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REMOTE HUB Applications for ICANN 55 Now Open
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 4, 2016

Feb. 4, 2016

Dear All, Please see the note below on the opening of the application process for Remote Hubs at ICANN 55. ** Applications for Remote Hubs at ICANN55 has gone live. Interested ENTITIES, not individuals, can go to the ICANN Remote Hubs<https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-participation#remote-hubs> section of the Remote Participation webpage, where the Terms, Directions and Application link can all be found. The application form will close on February 29, in time for decisions to be made on entities that will ultimately host and Tech team preparation. The sessions tentatively set as available for Remote Hubs are: 1. Monday: IANA Stewardship Transition Implementation: 1345-1500 2. Monday Public Forum 1: 1700-1830 3. Thursday Internet Governance: 0900-1015 4. Thursday Public Forum 2: 1330-1530 As a reminder, ICANN Meeting Remote Hubs is a remote participation resource open to all, but prioritizes engagement around groups of interested participants from developing nations who might not otherwise have the ICANN Meeting experience. The goal is to simulate the physical room experience, promoting lively and topical discussion between the remote participants as would happen in a face to face environment...and see positive outcomes related to more engagement and participation both regionally and within the ICANN communities. Please do share this your community and direct any feedback to Rp_hubs(a)icann.org<mailto:Rp_hubs@icann.org>. ** Kind regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yesim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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ICANN Newsletter -- 29 January 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 29 January 2016 ________________________________ Announcements This Week Revised New gTLD Program Implementation Review Report Now Available<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-29-en> 29 January 2016 Results Available for 27 January 2016 New gTLD Program Auction<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-01-27-en> 27 January 2016 Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en> 27 January 2016 DATA RETENTION WAIVER REALTIME REGISTER B.V<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-01-26-en> 26 January 2016 DATA RETENTION WAIVER ASCIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. DANMARK - FILIAL AF ASCIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. USA<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-26-en> 26 January 2016 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [ICANN 55 | Marrakech Logo]5-10 March 2016: 55th International Public ICANN Meeting - Marrakech<https://meetings.icann.org/en/marrakech55> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2016 - 2020<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> ICANN FY16 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/opplan.htm>

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ICANN News Alert -- The Korean Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-02-01-en ________________________________ The Korean Community Forms Generation Panel for Developing the Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) 1 February 2016 ICANN is pleased to announce the formation of the Generation Panel to develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR) for Korean. Following the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>, on 21 January 2016 the Korean community submitted to ICANN the Proposal for Korean Generation Panel<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/korean-gp-proposal-21jan16-en.p…> [PDF, 234 KB]. ICANN staff has reviewed the proposal including panel composition and scope, to ensure that requirements set forth in the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB], and in particular the criteria set forth in the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>, are fulfilled. "On behalf of ICANN we are grateful to the Korean community for volunteering to develop the Korean LGR proposal for the Root Zone. We are also grateful to Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) for supporting the effort," said Sarmad Hussain from the IDN Program at ICANN. With composition and work plan approved, the Korean Generation Panel will start its work on the label generation rules. According to the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB], the starting point of any Generation Panel's work is the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR), with its second version (MSR-2<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-04-27-en>) released on 27 April 2015. The full specification of Generation Panel's tasks can be found in the LGR Procedure<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgr-procedure-20mar13-en.pdf> [PDF, 772 KB] in particular, Section B.3 "Variant Rule Generation Procedure". ICANN has provided a central public workspace<https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Korean+GP> on the project website where the Korean Generation Panel composition, work plan updates, public reports, contact details, and any other relevant information will be included. As a reminder, and to highlight the importance of script community involvement required in the development of the IDN Root Zone LGR, we would like to reiterate the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en>. A successful development of the Root Zone LGR depends on having Generation Panels for each script represented in the Root Zone. In addition to ongoing efforts by the communities for Chinese, Cyrillic, Ethiopic, Greek, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Neo-Brahmi and Thai, Generation Panel formation is expected to cover other scripts including Georgian, Hebrew, Myanmar, Sinhala and Tibetan. For further information on how to form a Generation Panel, please refer to the Call for Generation Panels to Develop Root Zone Label Generation Rules<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-07-11-en> and to the additional supporting documentation provided on the Root Zone LGR Project website<https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Root+Zone+LGR+Proje…>. Individual interests may be emailed to idntlds(a)icann.org<mailto:idntlds@icann.org>. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. ICANN doesn't control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn't deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>

