Regarding 1.3.Foundational Issues, it should be noted that the principle cited relates to APPLICANT freedom of expression.  Therefore, there are references in the draft that need to be corrected to delete “dispute resolution ” and substitute the language shown below.  Although the new Human Rights By-Law could affect the implementation as to dispute resolution providers, that ByLaw is not yet active and depends on Accountability work and subsequent policy work that flows from Work Stream 2, including the Human Rights Framework of Interpretation.

 

1. What are the preliminary recommendations and/or implementation guidelines?

 

Work Track 3 discussed the protection of an Applicant’s Freedom of Expression rights and how to ensure that evaluators and Objection Panels (delete dispute resolution as this term means UDRP and URS) providers performed their roles in such a manner so as to protect these fundamental rights. The Work Track generally believes that the implementation guidelines should be clarified to ensure that dispute resolution panelists and evaluators are aware that freedom of expression rights are considered throughout the evaluation and any applicable Objection and auction (DELETE dispute resolution as this term generally means UDRP and URS)  processes as well as any Requests for Reconsideration and/or Independent Review Panel proceedings . To do this, each policy principle should not be evaluated in isolation from the other policy principles, but rather should involve a balancing of legitimate interests where approved policy goals are not completely congruent or otherwise seem in conflict. Applicant freedom of expression is an important policy goal in the new gTLD process and should be fully implemented in accordance with the applicant’s freedom of expression rights that exist under law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear WG Members,

 

Below, please find the proposed agenda for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures WG meeting scheduled for 12 June 2018 at 03:00 UTC, for 90 minutes.

 

1. Agenda Review
2. Roll Call/SOIs
3. Review of the Initial Report (continued). * The purpose of this review is to ensure that preliminary outcomes and deliberations are accurately captured and written in an understandable manner. The WG Co-Chairs have sought to make clear that this exercise is not intended to re-open substantive discussions, which is better served by the submission of public comments and subsequently when reviewing public comments received. Please submit your comments about these sections to the Working Group mailing list (gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org) in advance of the meeting.
   1. Continue and Complete Section 1.7 (Name Collisions) 
   2. Begin Review of Section 1.3 (Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice; Global Public Interest; Applicant Freedom of Expression; Universal Acceptance)
   3. Time Permitting, Begin Review of Section 1.8 (Objections; Accountability Mechanisms)
4. AOB

 

For Item 3, the relevant documents are attached. As a reminder, please note that a resource page has been set up on the Wiki to track the distribution of Initial Report sections, which you can find here: https://community.icann.org/x/NwUhB. As you can see in the link, the following sections have been released:

 

1.2: Overarching Issues

1.3: Foundational Issues

1.4: Pre-Launch Activities

1.5: Application Submission

1.6: Application Processing

1.7: Application Evaluation/Criteria

1.8: Dispute Proceedings

1.10: Contracting

1.11: Pre-Delegation

1.12: Post-Delegation

 

Those signed up as Members to this PDP WG should have received meeting information from the SOAC Support team. If you did not receive these participation details or if you would like to send your apologies, please contact the SOAC Support team (gnso-secs@icann.org).

 

Best,

Steve

 

 

Steven Chan


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