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Re: [ALAC] [ALAC-Announce] Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by Alan Greenberg Feb. 1, 2016

Feb. 1, 2016

I would hope that it goes without saying that we would be please to have you represent our interests on this WG (and indeed the interests of the NCSG when and if they coincide!) But if it needs saying, then *I* would be pelase to see our affiliation beside your name. As I said to Vanda, it has not been our practice to FORMALLY appoint people to GNSO PDP WGs, but we do normally expect those who are closely linked to the ALAC to interact with us and on appropriate occasions, speak on our behalf when a position is known. The ALAC could rethink this mode of operating however, if it seems warranted. Alan At 29/01/2016 08:32 PM, Cheryl Langdon-Orr wrote: >Hi all please note I am already subscribed as a >Member of the WG noting my association with >NCSG in my application, I am however *more* >than happy to represent the interests and >concerns or act in a formal capacity) of ALAC >and At-Large in this important WG... Just let me >know... Not the application only gave 1 choice >for Association, but I am sure we can adjust >manually on lists and records if needs be... I >am not endorsed by NCSG they simply sent out an >open call for Members to participate... > > ><http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr>Cheryl Langdon-Orr ... (CLO) ><http://about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr> >about.me/cheryl.LangdonOrr > > > >On 29 January 2016 at 08:29, ><mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org ><<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: > > > >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 ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf>WG's >charter [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 ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm>Introduction >of New Generic Top-Level Domains 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 ><https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>WG's >wiki. The PDP WG is expected to follow the ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf>GNSO >Working Group Guidelines [PDF, 349 KB] as well >as the ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf>GNSOPDP >Manual [PDF, 260 KB]. > > >How to Participate > > > >There are two ways to volunteer: >Individual Members anyone intterested 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 >(<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>SOI). >Mailing list observers for those who arre >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 ><http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9>sign up form or >send the ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16…>PDF >document [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the ><mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org>GNSO Secretariat. > >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. ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue…>The >Final Issue Report [PDF, 1.38 MB] ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21j…>The >approved charter [PDF, 196 KB] >Materials available at the ><https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PD…>PDP >WG's wiki, 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 ><http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld>GNSO >New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group >(DG). 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. > >_______________________________________________ >ALAC-Announce mailing list ><mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org>ALAC-Announce(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org >https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce > >At-Large Official Site: ><http://www.atlarge.icann.org>http://www.atlarge.icann.org >

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