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Please consider the environment before printing this email.   ________________________________________ From: ICANN News Alert [mailto:communications@icann.org] Sent: Saturday, 25 October 2008 09:38 To: ceo@auda.org.au Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Public Comment: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan News Alert http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-23oct08-en.htm ________________________________________ Public Comment: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan 23 October 2008 ICANN is pleased to make the Draft Implementation Plan for the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process available for public discussions. The Draft Implementation Plan can be found here [PDF, 297K]. The IDN Fast Track Process is a mechanism recommended by the IDNC Working Group, focused on the introduction of a limited number of non contentious IDN ccTLDs, associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes, to meet near term demand, while an overall IDN ccTLD policy is being developed. At the ICANN meeting in Paris (June 2008) the IDNC Working Group submitted the Final Report to the ICANN Board, including statements of the GAC and ccNSO on the proposed methodology for introduction of a limited number of IDN ccTLDs. At its meeting in Paris the ICANN Board Resolved (2008.06.26.04), the Board thanks the members of the IDNC WG for completing their chartered tasks in a timely manner. Resolved (2008.06.26.05), the Board directs staff to: (1) post the IDNC WG final report for public comments; (2) commence work on implementation issues in consultation with relevant stakeholders; and (3) submit a detailed implementation report including a list of any outstanding issues to the Board in advance of the ICANN Cairo meeting in November 2008. Subsequently, ICANN staff posted the IDNC WG Final Report for public comments, and commenced the implementation work as directed. In order to provide the community with an overview of what actions (if any) staff took in their implementation work on the received comments, a consolidated overview of the comments received and document containing staff considerations regarding the comments received is made available here [PDF, 269K]. As part of the implementation process staff also submitted letters to relevant public authorities and ccTLD managers to seek information on their interest in participating in the Fast Track process. ICANN is still receiving responses to these letters and will provide a public report on these before the ICANN meeting in Cairo, Egypt (November 2008). The Draft Implementation Plan provides the roadmap and many implementation details for the Fast Track process. The plan is presented in modules that later will be further detailed and finalized for the IDN ccTLD Fast Track process. The modules are: Module 1: general Introduction and background Information Module 2: Fast Track Eligibility Requirements Module 3: TLD String Criteria and Requirements Module 4: Technical Committee Considerations Module 5: Fast Track Request and Evaluation Process Module 6: TLD Delegation Process Module 7: Discussion of Additional Topics Included in the Draft Implementation Plan are some open issues that will be reworked through additional community consultation and that need to be resolved, to complete the implementation. These topics are presented in Module 7. ICANN staff is encouraging and looking forward to these discussions at the ICANN meeting in Cairo, Egypt, 1–7 November 2008 and beyond. Comments on the Draft Implementation Plan are welcome via email to ft-implementation@icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/ft-implementation/. Related links: Public comment period: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200812.html#plan-idn -cctlds Fast Track Draft Implementation Plan : http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/idn-cctld-implementation-pla n-23oct08-en.pdf [PDF, 297K] Working Group Final Report (with public comments): http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/staff-considerations-idnc-wg -final-report-23oct08-en.pdf [PDF, 269K] Fast Track webpage: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/idn/fast-track/ ________________________________________ Sign up for ICANN's Monthly Magazine This message was sent from ICANN News Alert to ceo@auda.org.au. It was sent from: ICANN, 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 , Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6601. You can modify/update your subscription via the link below. Manage your subscription   __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3550 (20081023) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com