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

[Adebunmi Akinbo]

Hi Rafik,
Kindly add me.
Happy New Year.
Regards.

On Wed, 8 Jan 2025 at 12:20, Emmanuel Vitus <emmanuelvitus at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Rafik,
> Please add me to this.
> Kind regards.
>
> Le mar. 7 janv. 2025 à 02:59, Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak at gmail.com> a
> écrit :
>
>>
>> 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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