Re: [council] Motion for Council Meeting in Buenos Aires

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

As a participant in the group, I second the motion.

avri


On 12-Jun-15 12:48, Bret Fausett wrote:
> Dear Councillors,
>
> I am pleased to make the following motion for consideration at the next 
> Council Meeting on 24 June 2015. A copy of the Motion with links to the 
> referenced historical documents is attached to this email as a Word Document. 
> I also am including as PDFs copies of the attachments. Please let me know if 
> you have any difficulties receiving or opening the attached documents. 
>
> As a brief background, the work described in the motion and presented below 
> in the attachments was primarily a scoping exercise, to provide a starting 
> framework for future policy development work on new gTLDs. If we approve the 
> motion and begin the policy process, the actual policy work will be done in a 
> future working group. I would also welcome the opportunity to address any 
> questions about the motion or the history of the discussion group on this 
> mailing list in advance of the meeting.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all in Buenos Aires,
>
>      Bret Fausett
>
>
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> Motion to Request a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds
>
> Whereas,
>
> 1. In 2005, this Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) 
> began a policy development process to consider the introduction of new gTLDs, 
> which resulted in the creation of certain policy recommendations for the 
> launch of a new gTLD application process; and,
>
> 2. In September 2007, this Council adopted the policy recommendations from 
> the GNSO policy development process and forwarded them to the ICANN Board of 
> Directors; and,
>
> 3. The Final Report stated that “ This policy development process has been 
> designed to produce a systemised and ongoing mechanism for applicants to 
> propose new top-level domains.” 
>
> 4. In June 2008, the ICANN Board adopted the GNSO's policy recommendations 
> for the introduction of new gTLDs and directed staff to develop an 
> implementation plan for a new gTLD introduction process; and
>
> 5. In June 2011, the ICANN Board approved an Application Guidebook ("AGB") 
> for new gTLDs and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program; and,
>
> 6. In June 2012, the first round application submission period closed; and,
>
> 7. In June 2014, this Council created the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures 
> Discussion Group (DG) to discuss experiences gained and lessons learned from 
> the 2012 New gTLD round and identify subjects for future issue reports, that 
> may lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent procedures; and,
>
> 8. In August 2014, the DG began deliberations, focusing primarily on the 
> identification of issues that members experienced in the 2012 New gTLD round; 
> and,
> 9. In November 2014, the ICANN Board provided initial input on areas for 
> possible policy work in Annex A related to a resolution on Planning for 
> Future gTLD Application Rounds.
>
> 10. The DG developed a matrix which attempts to associate identified issues 
> with a corresponding principle, policy recommendation or implementation 
> guidance from the 2007 Final Report on New Generic Top-Level Domains, or to 
> note that the issue may warrant new policy work. Furthermore, the DG 
> developed a draft PDP WG charter that identifies subjects, divided into 
> provisional groupings, for further analysis in a potential Issue Report and 
> potential PDP; and,
>
> 11. The DG recommends that its set of deliverables serve as the basis for 
> analysis in a single Issue Report.
>
> Now therefore, it is resolved:
>
> 1. The GNSO Council requests a single Issue Report that will analyze subjects 
> that may lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent New gTLD Procedures. 
> The Preliminary Issue Report should at a minimum consider:
>
> • The subjects that the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group 
> identified in its deliverables (i.e., issues matrix and draft charter);
> • Global Domains Division Staff input to the deliberations of the DG, and;
> • The ICANN Board Resolution Annex A regarding Initial Input on Areas for 
> Possible Policy Work
>
> 2. In addition to covering the required elements of an Issue Report, ICANN 
> Staff is also requested to provide options on how the subjects may be 
> organized and worked through in a potential future PDP.
>
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