March 2018 - Gnso-newgtld-wg

I just learned from Judith Hellerstein that Stephane Van Gelder just died!
by Vanda Scartezini March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

Our condolences for the family! So sorry, a wonderful colleague and relevant member of ICANN!! Vanda Scartezini Polo Consultores Associados Av. Paulista 1159, cj 1004 01311-200- Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Land Line: +55 11 3266.6253 Mobile: + 55 11 98181.1464 Sorry for any typos.

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Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Working Group Status and Next Steps
by Jeff Neuman March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

Thanks Christopher. I do not believe that any of the Work of Work Tracks 1-4 will impinge the activities of Work Track 5. Work Track 5 is limited in scope to only address issues of “geographic names at the top level”. Of course Work Track 5 is working on defining “geographic names” as part of its work. To the extent that Work Track 5 believes that unique processes need to apply to “geographic names” including on business models for geographic names, free speech, predictability, objections, dispute resolution, etc., then Work Track 5 will need to address those and explain why geographic names at the top level need to be treated differently than what is recommended for Work Tracks 1-4. If you have issues about IDNs in general, or any other issues on top level domains in general then those should be addressed in Work Tracks 1-4. In short, I don’t believe there are issues at this point with operating on two different schedules. If, however, a conflict does arise, we will address it at that point in time. Thanks. Jeffrey J. Neuman Senior Vice President |Valideus USA | Com Laude USA 1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 600 Mclean, VA 22102, United States E: jeff.neuman(a)valideus.com<mailto:jeff.neuman@valideus.com> or jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com<mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com> T: +1.703.635.7514 M: +1.202.549.5079 @Jintlaw From: cw(a)christopherwilkinson.eu <cw(a)christopherwilkinson.eu> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 1:26 PM To: Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com>; Cheryl Langdon-Orr <langdonorr(a)gmail.com>; Annebeth B. Lange <annebeth.lange(a)norid.no>; Martin Sutton <martin(a)brandregistrygroup.org>; Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli(a)gmail.com>; Javier Rua <javrua(a)gmail.com>; gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5(a)icann.org Cc: gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org; gnso-newgtld-wg-wt1(a)icann.org; gnso-newgtld-wg-wt2(a)icann.org; gnso-newgtld-wg-wt3(a)icann.org; gnso-newgtld-wg-wt4(a)icann.org Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Working Group Status and Next Steps Dear Jeff, Dear PDP friends and colleagues: Thankyou. I understand the interest in moving forward towards a draft of the Initial Report. However, we should all be aware of the interrelationships between WT1-4 and WT5. WT5 should not be constrained by prior understandings reached in WT1-4. In my view, resolution of the issues before WT5 will impinge directly on several related issues, including IDN TLDs, their Business Models, Predictably, freedom of speech and risk analysis. Consequently, notwithstanding the décalage of the WT schedules, I consider that the first draft of an Initial Report should comprise input from the PDP as a whole. Regards Christopher Wilkinson On 23 Mar 2018, at 03:28, Jeff Neuman <jeff.neuman(a)comlaude.com<mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com>> wrote: Dear All Working Group Members/Observers & Work Tracks 1-4 Members/Observers, You may have noticed that in the last day or so notes have been sent out cancelling certain Work Track and overall Working Group meetings. We wanted to provide the group with an explanation and information on where we are going from here. Over the past year we have been broken out into Work Tracks to get through the voluminous amount of issues (both policy and some implementation) from the 2012 round of new gTLDs. Although there may be a couple of work track meetings over the next month to cover areas that we may not have covered (or may not have covered as in depth as we wanted), during the month of April, we will mostly operate as a full working group to get out an Initial Report. ICANN staff and the Working Group Leaders (including Work Track 1-4 Leaders) are working on taking all of the materials and combining it into one Initial Report. This not only means taking all of the power points and working documents and turning those into prose, but also organizing the report in a manner that flows. As we discussed prior to, and at, ICANN 61, our goal is to organize the Initial Report in more of a chronological order starting with the Overarching Issues, Pre-Application Activities, Application Activities, Objections/public comment, Evaluation, Pre-delegation and Post Delegation. The goal is to have a draft of the substantive elements out to the full working group by the end of the first week of April (some of the more boilerplate oriented language may be filled in subsequently). This will give the full working group at least 3 weeks to review before the target date for publishing the Initial Report for public comment. This will require that we really use e-mail for our comments and also that we will be scheduling 90 minute overall working group calls on April 9th, April 16th, and April 23rd. As a reminder, the Initial Report will be set up in such a way as to describe the issues, provide preliminary recommendations (if we have them), and to present options for possible paths forward. In addition, we will be attempting to provide pointed questions on where we would really like to see public comment. We are NOT going to be issuing Consensus Calls for the recommendations or the content. Rather, we are going to try and have general agreement that the Initial Report is ready to go out for public comment. We will be very clear in the introduction to the report that we have not done consensus calls and the purposes for which we are presenting preliminary recommendations. We will be doing consensus calls for the final report later this year This does not apply for Work Track 5. Work Track 5 is on a different schedule which will be communicated by the 4 Work Track 5 leaders. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Jeffrey J. Neuman and Cheryl Langdon-Orr Subsequent Procedures PDP Overall Chairs _______________________________________________ Gnso-newgtld-wg mailing list Gnso-newgtld-wg(a)icann.org<mailto:Gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org> https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gnso-newgtld-wg