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ICANN News Alert -- Revised New gTLD Program Implementation Review Report Now Available
by ICANN At-Large Staff Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-29-en ________________________________ Revised New gTLD Program Implementation Review Report Now Available 29 January 2016 ICANN today announced the publication of the revised Program Implementation Review report, a self-assessment of New gTLD Program processes. The report of public comments<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-new-gtld-draft-…> [PDF, 788 KB], which includes a summary and analysis of the comments received regarding the draft report, has also been published. Read the revised Program Implementation Review report<https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/implementation/program-review-29jan16…> [PDF, 28.2 MB]. The Program Implementation Review report is an assessment performed by members of ICANN staff charged with executing the New gTLD Program, examining the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of program processes. It is intended to help inform the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team's assessment of the effectiveness of the application and evaluation processes. Within the report, ICANN has identified several areas that may benefit from further work and discussion. The initial draft of the Program Implementation Review report was published for comment<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-draft-review-2015-09-23-en> on 23 September 2015. The revised version available today includes updates to provide clarification in response to public comments. The public comments received highlighted several areas where community members suggest that additional development in policy or implementation would be beneficial for future rounds. Among the topics cited most were the concept of registry service provider accreditation and application tracks for different categories of applicants (e.g., ".BRANDs"). The Report of Public Comments and Revised Program Implementation Review report are being provided to the CCT Review Team for its consideration. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.

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GNSO and At-Large Calls - Week of 01-05 February 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 29, 2016

Jan. 29, 2016

Hello All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 01-05 February 2016. Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 01 February 2016 15:30 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability https://community.icann.org/x/UQh1Aw Tuesday 02 February 2016 06:00 UTC: CCWG – Accountability Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/ogDxAg 16:00 UTC: GNSO Next-Gen RDS PDP Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag Wednesday 03 February 2016 15:00 UTC: At-Large Capacity Building Working Group https://community.icann.org/x/gQCAAw 18:30 UTC: At-Large AFRALO monthly call https://community.icann.org/x/8ZZlAw Thursday 04 February 2016 16:00 UTC: CWG IANA Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/37fhAg Friday 05 February 2016 None Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG desiree.cabrera(a)icann.org<mailto:desiree.cabrera@icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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Updated: Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Jan. 29, 2016

