RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kristina,

How would public comments affect the issues in this motion?  Regardless of the 
comments, we still have the possibility of a gap between the implementation of 
fast track IDN ccTLDs and IDN gTLDs.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rosette, Kristina [mailto:krosette@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:30 PM
> To: Gomes, Chuck; Stéphane Van Gelder; Avri Doria
> Cc: Council GNSO
> Subject: RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs
> 
> Given the volume of public comment, I suggest that we defer 
> voting on this motion until all GNSO Councilors who intend to 
> read the public comments have done so. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:21 PM
> To: Stéphane Van Gelder; Avri Doria
> Cc: Council GNSO
> Subject: RE: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs
> 
> 
> As I said before, I accept Stephane's amendment as a friendly 
> amendment.
> 
> Chuck  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stéphane 
> Van Gelder
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 3:53 PM
> > To: Avri Doria
> > Cc: Council GNSO
> > Subject: Re: [council] Motion regarding New gTLDs
> > Importance: High
> > 
> > 
> > I still see the same text on the wiki.
> > 
> > This is the text with my friendly amendment that I had on record:
> > 
> > > Whereas:
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > > ·        Implementation Guideline E states,  ³The 
> > application submission date
> > > will be at least four months after the issue  of the Request for 
> > > Proposal and ICANN will promote the opening of the  application 
> > > round.²  (See Final Report, Part A, Introduction of New  Generic 
> > > Top-Level Domains, dated 8 August 2007 at
> > > 
> > 
> http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm#
> > > _Toc4379
> > > 8015  )
> > >  
> > > * The intent of the GNSO with regard  to Guideline E was to
> > attempt to
> > > ensure that all potential applicants,  including those that
> > have not
> > > been active in recent ICANN activities  regarding the
> > introduction of
> > > new gTLDs, would be informed of the process  and have
> > reasonable time
> > > to prepare a proposal if they so  desire.
> > > * The minimum 4-month period for  promoting the opening of the 
> > > application round is commonly referred to as  the
> > ŒCommunications Period¹.
> > > * Considerable delays have been  incurred in the
> > implementation of new
> > > gTLDs and the GNSO wishes to minimize  any further delays.
> > > * It appears evident that a second  Draft Applicant 
> Guidebook (RFP) 
> > > will be posted at some time after the end of  the two 
> 45-day public 
> > > comment periods related to the initial version of the
> > Guidebook (in
> > > English and other languages).
> > >  
> > > 
> > >  
> > >  
> > > Resolve:
> > >  
> > >  
> > >  
> > > ·        The GNSO Council changes  Implementation 
> Guideline E to the
> > > following:
> > >  
> > > o       Best efforts  will be made to ensure that the 
> > second Draft Applicant
> > > Guidebook is posted for  public comment at least 14 days 
> before the 
> > > first international meeting of  2009, to be held in Mexico
> > from March 1 to March 6.
> > >  
> > > o       ICANN will initiate the  Communications Period at 
> > the same time that
> > > the second Draft Applicant  Guidebook is posted for 
> public comment.
> > >  
> > > o       The opening of the initial  application round will 
> > occur no earlier
> > > than four (4) months after the start  of the Communications
> > Period and
> > > no earlier than 30 days after the posting of  the final Applicant 
> > > Guidebook (RFP).
> > >  
> > > o       As applicable, promotions for the  opening of the 
> > initial application
> > > round will include:
> > >  
> > > §          Announcement about the  public comment period 
> > following the posting
> > > of the second Draft Applicant  Guidebook (RFP)
> > >  
> > > §          Information about the  steps that will follow 
> > the comment period
> > > including approval and posting of  the final Applicant
> > Guidebook (RFP)
> > >  
> > > §          Estimates of when the  initial application round 
> > will begin.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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