- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: New gTLD Process
- Board meeting date: 30 June 2006
- Resolution number: 06.49, 06.50
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-30jun06.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board calls for the GNSO Council to complete its PDP on new gTLDs, requesting that the GNSO Council publish its report for public comment by November 2006, and calls for the Community to comment on the reports published by the New TLDs Committee in a timely fashion.
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Susan Crawford introduced a resolution, seconded by Veni Markowski.
Whereas, the GNSO began a Policy Development Process on new gTLDs in December 2005 ( PDP-Dec05 ).
Whereas, on 31 March 2006 the Board adopted resolutions 06.22-.24 giving notice of its intent to advance the implementation of a new gTLD process on or before January 2007, and calling on the GNSO to complete PDP-Dec05 with sufficient time to allow for such implementation.
Whereas, since the initiation of PDP-Dec05, the GNSO has obtained formal constituency statements, issued a call for expert papers, and opened a public comment period, and the GNSO Council's New TLDs Committee has conducted several face-to-face consultations to discuss each term of reference within PDP-Dec05.
Whereas, in preparation for this Marrakech meeting, a Draft Initial Report has been posted which reflects strong support for the introduction of new TLDs and strong support for the adoption of objective procedural, technical, and financial criteria, but asks for additional community input as to additional selection criteria, selection methods, and compliance regimes.
Whereas, it is the Board's understanding that the New TLDs Committee of the GNSO intends to publish its Initial Report for public comment in July 2006, to publish its Final Report in October 2006, to hold a Council vote on the Final Report in October 2006, and then to publish a Board Report in November 2006 for action by the Board at the Sao Paolo meeting in December 2006.
Whereas, the Board particularly notes that the GNSO seeks to have an open dialogue with the GAC regarding the public policy implications of a new gTLD process, and welcomes comments at any stage in this process, in particular following the publication of the Board Report in November 2006.
Whereas, the Board wishes to thank the participants in the GNSO Council and the New TLDs Committee of the GNSO for their hard work in this key policy area.
Following discussion, a vote was taken on both the resolutions, which the Board unanimously adopted by a 11-0 vote.
Resolved (06.49), the Board asks the GNSO to continue to work towards having a report ready for community comment by November 2006 .
Resolved (06.50), the Board calls on the ICANN community to convey its comments as to the various reports generated by the New TLDs Committee in a timely fashion.
Implementation Actions
- Publish New gTLD Report.
- Responsible entity: GNSO Council
- Due date: November 2006
- Completion date: 28 July 2006
- Establish Public Comment Forum on New gTLD Report.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Policy Department
- Due date: None specified
- Completion date: 28 July 2006
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolutions 06.22, 06.23, and 06.24 - Authorizes ICANN Staff to post "Notice of Intent to Advance Implementation of New gTLD Process"; requests GNSO to complete initial report on new gTLDs at or before ICANN's next public meeting in Marrakech, Morocco: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-31mar06.htm
- Please refer to the Board resolution on 26 June 2008 approving the New gTLD Program: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm#_Toc76113171
- Resolution 07.93, 07.94, and 07.95 - GNSO PDP on new gTLDs finished; staff to continue working on implementation analysis of policy recommendations and report to Board: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm
- Resolution 2008.02.15.06 - Directs staff to continue consultation with Board, GNSO, and community on implementation issues and progress concerning GNSO policy recommendations on new gTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-15feb08.htm
- Resolutions 2008.06.26.02 and 2008.06.26.03: Adopts GNSO policy recommendations on new gTLDs and directs staff to complete detailed implementation plan in consultation with the community, subject to final approval before the New gTLD Program is launched: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-26jun08.htm
- Other resolutions TBD.
Additional Information
- For more information on the New gTLD Program, please refer to: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
- GNSO Policy Work on new gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/
- 10-11 April 2008: GNSO workshop: agenda, presentations, recordings
- 7 September 2007 - GNSO completed policy development process on Introduction of New gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-06sep07.shtml
- 8 August 2007 - Final Report, Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm
- Updates on Implementation Plan: http://icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
- 28 July 2006 - Comments Sought on New gTLD Initial Report: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement1-28jul06.htm
- 28 July 2006 - New gTLD Initial Report: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/newgtlds-issues-report-01-28jul06.htm
- 01 February 2006 - Recommendations on Policy Development for introduction of new gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/goel-mehta-01feb06.pdf
- December 2005 - GNSO initiated policy development process on the introduction of New gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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