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

Wed Oct 25 04:57:05 EEST 2017

Signed up as well. Thanks for sharing Tatiana.

On Oct 23, 2017 17:19, "Wisdom Donkor" <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine at icann.org>
>> Date: 23 October 2017 at 16:22
>> Subject: [council] FYI: ICANN Announcement Call for Volunteers for WT 5
>> To: "council at gnso.icann.org" <council at gnso.icann.org>
>> Cc: "gnso-secs at icann.org" <gnso-secs at icann.org>
>>
>>
>> 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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>>
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