Jan. 29, 2016

**With correct Charter url, apologies** > Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on > New gTLD Subsequent Procedures > In Brief > The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to > serve on a PDP Working Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New generic > Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council approved the > WG > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j… > 16-en.pdf> 's charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j… > 16-en.pdf> > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j… > 16-en.pdf> > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j… > 16-en.pdf> [PDF, 603 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine > whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the > Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. > What This Team Will Do > The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group (WG) is tasked with > calling upon the community's collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD > Program round to determine what, if any, changes may need to be made to the > existing Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm> > policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. As the original policy > recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have "been > designed to produce a systemized and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to > propose new top-level domains", those policy recommendations remain in place > for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO Council would > decide to modify those policy recommendations via this PDP. The work of this > PDP WG follows the efforts of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion > Group (DG), which identified a set of issues/subjects for a future PDPWG to > consider in their deliberations and recommend whether to: > * Clarify, amend or override existing policy principles, recommendations, and > implementation guidance; > * Develop new policy recommendations; > * Supplement or develop new implementation guidance. > As part of the PDP WG deliberations, the PDP WG should consider at a minimum, > the subjects detailed in the Final Issue Report. These subjects have been > organized in groupings suggested by the DG that may facilitate deliberations > on related subjects. However, additional work methods, such as those described > in the Final Issue Report, or other methods identified by the PDPWG may be > more appropriate to undertake the work. > > In addition to the work of the PDPWG, a number of new gTLD review efforts are > underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDPWG. Therefore, this > PDP WG should not be limited to the issues identified by the DG and should > take into account the findings from the parallel efforts external to the > PDPWG. > How This Team Will Work > ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDPWG will be > recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. The mailing > list for the PDPWG 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 > <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD… > Home> . The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> > [PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSOPDP Manual > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> [PDF, > 260 KB]. > How to Participate > There are two ways to volunteer: > * Individual Members anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP WG as a > WG 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 PDP WG will at a minimum meet on > a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential > input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of > Interests (SOI <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs> ). > * Mailing list observers for those who are merely interested in monitoring > the WG'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 WG and will not have to complete a Statement > of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as > a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat. > In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public > consultations and public comment processes that the PDPWG is expected to > organize. > How to Join > If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant or > mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form > <http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9> or send the PDF document > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16… > n.pdf> [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat > <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> . > > All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. > Next Steps > In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be > circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and > participation in the WG. This call will remain open until the PDP WG convenes > for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDPWG may > convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings > will be scheduled in accordance with the PDPWG's work plan, which it is > expected to develop as one of its first tasks. > Further Information and Preparation > For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly > encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the > PDPWG. > * The Final Issue Report > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue… > 4dec15-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.38 MB] > * The approved charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j… > 16-en.pdf> [PDF, 196 KB] > * Materials available at the PDPWG's wiki > <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD… > Home> , such as the 2007 Final Report and other relevant information. > 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 > January 2016, there are nearly 900 gTLDs delegated and approximately 450 > applications still proceeding through the remaining steps of the program. > Although the 2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already > begun, which included the creation of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures > Discussion Group (DG) > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld> . > The DG was created by the GNSO Council to discuss the experiences gained from > the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program and to identify subjects that might > lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent application procedures. The DG > prepared its final deliverables, which included a set of subjects that it > anticipated would be analyzed in detail in the context of an Issue Report. On > 24 June 2015 the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting the drafting of a > Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. > > In accordance with the PDP Rules, the Preliminary Issue Report was published > for public comment on 31 August 2015. Following review of the public comments > received, the Staff Manager updated the Issue Report accordingly and submitted > the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration. The GNSO > Council officially initiated the PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures on 17 > December 2015, followed by adoption of the PDPWG's charter on 21 January 2016. > > > _______________________________________________ > ALAC-Announce mailing list > ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.orghttps://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/l > istinfo/alac-announce > > At-Large Official Site: http://www.atlarge.icann.org

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Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by staff＠atlarge.icann.org Jan. 28, 2016

Jan. 28, 2016

Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council approved the WG's charter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf> [PDF, 603 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. What This Team Will Do The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group (WG) is tasked with calling upon the community's collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD Program round to determine what, if any, changes may need to be made to the existing Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm> policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. As the original policy recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have "been designed to produce a systemized and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to propose new top-level domains", those policy recommendations remain in place for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO Council would decide to modify those policy recommendations via this PDP. The work of this PDP WG follows the efforts of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG), which identified a set of issues/subjects for a future PDP WG to consider in their deliberations and recommend whether to: * Clarify, amend or override existing policy principles, recommendations, and implementation guidance; * Develop new policy recommendations; * Supplement or develop new implementation guidance. As part of the PDP WG deliberations, the PDP WG should consider at a minimum, the subjects detailed in the Final Issue Report. These subjects have been organized in groupings suggested by the DG that may facilitate deliberations on related subjects. However, additional work methods, such as those described in the Final Issue Report, or other methods identified by the PDP WG may be more appropriate to undertake the work. In addition to the work of the PDPWG, a number of new gTLD review efforts are underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDP WG. Therefore, this PDP WG should not be limited to the issues identified by the DG and should take into account the findings from the parallel efforts external to the PDP WG. How This Team Will Work ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. The mailing list for the PDP WG 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 <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD P+Home> . The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSOPDP Manual <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> [PDF, 260 KB]. How to Participate There are two ways to volunteer: * Individual Members anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP WG as a WG 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 PDP WG will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interests (SOI <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs> ). * Mailing list observers for those who are merely interested in monitoring the WG'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 WG and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat. In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP WG is expected to organize. How to Join If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form <http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9> or send the PDF document <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16 -en.pdf> [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat <mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> . All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. Next Steps In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the WG. This call will remain open until the PDP WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Further Information and Preparation For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG. * The Final Issue Report <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue -04dec15-en.pdf> [PDF, 1.38 MB] * The approved charter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j an16-en.pdf> [PDF, 196 KB] * Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD P+Home> , such as the 2007 Final Report and other relevant information. 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 January 2016, there are nearly 900 gTLDs delegated and approximately 450 applications still proceeding through the remaining steps of the program. Although the 2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already begun, which included the creation of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG) <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld> . The DG was created by the GNSO Council to discuss the experiences gained from the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program and to identify subjects that might lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent application procedures. The DG prepared its final deliverables, which included a set of subjects that it anticipated would be analyzed in detail in the context of an Issue Report. On 24 June 2015 the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting the drafting of a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. In accordance with the PDP Rules, the Preliminary Issue Report was published for public comment on 31 August 2015. Following review of the public comments received, the Staff Manager updated the Issue Report accordingly and submitted the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration. The GNSO Council officially initiated the PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures on 17 December 2015, followed by adoption of the PDP WG's charter on 21 January 2016.

