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

[Tapani Tarvainen]

I'll sign up for this. This is a subject I know something about and may
even have an opinion on. :-)

Tapani

On Jan 07 11:59, Rafik Dammak (rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM) wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> 
> 
> 
> *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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Tapani Tarvainen