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Working Group Status and Next Steps
by Jeff Neuman March 23, 2018

March 23, 2018

Dear All Working Group Members/Observers & Work Tracks 1-4 Members/Observers, You may have noticed that in the last day or so notes have been sent out cancelling certain Work Track and overall Working Group meetings. We wanted to provide the group with an explanation and information on where we are going from here. Over the past year we have been broken out into Work Tracks to get through the voluminous amount of issues (both policy and some implementation) from the 2012 round of new gTLDs. Although there may be a couple of work track meetings over the next month to cover areas that we may not have covered (or may not have covered as in depth as we wanted), during the month of April, we will mostly operate as a full working group to get out an Initial Report. ICANN staff and the Working Group Leaders (including Work Track 1-4 Leaders) are working on taking all of the materials and combining it into one Initial Report. This not only means taking all of the power points and working documents and turning those into prose, but also organizing the report in a manner that flows. As we discussed prior to, and at, ICANN 61, our goal is to organize the Initial Report in more of a chronological order starting with the Overarching Issues, Pre-Application Activities, Application Activities, Objections/public comment, Evaluation, Pre-delegation and Post Delegation. The goal is to have a draft of the substantive elements out to the full working group by the end of the first week of April (some of the more boilerplate oriented language may be filled in subsequently). This will give the full working group at least 3 weeks to review before the target date for publishing the Initial Report for public comment. This will require that we really use e-mail for our comments and also that we will be scheduling 90 minute overall working group calls on April 9th, April 16th, and April 23rd. As a reminder, the Initial Report will be set up in such a way as to describe the issues, provide preliminary recommendations (if we have them), and to present options for possible paths forward. In addition, we will be attempting to provide pointed questions on where we would really like to see public comment. We are NOT going to be issuing Consensus Calls for the recommendations or the content. Rather, we are going to try and have general agreement that the Initial Report is ready to go out for public comment. We will be very clear in the introduction to the report that we have not done consensus calls and the purposes for which we are presenting preliminary recommendations. We will be doing consensus calls for the final report later this year This does not apply for Work Track 5. Work Track 5 is on a different schedule which will be communicated by the 4 Work Track 5 leaders. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Best regards, Jeffrey J. Neuman and Cheryl Langdon-Orr Subsequent Procedures PDP Overall Chairs

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Please share: Multistakeholder Ethos Award Nomination Process Extended
by Nathalie Peregrine March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-03-20-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Nominations Close 28 March 2018 Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…> ICANN is pleased to remind community members that the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award has been extended until 28 March 2018. The ideal recipient(s) will have served in roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and collaborated with more than one Supporting Organization and/or Advisory Committee in a significant capacity. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of community members appointed by the Chairs of each Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees using a merit-based point system evaluated against three criteria: 1. Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANNStakeholders with the aim of consensus building and collaboration that substantiate ICANN's multistakeholder model; 2. Facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner, through the spirit of collaboration as shown through empathy and demonstrating a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests; and 3. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service via working groups or committees. Please submit your nominations via this Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…> including detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award criteria. Any additional information in support of nominations and/or questions about the award process may be submitted via email at ethosaward2018(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2018@icann.org>. Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2018 at ICANN62 Panama City. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki.[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…>

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PLEASE READ - NEW SESSION INFORMATION ICANN61
by Nathalie Peregrine March 14, 2018

