[Working Group] GNSO Call for Volunteers | Latin Script Diacritics Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group (WG)

[Rafik Dammak]

hi all,

please find below call for volunteers to join an PDP working group. It has
an open membership model and so anyone can join and participate. Please
check the skillset and scope of the work in detail. There is also an EOI
for the role of WG chair.
While members of the working group will participate in their own capacity,
it will be useful to coordinate with NCSG for advancing our positions there.

Best regards,

Rafik

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*Dear SG/C Leadership,*



We hope this email finds you well.


This is a friendly reminder that the GNSO is currently seeking volunteers
<https://community.icann.org/display/soacabout/ICANN+Community+Digest?preview=/105383387/456359972/digest_2025_01Jan_06.pdf>
to serve on the Latin Script Diacritics Policy Development Process (PDP)
Working Group (WG). Simultaneously, the GNSO is accepting Expressions of
Interest (EOI) from those volunteers that are willing to serve as the WG
Chair to this PDP. The objective of this PDP WG is to determine the limited
circumstances in which a base ASCII generic top-level domain (gTLD) and the
Latin script diacritic version of the gTLD can be simultaneously delegated.



*What This PDP WG Will Do*

The Latin Script Diacritics PDP WG will examine a single issue, seeking the
appropriate mechanism in order to allow a single registry operator to
simultaneously operate both ASCII gTLD and the Latin script diacritic
version of the gTLD in circumstances where the gTLDs are NOT variants of
each other. For clarification purposes, this PDP will use the Latin RZ-LGR
<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/lgr/rz-lgr-5-latin-script-26may22-en.html>
as one of the relevant baseline foundational documents when delineating
scope. This PDP must understand the work that was completed by the Latin
Generation Panel, including the rationale and impact of the various
exclusions of Section 3: Variant Sets
<https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/lgr/rz-lgr-5-latin-script-26may22-en.html#variant_sets>
within the aforementioned document.



*Who Should Join*

The GNSO Council invites interested parties within the GNSO community
(i.e., GNSO's Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies), as well as parties
from other Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees to join the PDP
WG. The Latin Script Diacritics PDP WG is structured as an Open Model where
it will be open to all parties interested in participating. A detailed list
of the WG Member skillset can be found here
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03jan25-en.htm>.



*WG Chair*

The GNSO Council will appoint one (1) qualified, independent, and neutral
Chair for the WG. The GNSO Council leadership and the Standing Selection
Committee (SSC) leadership will jointly review the responses and will
propose a Chair to the GNSO Council for its consideration. A detailed list
of the WG Chair’s responsibilities and expectations can be found in
the *attached
EOI*.



*How to Join*

Community members who wish to join the Latin Script Diacritics PDP WG
should contact the GNSO Secretariat at *gnso-secs at icann.org
<gnso-secs at icann.org>* by *Monday, 27 January 2025.*



*An EOI (See attached)* is requested for the role of Chair. Those who wish
to serve as the Chair of the WG should complete the EOI and send it also to
the GNSO Secretariat at *gnso-secs at icann.org <gnso-secs at icann.org>* by *Monday,
20 January 2025.*



Additional information and details about the opportunities can be found here
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03jan25-en.htm>. For
more information and to better prepare for participation on this PDP WG,
please read its charter
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/draft-charter-pdp-latin-diacritics-19dec24-en.pdf>,
as well as the Final Issue Report
<https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2024/draft/final-issue-report-pdp-latin-diacritics-12sep24-en.pdf>
that was presented to the GNSO Council for the initiation of the PDP
<https://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions/2020-current#202411>.



Please feel free to share this message with those who may be interested.
Thank you.



Kind regards,

Saewon, John, and Steve on behalf of the GNSO staff support team
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