[council] Community-wide Working Group Completes Recommendations for Continued Use of ICANN Geographic Regions Framework

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-22jun13-en.htm
Community-wide Working Group Completes Recommendations for Continued Use of 
ICANN Geographic Regions Framework
22 June 2013

The Geographic Regions Review Working Group, a community-wide working group 
established by the Board, has nearly completed its work developing 
recommendations to the ICANN Board for the continued use of the ICANN 
Geographic Regions Framework. The Working Group has produced those 
recommendations in a Final Report document that is being shared today with the 
community.

According to the Working Group Charter, each community Supporting Organization 
and Advisory Committee that contributed members to the Working Group will now 
have the opportunity to formally review and comment on this document before it 
is submitted to the ICANN Board. The Working Group will host a workshop during 
the upcoming ICANN Public Meeting in Durban, South Africa and briefings will be 
made available to the leadership of all Supporting Organizations and Advisory 
Committees (SOs and ACs) as needed.

The Working Group was formed by the Board to (1) identify the different 
purposes for which ICANN's Geographic Regions are used; (2) determine whether 
the uses of ICANN's Geographic Regions (as currently defined, or at all) 
continue to meet the requirements of the relevant stakeholders; and (3) submit 
proposals for community and Board consideration relating to the current and 
future uses and definition of the ICANN Geographic Regions. A full record of 
the Working Group's past reports and public workshops and presentations can be 
found at the Working Group's Confluence Wiki 
space<https://community.icann.org/display/georegionwg/Geographic+Regions+Review+WG+-+Documents>.

The Final Report will soon be formally shared directly with the leadership of 
the SOs and ACs participating in the Working Group. They will have a full 90 
days after the conclusion of the Durban meeting to discuss the Working Group's 
recommendations with their communities and, if they choose, to submit written 
statements back to the Working Group. Later this year, after that exchange has 
taken place, the Working Group will formally submit its Final Report 
recommendations to the ICANN Board for consideration.

A copy of the Final Report can be found here:

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