[council] Fwd: WG on Reserved Names: Correspondence from Patrick Jones

[Liz Williams <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

Colleagues

Please find below correspondence from Patrick Jones, ICANN's Registry  
Liaison, which will be of assistance to volunteers for the Reserved  
Names Working Group.
Liz
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Liz Williams
Senior Policy Counselor
ICANN - Brussels
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Patrick Jones" <patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat 20 Jan 2007 06:52:53 GMT+01:00
> To: "'Liz Williams'" <liz.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: WG on Reserved Names
>
> Liz,
>
>
>
> I have read through the various documents for the new GNSO Working  
> Group on Reserved Names. I understand that this is a component of  
> the PDP Dec05 and PDP Feb06 work.
>
>
> With regard to reserved names for existing registries, the funnel  
> process provides a mechanism for current registries to propose  
> release of names from the reserved list. Global Name Registry  
> submitted a proposal for the limited release of two-character  
> names, which was approved by the ICANN Board on Tuesday 16 January  
> (http://www.icann.org/minutes/prelim-report-16jan07.htm). Two  
> character names will be shared at the registry level, and GNR will  
> only make third level registrations and two-character email  
> addresses available in .name.
>
>
> Prior to the Board’s approval, the proposal was carefully reviewed  
> by the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (http:// 
> www.icann.org/registries/rsep/RSTEP-GNR-proposal-review-team- 
> report.pdf) and internal experts. This is the first time that  
> extensive research has been conducted on the technical issues  
> surrounding the use of two-character names. Please note that GNR’s  
> registry agreement also provided a mechanism to propose release of  
> two-character names from the reserved list. Other registries have  
> followed the same process to release reserved names.
>
>
> As a result, we may see more registries approach ICANN for the  
> release of two-character names. We may also see registries use the  
> funnel process to propose release of additional names from the  
> reserved list.
>
>
> The documents related to the GNR proposal may be useful to the  
> efforts of the Working Group, see http://www.icann.org/registries/ 
> rsep/submitted_app.html (Proposal # 2006004).
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
> Patrick L. Jones
>
> Registry Liaison Manager
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
>
> 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330
>
> Marina del Rey, CA 90292
>
> Tel: +1 310 301 3861
>
> Fax: +1 310 823 8649
>
> patrick.jones@xxxxxxxxx