Dear Councillors,

Below is a summary of a request for input on the Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks. The Triage committee has not decided on how to deal with this topic, but the general recommendation is "None". If you do not agree on this, please, send your proposed way forward to the Council email list by 21 August.

Thanks!

Gabi


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Topic: Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks
  
Originator: ICANN
  
Summary of request: ICANN has published a document, suggesting mitigation measures to the community to minimise the likelihood of any potential impact resulting from name collisions as New gTLDs are delegated into the root zone: http://www.icann.org/en/about/staff/security/ssr/new-gtld-collision-mitigation-05aug13-en.pdf
 
Date received: 5 August
  
Last day for Comments/input/response, if any: 27 August 2013
  
Recommended action, if any: (alternatives: None, letter from Chair/ Council, ccNSO statement/position paper, WG, PDP): None
  
Expertise needed, if any: Technical
   
Impact on ccNSO/ccTLDs: Low