Beijing Communiqué, which states, "To reinforce existing processes for raising and addressing concerns the GAC is providing safeguard advice to apply to broad categories of strings." The safeguard advice appears in Annex I of the Beijing Communiqué. <u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">ICANN officially notified applicants of the publication of GAC Advice on April 18, 2013, triggering the 21-day applicant response period per the Applicant Guidebook Module 3.1. The applicants' responses and the input received in this Public Comment Forum will serve as important inputs to the New gTLD Board Committee's consideration of the GAC Advice.<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section III: Document and Resource Links: <u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-18apr13-en" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">ICANN Announcement on GAC Advice Issued on New gTLDs</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></li>

<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/gac-to-board-18apr13-en.pdf" target="_blank">GAC Beijing Communiqué</a> [PDF, 156 KB]<u></u><u></u></span></li>

</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Section IV: Additional Information: <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">N/A<u></u><u></u></span></p>

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