Hi All,
I wanted to provide you an update on the Reconvened WG effort regarding the protection of Red Cross National Society names.
In consultation with the Red Cross representatives, they have provided an update that they are on target for the end of April to complete the definitive list of identifiers (193 orgs) to be considered for reservation protection. You will recall at our last session they provided examples of 12 National Societies where there was general agreement on the variations and the parameters that define those variations. In parallel, staff has started drafting the WG’s report that will outline the background of this issue, the WG’s deliberations, and proposed recommendations. The intent is to have both deliverables ready for review by the WG at our next meeting.
Shortly, you will see a calendar invite for 10 May 2018 at 14:00 UTC for 90 minutes. At this session, we will first review the definitive list and deliberate on issues, if any. We will also review the draft report. The following is a proposed timeline to complete this effort. Staff and Thomas realize this will be a challenging time given the competition with GDPR efforts, but this group has committed to conclude at the end of June. As you will see, assuming the WG achieves consensus and no frictions with GDPR, this effort will may be behind schedule around mid-July. The WG can consider having a shorter comment period of 30 days given the reduced scope of this issue, but the WG should consider the balance of the 40 day rule versus delivering on time. We’re happy to have members thoughts on the mailing list in the meantime.
Proposed timeline:
· 10 May: WG Meeting
· 18 May: Launch Public Comment proceeding for 40 days
· 25 June: Start of ICANN61 – Staff has not planned on having a session at the meeting, at best an update to the Council
· 27 June: Close of Public comment
· 05 July: WG Meeting to review comments (don’t anticipate a ton of comments)
· 13 July: Submit Report to Council
Thank you for your time, and please submit your thoughts/comments on the mailing list.
B
Berry A. Cobb
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