The leadership team of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group is seeking your input on the issue of geographic names at the top level. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. The following activities are intended to facilitate a broad community-wide dialogue on this topic to feed into the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP:
- Webinar sessions held on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at 15:00 to 17:00 UTC and 22:00 to 0:00 UTC – All community members were invited to submit and present positions on the treatment of geographic names at the top level to be presented in the webinars. The webinar sessions served as a starting point for discussion that will continue at ICANN59.
- Extended cross-community sessions will be held in Johannesburg to work through the positions presented in the webinars and to propose solutions seeking common ground on a way forward. Sessions will be open to the entire community. The sessions are scheduled for:
If you have any questions about the webinar or the ICANN59 session, please email Geo-Names-Session@icann.org.
WEBINAR MATERIALS
Session 1: Transcript (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish), Chat Transcript, Mp3, Adobe Connect Recording
Session 2: Transcript (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish), Chat Transcript, Mp3, Adobe Connect Recording
Questions raised during sessions and presenter responses: Geographic Names Webinar Questions and Answers 25 April 2017.pdf
Background paper: Geo Names Webinar Background Paper.pdf
For reference, a list of applications from the 2012 New gTLD round that were designated as "geographic" is available here: PDF, EXCEL
15:00 UTC Agenda and Presenter Materials
Presenter | Presenter Materials |
Co-Chair Intro | Co-Chair Intro.pdf |
Heather Forrest | Heather Forrest Legal Framework Paper.pdf, Heather Forrest Presentation.pdf |
Jorge Cancio (GAC) | GAC WG Protection Geo Names Presentation.pdf |
Alexander Schubert | Alexander Schubert Presentation.pdf |
Flip Petillion (MARQUES) | Marques Presentation.pdf |
Sebastien Ducos (GeoTLD Group) | geoTLD Group Presentation.pdf |
Martin Sutton (Brand Registry Group) | BRG Presentation.pdf |
Peter van Roste (CENTR) | CENTR Presentation.pdf |
Thomas Lowenhaupt | Thomas Lowenhaupt Presentation.pdf |
Johanne Asselin (INTA / IPC) | INTA - IPC Presentation.pdf |
Paul McGrady | Paul McGrady Presentation.pdf |
Q&A |
22:00 UTC Agenda and Presenter Materials
Presenter | |
Co-Chair Intro | Co-Chair Intro.pdf |
Martin Sutton (Brand Registry Group) | BRG Presentation.pdf |
Alexander Schubert | Alexander Schubert Presentation.pdf |
Sebastien Ducos (GeoTLD Group) | geoTLD Group Presentation.pdf |
Heather Forrest | Heather Forrest Legal Framework Paper.pdf, Heather Forrest Presentation.pdf |
Thomas Lowenhaupt | Thomas Lowenhaupt Presentation.pdf |
John McElwaine (INTA / IPC) | INTA - IPC Presentation.pdf |
Olga Cavalli (GAC) | GAC WG Protection Geo Names Presentation.pdf |
Paul McGrady | Paul McGrady Presentation.pdf |
Q&A |