James, all Unfortunately, I won’t be on the call on this week as I will be in transit. On the topic of ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures I want to reiterate something I suggested during a previous discussion by the Council. I believe that the Council should discuss the Board’s letter and the responses to date in the context of what is a reasonable timeframe for commencing the next application round. Akram Atallah has suggested that there will not be another round before 2020, but is 8 years an acceptable period of time between processes, particularly given there was an expectation of a next round some 12 months after the 2012 round? Is it possible for the Council to identify what it believes is an acceptable period between when the new gTLD application process opened on 12 January 2012, to a subsequent process? Notwithstanding the diverging views about what is or isn’t on the critical path to a next round, is it within the realms of possibility that the requisite work could be finalized by the end of 2017, and a subsequent application round commenced on 1 June 2018? I look forward to hearing the views of others. Donna From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:22 AM To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>; GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org) <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Thanks, Emily. Third time’s a charm! ☺ Councilors – Please note the diversity (& divergent) views on this topic from the SGs and Cs, along with the statement of no consensus view from the PDP leadership. Given the variety of positions and the desire to have a more comprehensive community-wide discussion in Hyderabad, I will propose that we convene a Drafting Team (assisted by Staff) to synthesize these documents in to a single GNSO statement, noting areas of agreement & difference where they exist. Please keep this in mind for our call on Thursday if you would like to volunteer for this effort. Thank you – J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:48 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear All, Apologies, once again. This is the correct link: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents++-+29+September+2016<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_Documents-26-2343-3B-26-2343-3B-2D-26-2343-3B29-26-2343-3BSeptember-26-2343-3B2016&d=DQMGaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=yWRmF8AOfAD5wSNKVDt_tvvSbcMTu0OGDjJNQkhaK0g&s=pE2U_7ES14YDeN6O47w8CN2w95AHGH2JZG-tBprgYHY&e=>. Kind regards, Emily From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 15:44 To: "GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>)" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear Councillors, For documents related to the issue below, please use this updated link in place of the one in my previous message: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents+1+September+2016[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_Documents-26-2343-3B1-26-2343-3BSeptember-26-2343-3B2016&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=E8hHjeQ-92r0xOcQK2KuOL-wNkpOyMlLohZBef5Ncjk&s=MyJRyCs0KzdOjybNFQYdSVENyRSwPaHiIZQhdcdEeWc&e=> Kind regards, Emily From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 15:11 To: "GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>)" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear Councillors, In the upcoming September 29th Council meeting, there will be a discussion regarding the ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures and community input on this letter. Please find attached a draft document created by staff to facilitate the review of input on this topic received to date. A full list of documents related to this agenda item can be found on the wiki, including all input received to date: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2016-09-29[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_GNSO-26-2343-3BCouncil-26-2343-3BMeeting-26-2343-3B2016-2D09-2D29&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=EAR96uGtPCU7pS6P3iq6ihMQvciofff9poCkEuXjr5c&s=1_0GasmhODsEjIJUl-yMOOaMjpW_cyJY-AY8tKeu6Q8&e=>. We welcome any additional suggestions on ways staff can further support this review. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas | Policy Specialist ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Email: emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org> | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976

Hi Phil Obviously I can’t speak for Akram, just noting comments he made during WSIS in May this year. It was reported by a number of media outlets: http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=530dc4ad-6bd7-4969-8a... http://www.ip-watch.org/2016/05/03/icann-ceo-atallah-gearing-up-for-next-rou... http://domainincite.com/20856-next-new-gtld-round-could-start-sooner-than-ex... Thanks Donna From: Phil Corwin [mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 1:25 PM To: Austin, Donna <Donna.Austin@neustar.biz>; James M. Bladel <jbladel@godaddy.com>; Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org>; GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org) <council@gnso.icann.org> Subject: RE: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Donna: Is there any explanation of how Akram arrived at his 2020 estimate? If there is I’d like to see it. Barring unforeseen obstacles, my personal view is that the BC conditions could be met so as to permit a new round to open in the second half of 2018. The RPM Review WG projects submitting a final report in late 2017, my guesstimate is that the Subsequent Procedures WG will also finish by then, so the only remaining question is when the CCT-RT wraps up. Once the WG recommendations are accepted by Council and the Board, and the CCT-RT findings duly digested, the Applicant Guidebook revisions and implementation of the recommendations can run concurrent