[council] FYI: ICANN Announcement Call for Volunteers for WT 5

Mon Oct 23 11:18:24 EEST 2017

Signed up

On Monday, October 23, 2017, Tatiana Tropina <tatiana.tropina at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear NCSG members,
> I think some of you might be interested in (and might already have seen
> info about) this call for volunteers to join the Work Track 5 of the New
> gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP. It will focus on developing proposed
> recommendations regarding the treatment of geographic names at the
> top-level. Please find the detailed info below -- hope we will have those
> interested in applying.
> Warm regards,
> Tanya
>
>
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> Date: 23 October 2017 at 16:22
> Subject: [council] FYI: ICANN Announcement Call for Volunteers for WT 5
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> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-10-22-en.
>
>
> Call for Volunteers: GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP WG Work
> Track 5 (Geographic Names at the top-level)
> In Brief
>
> The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working
> Group seeks volunteers to serve on a new sub team, known as Work Track 5,
> which will focus exclusively on the treatment of geographic names at the
> top level. This issue is one of the topics in the WG's charter
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan16-en.pdf> [PDF,
> 196 KB].
> What This Team Will Do
>
> Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations regarding
> the treatment of geographic names at the top-level. The Work Track may make
> recommendations on policy and/or implementation related to 2-letter codes,
> 3-letter codes, short form and full country and territory names,
> city/state/region names, and other geographically significant names.
> How This Team Will Work
>
> ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this Work Track
> will be recorded, transcribed, and the recordings will be made available to
> the public. The mailing list for the Work Track will be archived publicly.
> The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and
> all final work products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki
> <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PDP+Home>.
> In addition to a Terms of Reference, the Work Track will be governed under
> the GNSO Working Group Guidelines
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> [PDF,
> 349 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> [PDF,
> 260 KB].
>
> The Work Track will be structured to encourage broad and balanced
> participation from different parts of the community, and includes joint
> community Work Track leadership from ALAC, GAC, ccNSO and GNSO. As with
> the other Work Tracks, WT5 leadership will be coordinated by
> the PDP WG co-chairs.
> How to Participate
>
> There are two ways to volunteer:
>
> ·         *Members* – anyone interested can volunteer to join the Work
> Track as a member, regardless of whether they are members of
> the ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to mailing
> list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the Work
> Track will meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. Members are expected
> to provide essential input to the process, orally or through written input.
> Members will be required to provide a Statement of Interests (SOI
> <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>).
>
> ·         *Mailing list observers* – for those who are merely interested
> in monitoring the Work Track's conversations, there is the possibility to
> sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the
> mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will
> not receive invitations to the various meetings or calls of the Work Track
> and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in
> time, a mailing list observer can join the Work Track as a member simply by
> informing the GNSO Secretariat.
>
> In addition, there may be opportunities to provide input through public
> consultations and public comment processes. Note, joining Work Track 5 as a
> member or mailing list observer does not require joining or participating
> in the full Working Group, though it is encouraged.
> How to Join
>
> If you are interested in joining Work Track 5 as a member or mailing list
> observer, please fill in the sign up form
> <https://goo.gl/forms/Pgl7NMbocc1Qz7pq1>. If you are having trouble using
> the sign-up form, please email gnso-secs at icann.org for assistance.
>
> All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page.
> Next Steps
>
> The call for volunteers will be circulated as widely as possible in order
> to ensure broad representation and participation in Work Track 5. This
> initial call will remain open until 20 November. Volunteers are also
> welcome to join the Work Track at any time after 20 November. Members who
> join the Work Track after work has begun will be responsible for reviewing
> all Work Track deliberations, agreements, and documents so that they are
> prepared to participate fully. Regular online meetings will be scheduled in
> accordance with the Work Track's work plan, which it is expected to develop
> as one of its first tasks.
>
> Drafting of WT5 Terms of Reference is currently underway with
> the WT leadership and will be finalized in the near future.
> Background
>
> In 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) began a Policy
> Development Process (PDP) to consider the introduction of new gTLDs. The
> two-year PDP process resulted in a set of 19 GNSO policy recommendations
> for implementing new gTLDs. In order to implement the policy
> recommendations of the GNSO, a number of draft Applicant Guidebooks (AGBs)
> were developed by ICANN staff in consultation with the community. In June
> 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the final AGB and authorized the
> launch of the New gTLD Program.
>
> The New gTLD Program application window opened on 12 January 2012 and a
> total of 1930 complete applications were received. The first set of Initial
> Evaluation results were released on 22 March 2013, followed by the first
> set of new gTLD delegations on 21 October 2013.
>
> All applications have now completed the evaluation process and as of mid
> October 2017, there are over 1,200 gTLDs delegated. Although the 2012 round
> is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have already begun, which included
> the initiation of the GNSO’s PDP on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures in early
> 2016.
>
> Although the original charter
> <https://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan16-en.pdf> [PDF,
> 196 KB] approved by the GNSO Council put the topic of geographic names at
> the top level in Work Track 2 dealing with legal and regulatory issues, the
> full PDP Working Group approved the creation of this new Work Track 5 to
> focus exclusively on the treatment of geographic names at the top level.
>
>
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