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ICANN News Alert -- Results Available for 27 January 2016 New gTLD Program Auction
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 28, 2016

Jan. 28, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-01-27-en ________________________________ Results Available for 27 January 2016 New gTLD Program Auction 27 January 2016 On 27 January 2016, Power Auctions LLC<http://www.powerauctions.com/>, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) contention set: .SHOP. This set was previously identified as an indirect contention set consisting of both the .SHOP and .SHOPPING strings. The applicants for .SHOPPING have resolved their contention amongst themselves, eliminating the linkage between .SHOP and .SHOPPING. The remaining contention set is a direct contention set for the string .SHOP. The applicants were unable to resolve contention among themselves; thus their contention set proceeded to auction, which is the method of last resort to resolve string contention as prescribed in Module 4 of the New gTLD Program Applicant Guidebook<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb>. Subject to payment of the winning price and meeting all other criteria for eligibility, the winner will enter ICANN's contracting process to sign a Registry Agreement to operate the gTLD. Seven applicants completed all necessary prerequisites and participated in the auction for .SHOP. GMO Registry, Inc., applicant for .SHOP, prevailed with a winning price of $41,501,000. All proceeds from the Auction are being segregated and withheld from use until ICANN's Board of Directors define a plan for an appropriate use of the funds through consultation with the community. More Information * Contention Set Status<https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/stringcon…>: 212 of 233 contention sets are now resolved. The majority have self-resolved, but 15 sets resolved via Auction (method of last resort). * Auction Results<https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionre…>: Auction reports on this page of the New gTLD Microsite provide additional information on each Auction outcome. * Auction Proceeds and Costs<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/proceeds>: A detailed summary of the proceeds and costs of each Auction through January 2016. This information will be updated within 7 days of each Auction. * Auction Schedule<https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions/schedule-27jan16-en.pdf> [PDF, 264 KB]: Updated as of 27 January 2016. * General New gTLD Program Auctions<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions> information. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit: www.icann.org<https://www.icann.org/>.

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ICANN News Alert -- Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 28, 2016

