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ALAC Statement on the Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation User Instructions and Source of Policy and Procedures

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Introduction

Cheryl Langdon-Orr, At-Large member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ALAC Liaison to the ccNSO, composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 386 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.

On 11 September 2013, this Statement was posted on the At-Large Consultation on ccTLD Delegation and Redelegation User Instructions and Source of Policy and Procedures Workspace.

On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC to send a Call for Comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC Announce mailing list.

A version incorporating the comments was later posted to the aforementioned website.

The Chair of the ALAC requested that ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC open a ratification vote on the Statement.

On 30 September, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 13 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3434Lc5FiPsSvN9k6JTUfLf5

Summary

  1. The ALAC thanks ICANN for giving it the opportunity to comment on the User Instructions.
  2. Reference should be now made in this documentation to IDN ccTLDs outside of the Fast Track Process (such as at paragraph 5 and in any other appropriate reference to IDN ccTLDs). Making this reference, would allow for the likelihood of the ICANN Board, in a reasonably short time frame, in dealing with the recently received 'ccNSO Member Endorsed Report' from the ccTLD IDN PDP Work Group and the ccNSO Councils Recommendations regarding the report and its identification of feasible policy for the selection and delegation of IDN ccTLDs associated with the territories listed in the ISO 3166-1 (IDNccTLDs) within the framework of the IDNcc PDP.
  3. In addition to the 'usual' ICANN Announcements, Webinars and Fora at appropriate meeting venues (including but not limited to ICANN Meetings) as well as appropriate Press Releases, specific advice and presentations could be made to Key stakeholder groups in ICANN (GAC, ALAC, ccNSO Membership, ISOC and I* Communities, etc.,) and these groups should be provided with materials to encourage and facilitate outreach through their networks to use for local outreach via engagement centers outreach programs etc.