Note that the comments from Working Group 3 regarding the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) can be found in the final declaration document from the At-Large Summit : in English from pages 13 to 15 : http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-en.pdf in Spanish from pages 16 to 19 : http://www.atlarge.icann.org/files/atlarge/correspondence-05mar09-es.pdf ---- Dev Anand Teelucksingh Carlton Samuels wrote:
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Evan Leibovitch <evan@telly.org> Date: Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:43 PM Subject: [GTLD-WG] Approval of the document before the deadline To: gtld-wg@atlarge-lists.icann.org
Hello all,
I'm coming to one of those moments of pure exasperation.
As you know, at the Summit WG3 worked hard and long hours to craft a consensus that included not only critique but concrete recommendations for progress. The result of this work is at https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?statement_on_new_gtlds_applications...
We knew at the time that ICANN had imposed a deadline of April 13 for comments to revision 2 of the gTLD guidebook. I have been desperately asking ALAC for some process in evaluating the work to date, suggesting changes, and submitting the result in time as an endorsed document. To this end, I attended the last ALAC conference call and practically begged for some indication that this was being taken seriously. So far I have heard nothing from anyone except for
1) Un-helpful (IMO) comments from staff that suggested our credibility was at risk because of unnamed people whose views we hadn't considered. Weeks have passed since this staff threat was issued, yet none of the unnamed has stepped forward.
2) A timetable offered by the ALAC executive, proposing a consultative process that ends one week after the deadline has passed:
https://st.icann.org/alac-docs/index.cgi?at_large_policy_development_schedul...
I have personally heard from a number of individuals, and I have indicated their concerns in comments at the bottom of the WG3 wiki page indicated above. I am hoping to word-craft some text that will address these concerns. I also recall Beau Brendler stating that he had some comments but I haven't heard any details yet.
We definitely want to keep working on this, maintain an open process, and consider all points of view. However, it appears that we're not going to be getting ALAC endorsement of our existing work in time for the deadline next week. In the absense of that, can I ask the other members of this WG to advance the issue within your RALOs, and possibly obtain their endorsement? I have already done this at NARALO.
At this point I am asking for a tentative endorsement while I word on wording to address the concerns raised in my comments at the bottom of the wiki page.
- Evan
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