RE: [council] Draft Applicant Guidebook Now Available in Additional Languages for Comment

["Mike Rodenbaugh" <icann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since this comment period is for 45 days beginning Nov. 19, I calendar Jan.
3, 2009 as the due date for any comments on the Draft Guidebook.

Can someone on Staff please advise if this is incorrect?

Thanks,
Mike

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http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18nov08-en.htm
Draft Applicant Guidebook Now Available in Additional Languages for Comment

18 November 2008

A draft 'Applicant Guidebook' for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is
now available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian for review and
comment at http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-en.htm. The
draft Guidebook provides information for those interested in applying for
new generic top-level domains.

Designed to accompany the draft Applicant Guidebook is a set of Explanatory
Memoranda that are intended to assist understanding of the implementation
work for new gTLDs.

Since these are not the final documents, applicants should not rely on the
details contained in the documents since they remain subject to further
consultation and revision.

Some areas of the new gTLD program remain under development. These include
details on: the duration of each stage of the application; third party
service providers that will be part of the evaluation panels and manage the
dispute resolution; and fees in addition to the "evaluation fee" that will
apply only to some applicants depending on the application path. These areas
will be made available for public consultation in the near future.

ICANN expects to engage in a productive and robust dialogue with the
Internet community through this consultative process. Staff will review all
comments and provide a summary/analysis of comments to help production of
the final Applicant Guidebook, to be released early 2009.

New gTLDs and the Internet - Openness Change Innovation

After years of discussion and thought, new generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
are being expanded. They will allow for more innovation, choice and change
to a global Internet presently served by only 21 generic top-level domain
names.

As a non-for-profit corporation dedicated to coordinating the Internet's
addressing system, ICANN is not doing this to add to its revenue.  An
implementation plan is being developed with opportunities for public
comment.  There will be processes for objections. There has also been
detailed technical scrutiny to ensure the Internet's stability and security.
There will be an evaluation fee but it will recover costs only (expenses so
far, application processing and anticipated legal costs). Many thousands of
people representing organizations as diverse as domain name registries and
registrars, businesses, engineers, scientists, governments, user, academics,
and the legal community have contributed.

Promoting competition and choice is one of the principles upon which ICANN
was founded. In a world with 1.5 billion Internet users (and growing),
diversity, choice and innovation are key. The Internet has supported huge
increases in choice, innovation and the competition of ideas. Expanding new
gTLDs provides further opportunities.

Find out detail at: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm


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