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From: BRG <martin@brandregistrygroup.org>
Date: 29 March 2018 at 17:37:08 BST
To: ntfy-gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org
Subject: WT5 Update and Next Meeting
Date: 29 March 2018 at 17:37:08 BST
To: ntfy-gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5@icann.org
Subject: WT5 Update and Next Meeting
Dear WT5 colleagues,
Post- ICANN61 WT5 update
WT5 held a public session at ICANN61, providing a brief background and summary of progress, presenting the timeline the group is working towards to deliver an Initial Report in July (see further information below for timeline). Slides, transcript and video stream can be accessed via the ICANN61 Meeting Schedule page - https://61.schedule.icann.org/meetings/647704[61.schedule.icann.org] (transcript is also attached).
The main part of the session focused on future treatment of geographic terms contained within the 2012 Applicant Guidebook (AGB). By way of summary, the general direction of discussions and comments were:
2-character country codes (ISO 3166)
Support for maintaining the status quo, reserving all 2 letter-letter ASCII combinations for existing and future country codes.
3-character country codes (ISO 3166)
Support for maintaining the status quo, i.e. not available, and may be appropriate to defer broader questions about which entity/entities can apply for these strings and how they may be treated (for instance, as a gTLD, a ccTLD or something else).
Long and short form of country and territory names (ISO 3166)
Support for maintaining the status quo, i.e. not available, and may be appropriate to defer broader questions about which entity/entities can apply for these strings and how they may be treated (for instance, as a gTLD, a ccTLD or something else).
The spreadsheet has been updated to reflect the comments and discussion points and is available here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FuPEq0y-cdSUQ1nvhWKhVnG8PLaC2RYXsCpQu91FDqo/edit#gid=358523414[docs.google.com].
Some practical issues were raised in respect of using the working document. This is currently a spreadsheet within Googledocs, with some members unable to access or edit the document. It can also be difficult to track changes. We would be happy to hear suggestions to make this working document easier to use (for instance, transfer the content to a word document within Googledocs, to allow for easier editing and tracking), please provide your preferences and we will consider a more efficient method to use a shared document.
WT5 Timeline
A copy of the timeline leading to the publication of the Initial Report is below. This will lag the PDP WG Initial Report, as previously discussed with WT5.
Some concerns were raised during the ICANN61 session regarding the challenges of working to the timeline. The co-leaders reminded the group that WT5 is focused on a single issue, whereas WT1-4 have had multiple topics to cover. In addition, there has already been multiple efforts within the ICANN community to explore the issue of geographic terms, including the Cross Community Working Group that concluded in 2017, from which we can draw from to support the deliberations within WT5.
The WT5 co-leaders accept that the timeline may be challenging but it is also realistic based on the reasons that were re-stated during the ICANN61 session.
Next Meeting - 4th April, 14:00 UTC
Our next meeting will focus on working through all the remaining 2012 AGB terms to consider their future treatment. As a reminder, WT5 needs to consider the gap between policy and what was actually implemented in the AGB, so even if WT5 concludes that the AGB treatment of the geographic terms should be retained, our recommendations need to state this to ensure that there is consistency between future policy and implementation.
We can then focus our attention on other terms not included in the AGB.
Please note the changes to the remote access which were circulated earlier. Adobe Connect is not currently available and Webex will be used instead.
Initial Report
The content of the Initial Report is being developed as we progress our work, summarising our discussions and highlighting a sense of where the group is heading towards potential recommendations or where there are different options we would like the community to consider and provide input.
We look forward to you joining our next call on 4th April and continuing our work.
Kind regards,
WT5 Co-Leads
Annebeth Lange
Olga Cavalli
Javier Rua
Martin Sutton