RE: [council] Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)

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

I will second this motion.

Chuck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edmon Chung
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:22 AM
> To: 'Council GNSO'
> Subject: [council] Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN Working Group (JIG)
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> This is following up on one of the items brought up during 
> our meeting in Sydney, including at the ccNSO-GNSO lunch and 
> subsequently at our council meeting.  That is the possibility 
> of creating a Joint Working Group between the ccNSO and the 
> GNSO to discuss issues of common interest regarding IDN TLDs.
> 
> Myself and Zhang Jian of ccNSO have been corresponding 
> thereupon on drafting a charter for this Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN 
> Working Group (JIG).  See attached the proposed Draft Charter 
> for the group.  The draft was also circulated to the IDNG 
> Drafting Team and the ccNSO and feedback incorporated.
> 
> The key aspects of the charter include:
> - Purpose: identify and report on areas of common interest 
> among the ccNSO and the GNSO for IDN TLDs
> - Scope: issues where implementation for IDN ccTLDs and IDN 
> gTLDs should be consistent OR issues where there is 
> inter-relation between implementation of IDN ccTLDs and IDN gTLDs
> - Issues are considered to be out of scope if either the 
> ccNSO or the GNSO believes it is not an issue of common interest
> - The implementation schedule for the ongoing New gTLD 
> process and the IDN ccTLD Fast Track should not be delayed or 
> wait for the report from the JIG
> - Target to produce a final report for the initial tasks 
> before Seoul meeting
> 
> Based on the discussions in Sydney, there seems to be support 
> for creating a joint working group, and the charter is an 
> attempt to create a mutually agreeable framework.
> 
> Below is a draft motion for the formation of the JIG:
> 
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> 
> WHEREAS
> 
> GNSO IDN WG successfully completed its outcomes report in 
> March 2007 and the GNSO Council approved the incorporation of 
> its findings in the GNSO Final Report on the Introduction of 
> New gTLDs in September 2007, describing policy requirements 
> for the introduction of IDN gTLDs;
> 
> The Board Proposal from the IDNC WG was completed in June 
> 2008, describing the IDN ccTLD Fast Track methodology;
> 
> Both the drafts and excerpts for the Applicant Guidebook for 
> the New gTLD process, and the drafts for the IDN ccTLD Fast 
> Track Implementation Plan had included implementation 
> considerations for IDN TLDs; and,
> 
> Issues of common interest between new IDN ccTLDs and new IDN 
> gTLDs can be identified, including issues where 
> implementation of IDN ccTLDs and IDN gTLDs should be 
> consistent (e.g. IDN Language Table implementation at the 
> root zone), and where implementation of IDN ccTLDs and IDN 
> gTLDs are inter-related (e.g. 2-Character length TLDs as a 
> reservation for ccTLDs);
> 
> RESOLVED:
> 
> To initiate together with the ccNSO a Joint ccNSO-GNSO IDN 
> Working Group (JIG) be formed based on the Draft Charter.
> 
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> 
> Comments and thoughts welcome, hopefully we can get this 
> Joint WG together with the ccNSO.  Think it would be a 
> meaningful development for ICANN also.
> 
> Edmon
> 
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