March 14, 2018

Dear all, Due to security difficulties, (see Goran’s blog here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_blo…>) the Adobe Connect room facilities will no longer be available to ICANN61 participants. In order to minimize disruption, we have the following steps we encourage you to follow: 1. TO JOIN THE AUDIO * Audio streaming will be available for all open, public meetings. Links can be find on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> * The audio bridge is available for those who would like to ask questions or comment over the telephone. Dial in details for open GNSO sessions can be found here: https://community.icann.org/x/3wC8B[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> 1. TO ACCESS THE PRESENTATIONS * All presentations and documents which were to be shown in the AC room will be uploaded to the corresponding page on the ICANN61 schedule meeting pages: https://61.schedule.icann.org/[61.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> * Presentations and documents will also be circulated via email on demand 1. ASKING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTING IN WRITTEN FORMAT * These will be handed via live management of email comments and questions by the Remote Participation Manager. Please see list of meeting room email addresses here: https://61.schedule.icann.org/pages/2350[61.schedule.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__61.schedule.icann.org_…> We apologize for the inconvenience caused. We encourage participants who have not already done so to download the ICANN61 mobile app by searching for “ICANN61” in your app stores. Please do not hesitate to email us at gnso-secs(a)icann.org<mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org> if you need a dial out specifying which meeting you would like to join and your preferred contact number. Kind regards, Nathalie Peregrine Manager, Operations Support (GNSO) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Email: nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org <nathalie.peregrine(a)icann.org%20> Skype: nathalie.peregrine.icann Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses<applewebdata://EB3A6F47-9760-400D-A39B-A7EFFC56B467/learn.icann.org/courses…> and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_gn…>

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Working Group Newsletter - March 2018
by Emily Barabas March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018

Dear Working Group and Work Track 5 members, The March edition of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group newsletter is now available: http://go.icann.org/SubPro. Please feel free to share this newsletter with individuals and groups who may be interested in the Working Group’s activities. An archive of previous editions of the newsletter is available on the WG wiki<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=58001970> and on the GNSO website<https://gnso.icann.org/en/news/working-group-newsletters>. Kind regards, Emily Emily Barabas | Senior Policy Specialist ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Email: emily.barabas(a)icann.org | Phone: +31 (0)6 84507976

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Recordings, attendance & AC chat from New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group call on Monday, 05 March 2018 15:00 UTC
by Michelle DeSmyter March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018

Dear All, Please find the attendance and Adobe Connect chat of the call attached to this email. The AC Recording and MP3 recording below for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group call held on Monday, 05 March 2018 at 15:00 UTC. Attendance of the calls is also posted on the agenda wiki page: https://community.icann.org/x/_hK8B MP3: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-new-gtld-subsequent-05mar18-en.mp3 AC Recording: https://participate.icann.org/p8oaemqwkt0/ The recordings and transcriptions of the calls are posted on the GNSO Master Calendar page:http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/calendar ** Please let me know if your name has been left off the list ** Mailing list archives: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-newgtld-wg/ Main wiki page for the working group: https://community.icann.org/x/RgV1Aw Thank you. Kind regards, Michelle

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Actions/Discussion Notes: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG 05 March 2018
by Julie Hedlund March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018

