- Category: gTLDs
- Topic: Next Steps on new gTLDs
- Board meeting date: 2 November 2007
- Resolution number: 07.93, 07.94, 07.95
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-02nov07.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Board acknowledges GNSO PDP on new gTLDs finished and directs staff to continue working on implementation analysis of policy recommendations and report to Board.
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Whereas, the GNSO initiated a policy development process on the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in December 2005.
Whereas, the GNSO Committee on the Introduction of New gTLDs has addressed a range of difficult technical, operational, legal, economic, and policy questions, and facilitated widespread participation and public comment throughout the process.
Whereas, the GNSO has successfully completed its policy development process on the introduction of new gTLDs, and has arrived at a set of policy recommendations which has been delivered to the Board.
Whereas, members of the GNSO Committee held a six-hour workshop at the Los Angeles meeting on 29 October 2007 to provide detailed information to the community on the substance of and rationale for each of the recommendations.
Resolved (07.93), the Board acknowledges the Committee's conscientious engagement in the complex analysis and discussion required to arrive at its recommendations, and wishes to thank the participants in the GNSO Council and the New gTLDs Committee of the GNSO for their hard work in this key policy area.
Resolved (07.94), the Board expresses its thanks to the organizers and participants of the GNSO Workshop on New gTLDs held this week in Los Angeles.
Resolved (07.95), the Board acknowledges the GNSO's recommendations and notes that staff has posted the report for public comment. The Board further asks the staff to continue working on implementation analysis and to come back to the Board and community as soon as feasible with a report on implementation issues no later than the ICANN Board meeting in January 2008.
Implementation Actions
- Continue to work on implementation analysis.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Services Department
- Due date: 23 January 2008
- Completion date: 23 January 2008
- Provide report on implementation issues.
- Responsible entity: ICANN Services Department
- Due date: 23 January 2008
- Completion date: 23 January 2008
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
- Resolution 06.49 and 06.50 - Board calls for GNSO to complete PDP on new gTLDs (requesting GNSO to publish its report for public comment by November 2006) and calls for Community to comment on the reports published by the New TLDs Committee: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-30jun06.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
- 18-19 April 2008: Report on Board workshop in Riga
- 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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