Dear PDP WG members, Please see below the action items and discussion notes captured by staff from the meeting on 18 July. 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. The MP3, transcript, and chat are provided separately and are posted on the wiki at: https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/1.+WG+Meetings. Kind regards, Julie Julie Hedlund, Policy Director Actions/Discussion Notes: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Meeting, 18 July 2016 1. Co-Chairs Notes: · Stephen Coates is stepping down as Co-Chair. · Agreement that there is no need for a third Co-Chair at this time, in addition to Jeff Neuman and Avri Doria as Co-Chairs. 2. Sub-Team Discussion (sign-up sheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/146fl7TfrHAkA5Cw0VfoTdGcmeZtimnMBDpXQj-2z...) Notes: A reminder was sent 18 July. Please sign up by 22 July. Volunteers so far: Track 1 -- Overall Process/Support/Outreach Issues -- Participants: 24; Observers: 11 Track 2 -- Legal/Regulatory Issues -- Participants: 20; Observers: 10 Track 3 -- String Contention, Objections & Disputes -- Participants: 17; Observers: 11 Track 4 -- IDNs/Technical & Operations -- Participants: 13; Observers: 10 · Staff have updated the track descriptions based on the conversations from ICANN 56. · Leadership talked about a possible plan for how the Work Track Sub Teams would meet. Suggested rotation: week 1--Tracks 1 and 2, week 2--Tracks 3 and 4 + Full Committee. · Work on creating the community comments requests based on the information we need. Could be done like CC1 or in some other way. 2. CC1 reminder/Discuss draft conclusions document Action Items: 1. Urge your groups to complete the CC1 responses (extension until 01 August). 2. Review the draft conclusions document at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu... Notes: · Deadline: 25 July. Received so far: Re: Statements -- 7 received; Re: CC1 -- None received. · Noted the complexity of answering the questions and that some groups may need more time. Suggest allowing until the next meeting on 01 August (25 July is canceled). · Draft conclusions document is a staff summation on the overarching subjects. May change as CC1 responses are received. 3. Resolution on Policy Items/Implementation Plan(s) Notes: · Example: Accreditation of back-end providers (Work Track 1) -- included from the Discussion Group, but analysis of policy versus implementation has not been done. · Consider establishing an implementation group to develop criteria, taking into consideration policy issues. · Develop pros and cons for the program. · Would like to see discussion on topics like this on the list. Send further comments to the list.