Dear WG Members, Please see below the action items and discussion notes captured by staff from the meeting on 05 March 2018. These high-level notes are designed to help PDP WG members navigate through the content of the call and are not meant as a substitute for the transcript or recording. The MP3, transcript, and chat room notes will be provided separately. For reference see also the attached slides. Best regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Actions/Discussion Notes Actions: 1. Begin the planning for the PDP WG meetings at ICANN62 in Panama City, and add this topic to the slides for the meeting with the GNSO Council on 11 March. 2. Take the list of topics in the Initial Report structure and send it to the WG to review in case we missed any topics (see attached). Notes: 1. SOI Updates: No updates. 2) Work Track updates: Work Track 1: -- Going through all of the topics and trying to make sure we reflected feedback from the calls and the CC2 responses. -- Getting that text into the Initial Report. -- Call scheduled for 06 March is TBD. Work Track 3: -- Finished meetings and going through topics. -- Making sure we've captured all of the input. -- Putting the language into the Initial Report. Work Track 4: -- Looked at preparing text for the Initial Report. -- Discussed Registry Testing System. -- Preparing topics for Puerto Rico. -- Name Collisions also will be a topic -- ICANN Board resolution on a longer term study. See: Draft Project Plan for Name Collision Analysis: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ncap-project-plan-2018-03-02-en Work Track 5: -- Going through the different categories of Geographic names in the Applicant Guidebook. Identifying pros and cons. -- Looking at how we may want to consider doing the same thing in future or changing the AGB. Addressing variations between the initial policy work and the final AGB content. -- Look at categories that were not in the AGB. -- Working Session dedicated to WT5 in San Juan on 14 March 0830. 2) Review of suggested Initial Report structure/planning for ICANN61 Slide 2: Timeline -- Initial Report Slide 3: Timeline -- Complete the Final Report by the end of 2018. -- For the Initial Report we are not doing consensus calls. We are putting options out for public comment. Not the time to take a consensus call on one or more of the recommendations. -- Goal is to get out the Draft Initial Report out by the end of March and then have the WG review it in April. -- Thinking of changing the meeting schedule to meet every week to help with the review of the Initial Report, starting Monday, 26 March. -- In the planning for Panama we need to understand if the PDP WG will need a good chunk of the time at ICANN62. Slide 4: Work Track 1-4 and overarching issues. Slide 5: Overarching Issues and Work Track Topics -- Options and open questions have not gone through a consensus call. Slide 6: Status Update Overview -- Overarching Issues -- Recommendations on 4 topics. -- Options/questions on 3 topics. -- Community Engagement -- a lot of overlap with predictability or where we have tried to get feedback on this PDP. Slide 7: Status Update Drill-Down -- Overarching Issues Slide 8: Status Update Overview -- Work Track 1 Structure of the Initial Report (chronological order): -- Overarching issues -- Foundational issues -- Pre-launch activities -- Application submission -- Application processing -- Application evaluation/criteria -- Dispute proceedings -- String contention resolution -- Pre-delegation -- Contracting -- Post-delegation 3) AOB: ICANN FY19 Budget: -- Only a short mention of the Subsequent Procedures PDP, but statement that there are no funds allocated for implementing any GNSO policy on subsequent procedures. -- FY19 goes from 01 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. -- If the Board waits until FY20 to allocate funds some think this could delay the launch of the next round. -- No time for this WG to file formal comments. -- PDP WG Co-Chairs may file individual comments. >From the chat: Maxim Alzoba (FAITID): QUESTION: do we, as PDP WG need to file a comment to FY19 on the absence of funds for the next round?

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Proposed agenda - New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG - 5 March 2018 at 15:00 UTC for 90 min
by Steve Chan March 2, 2018

March 2, 2018

Dear Working Group members, Please find below the proposed agenda for our call on Monday, 5 March 2018 at 15:00 UTC for 90 minutes. Welcome/SOI updates/agenda review Work Track updates Overview/Review of Overarching Issues Review of suggested Initial Report structure ICANN61 planning AOB Best, Steve Steven Chan  Policy Director, GNSO Support ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536  steve.chan(a)icann.org mobile: +1.310.339.4410 office tel: +1.310.301.5800 office fax: +1.310.823.8649 Find out more about the GNSO by taking our interactive courses and visiting the GNSO Newcomer pages. Follow @GNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICANN_GNSO Follow the GNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanngnso/ http://gnso.icann.org/en/

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Ethos Award Nomination Period Reminder
by Nathalie Peregrine March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018

Announcement: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-02-28-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_ann…> Nominations Close 19 March 2018 Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…> ICANN is pleased to remind community members that the nomination period for ICANN's Multistakeholder Ethos Award will be open until 19 March 2018. The ideal recipient(s) will have served in roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and collaborated with more than one Supporting Organization and/or Advisory Committee in a significant capacity. Candidates for the award will demonstrate at least five years of participation in the ICANN Community. Candidates will be evaluated by a panel of community members appointed by the Chairs of each Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees using a merit-based point system evaluated against three criteria: 1. Demonstrated ability to work across community lines with both familiar and unfamiliar ICANNStakeholders with the aim of consensus building and collaboration that substantiate ICANN's multistakeholder model; 2. Facilitator of dialogue and open discussion in a fair and collegial manner, through the spirit of collaboration as shown through empathy and demonstrating a sincere desire to engage with people from other backgrounds, cultures, and interests; and 3. Demonstrated additional devotional factors exhibited by time spent supporting ICANN's multistakeholder model and its overall effectiveness through volunteer service via working groups or committees. Please submit your nominations via this Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…> including detailed information outlining why the nominee meets the award criteria. Any additional information in support of nominations and/or questions about the award process may be submitted via email at ethosaward2018(a)icann.org<mailto:ethosaward2018@icann.org>. Award recipient(s) will be announced in June 2018 at ICANN62 Panama City. For more insights on the award program, please consult the ICANN Community Wiki.[community.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_x_…> Submit Nominations Via the Ethos Award Nomination Form[goo.gl]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_gtjY7wFw1…> # # #

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