[council] New Draft of the Applicant Guidebook for New gTLDs is Available for Public Comment

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

ICANN has posted the next version of the Applicant Guidebook. It is accompanied 
by a response to the GAC "Scorecard" and several Explanatory Memoranda that 
targeted GAC issues.

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-15apr11-en.htm
New Draft of the Applicant Guidebook for New gTLDs is Available for Public 
Comment
15 April 2011

Guidebook and Public Comment 
Forum<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm>
ICANN has posted for public comment today the April 2011 Discussion Draft of 
the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook.
In keeping with the draft 
timeline<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-timeline-new-gtlds-18mar11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 117 KB] approved by the ICANN Board at its meeting in San Francisco, 
this draft of the Applicant Guidebook will be open for comment for 30 days, 
through 15 May 2011.
This posting includes a "track changes" version of the six modules of the 
Applicant Guidebook, along with a series of new Explanatory Memos related to 
changes made as a result of the recent consultations between ICANN's Board and 
Governmental Advisory Committee:

Trademark Protections (Trademark Claims & Sunrise Services; and The Requirement 
for Demonstrating 
Use)<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/trademark-protection-claims-use-15apr11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 284 KB]
GAC and Government Objections; Handling of Sensitive Strings; Early 
Warning<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-objections-sensitive-strings-15apr11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 91 KB]
Exemptions to Objection Fees for 
Governments<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/exemptions-govt-objection-fees-15apr11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 331 KB]
Root Zone 
Scaling<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/root-zone-scaling-15apr11-en.pdf>
 [PDF, 286 KB]


Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat
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