with the application period. And I’d venture that the WG recommended adjustments will be more around the edges than major rewrites. Best, Philip Philip S. Corwin, Founding Principal Virtualaw LLC 1155 F Street, NW Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004 202-559-8597/Direct 202-559-8750/Fax 202-255-6172/Cell Twitter: @VlawDC "Luck is the residue of design" -- Branch Rickey From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of Austin, Donna Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:51 PM To: James M. Bladel; Emily Barabas; GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>) Subject: RE: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures James, all Unfortunately, I won’t be on the call on this week as I will be in transit. On the topic of ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures I want to reiterate something I suggested during a previous discussion by the Council. I believe that the Council should discuss the Board’s letter and the responses to date in the context of what is a reasonable timeframe for commencing the next application round. Akram Atallah has suggested that there will not be another round before 2020, but is 8 years an acceptable period of time between processes, particularly given there was an expectation of a next round some 12 months after the 2012 round? Is it possible for the Council to identify what it believes is an acceptable period between when the new gTLD application process opened on 12 January 2012, to a subsequent process? Notwithstanding the diverging views about what is or isn’t on the critical path to a next round, is it within the realms of possibility that the requisite work could be finalized by the end of 2017, and a subsequent application round commenced on 1 June 2018? I look forward to hearing the views of others. Donna From: owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org> [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] On Behalf Of James M. Bladel Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:22 AM To: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>>; GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>) <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Thanks, Emily. Third time’s a charm! ☺ Councilors – Please note the diversity (& divergent) views on this topic from the SGs and Cs, along with the statement of no consensus view from the PDP leadership. Given the variety of positions and the desire to have a more comprehensive community-wide discussion in Hyderabad, I will propose that we convene a Drafting Team (assisted by Staff) to synthesize these documents in to a single GNSO statement, noting areas of agreement & difference where they exist. Please keep this in mind for our call on Thursday if you would like to volunteer for this effort. Thank you – J. From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 8:48 To: GNSO Council List <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear All, Apologies, once again. This is the correct link: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents++-+29+September+2016<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_Documents-26-2343-3B-26-2343-3B-2D-26-2343-3B29-26-2343-3BSeptember-26-2343-3B2016&d=DQMGaQ&c=MOptNlVtIETeDALC_lULrw&r=4A3LwUUER9_CePZ11QJsr56eryGQiPHEqv4TL7JH87w&m=yWRmF8AOfAD5wSNKVDt_tvvSbcMTu0OGDjJNQkhaK0g&s=pE2U_7ES14YDeN6O47w8CN2w95AHGH2JZG-tBprgYHY&e=>. Kind regards, Emily From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 15:44 To: "GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>)" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: Re: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear Councillors, For documents related to the issue below, please use this updated link in place of the one in my previous message: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Documents+1+September+2016[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_Documents-26-2343-3B1-26-2343-3BSeptember-26-2343-3B2016&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=E8hHjeQ-92r0xOcQK2KuOL-wNkpOyMlLohZBef5Ncjk&s=MyJRyCs0KzdOjybNFQYdSVENyRSwPaHiIZQhdcdEeWc&e=> Kind regards, Emily From: <owner-council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org>> on behalf of Emily Barabas <emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org>> Date: Tuesday 27 September 2016 at 15:11 To: "GNSO Council List (council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>)" <council@gnso.icann.org<mailto:council@gnso.icann.org>> Subject: [council] Summary of input received: ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Dear Councillors, In the upcoming September 29th Council meeting, there will be a discussion regarding the ICANN Board Letter on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures and community input on this letter. Please find attached a draft document created by staff to facilitate the review of input on this topic received to date. A full list of documents related to this agenda item can be found on the wiki, including all input received to date: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/GNSO+Council+Meeting+2016-09-29[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_display_gnsocouncilmeetings_GNSO-26-2343-3BCouncil-26-2343-3BMeeting-26-2343-3B2016-2D09-2D29&d=DQMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=EAR96uGtPCU7pS6P3iq6ihMQvciofff9poCkEuXjr5c&s=1_0GasmhODsEjIJUl-yMOOaMjpW_cyJY-AY8tKeu6Q8&e=>. We welcome any additional suggestions on ways staff can further support this review. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas | Policy Specialist ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Email: emily.barabas@icann.org<mailto:emily.barabas@icann.org> | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976 ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.avg.com&d=DQMGaQ&c=M...> Version: 2016.0.7797 / Virus Database: 4656/13076 - Release Date: 09/24/16