Jan. 28, 2016

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en ________________________________ Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures 27 January 2016 In Brief The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council approved the WG's charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf> [PDF, 603 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine whether changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. What This Team Will Do The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group (WG) is tasked with calling upon the community's collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD Program round to determine what, if any, changes may need to be made to the existing Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm> policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. As the original policy recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have "been designed to produce a systemized and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to propose new top-level domains", those policy recommendations remain in place for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO Council would decide to modify those policy recommendations via this PDP. The work of this PDP WG follows the efforts of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG), which identified a set of issues/subjects for a future PDP WG to consider in their deliberations and recommend whether to: * Clarify, amend or override existing policy principles, recommendations, and implementation guidance; * Develop new policy recommendations; * Supplement or develop new implementation guidance. As part of the PDP WG deliberations, the PDP WG should consider at a minimum, the subjects detailed in the Final Issue Report. These subjects have been organized in groupings suggested by the DG that may facilitate deliberations on related subjects. However, additional work methods, such as those described in the Final Issue Report, or other methods identified by the PDP WG may be more appropriate to undertake the work. In addition to the work of the PDP WG, a number of new gTLD review efforts are underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDP WG. Therefore, this PDP WG should not be limited to the issues identified by the DG and should take into account the findings from the parallel efforts external to the PDP WG. How This Team Will Work ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. The mailing list for the PDP WG 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<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>. The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> [PDF, 260 KB]. How to Participate There are two ways to volunteer: * Individual Members – anyone interested can volunteer to join the PDP WG as a WG 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 PDP WG will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interests (SOI<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>). * Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested in monitoring the WG'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 WG and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat. In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP WG is expected to organize. How to Join If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form<http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9> or send the PDF document<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16…> [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>. All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. Next Steps In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation and participation in the WG. This call will remain open until the PDP WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG's work plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. Further Information and Preparation For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG. * The Final Issue Report<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue…> [PDF, 1.38 MB] * The approved charter<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j…> [PDF, 196 KB] * Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki<https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>, such as the 2007 Final Report and other relevant information. 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 January 2016, there are nearly 900 gTLDs delegated and approximately 450 applications still proceeding through the remaining steps of the program. Although the 2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already begun, which included the creation of the GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG)<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld>. The DG was created by the GNSO Council to discuss the experiences gained from the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program and to identify subjects that might lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent application procedures. The DG prepared its final deliverables, which included a set of subjects that it anticipated would be analyzed in detail in the context of an Issue Report. On 24 June 2015 the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting the drafting of a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures. In accordance with the PDP Rules, the Preliminary Issue Report was published for public comment on 31 August 2015. Following review of the public comments received, the Staff Manager updated the Issue Report accordingly and submitted the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for its consideration. The GNSO Council officially initiated the PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures on 17 December 2015, followed by adoption of the PDP WG's charter on 21 January 2016.

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Update 1/ At-Large and GNSO Calls - Week of 25 January - 29 January 2016
by ICANN At-Large Staff Jan. 26, 2016

Jan. 26, 2016

Dear All, Please find below the list of At-Large and GNSO WG meetings in which At-Large members are participants for the week of 25 January – 29 January 2016. Update 1: Wednesday added: 12:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Friday added: 16:00 UTC: Board Member Selection Process Committee Meeting 17:00 UTC: At-Large Finance and Budge Subcommittee WG Updates will follow as Doodles close. Monday 25 January 2016 18:00 UTC ALAC Subcommittee on Outreach and Engagement https://community.icann.org/x/ugV1Aw 23:00 UTC LACRALO Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/BJBlAw Tuesday 26 January 2016 04:00 UTC ALAC Monthly Call https://community.icann.org/x/SAF1Aw 16:00 UTC GNSO Next-Gen RDS PDP WG Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/rjJ-Ag 17:00 UTC At-Large AFRALO Marrakech Activities https://community.icann.org/x/5QV1Aw 19:00 UTC CCWG ACCT Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/5wJ1Aw Wednesday 27 January 2016 12:00 UTC: At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN https://community.icann.org/x/NQh1Aw 20:00 UTC ALAC Leadership Team (ALT) Monthly Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/0QR1Aw Thursday 28 January 2016 19:00 UTC CCWG ACCT Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/6QJ1Aw Friday 29 January 2016 16:00 UTC: Board Member Selection Process Committee Meeting https://community.icann.org/x/Bgd1Aw 17:00 UTC: At-Large Finance and Budge Subcommittee WG https://community.icann.org/x/Jgd1Aw Please confirm your dial-out requests For GNSO calls: GNSO Secretariats gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> For At-Large calls or ALAC :staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> For CWG IANA Stewardship Brenda.Brewer(a)icann.org<mailto:Brenda.brewer@icann.org> For CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability:acct-staff@icann.org<mailto:acct-staff@icann.org> For CCWG-IG renate.dewulf(a)icann.org<mailto:renate.dewulf@icann.org> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine, Terri Agnew and Yeşim Nazlar ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge> [unknown.png]

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