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ALAC Members: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi (replaced Lianna Galstyan and Abdulkarim in Dec 2022), Abdulkarim Oloyede

ALAC Participants: Justine Chew and Hadia Elminiawi Justine Chew (stepped down in Nov 2023)

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REPORTS/UPDATES TO & CONSULTATIONS WITH THE AT-LARGE CONSOLIDATED POLICY WORKING GROUP (CPWG)

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See GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)

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  • Publish Phase 1 Initial Report for Public Comment by April 2023
  • Submit Phase 1 Final Report to the GNSO Council by November 2023
  • Publish Phase 2 Initial Report for Public Comment by April 2025
  • Submit Phase 2 Final Report to the GNSO Council by November 2025

On 20 Jul 2023, GNSO Council received a revised project plan  from the IDNs EPDP Working Group which shaves 13 months off the earlier timeline. The key milestones for this EPDP are now as follows:

  • Phase 1 Final Report remains expected to be delivered to Council in Nov 2023
  • Council then considers this Phase 1 Final Report and decides on the adoption of report and recommendations
  • Phase 2 Initial Report is expected to be published for public comment in Apr 2024 (vs May 2025 earlier)
  • Phase 2 Final Report is expected to be delivered to Council in Oct 2024 (vs Nov 2025 earlier)


Policy Track Issues & Charter Questions (CQ)

Policy Track Issues

Charter Questions

Charter Questions Discussed with CPWG #EPDP Draft Recs / IG Status #

A. Consistent definition and technical utilization of RZ-LGR

  • a1: RZ-LGR as  sole authoritative source
  • a2: Any standing of self-identified variants
  • a3: Any challenge process to RZ-LGR variant dispositions
  • a4: Where script of application not supported by RZ-LGR
  • a5: Any ceiling value for variant allocation 
  • a6: Impact of possible non-full backward compatibility of future version of RZ-LGR on existing delegations
  • a7: Allowing single character IDNs
  • a8: Catch-all
  • a9: TLD label statuses (taxonomy)
  • a10: TLD label statuses (changes)
  • a1, a2, a3 on 24 Nov 2021, 1 & 8 Dec 2021
  • a4, a5, a6, a7 on 2 Feb 2022
  • Revisited a5, a6 on 2 Mar 2022
  • a8 has been parked since it's a catch-all question
  • a9, a10 on 18 May 2022
  • Revisited a7 part 1 and a10 (with 2nd reading) on 6 Jul 2022
  • Recap of a7 part 1 and conclusion to a7 part 2 pending 
  • a1: Rec 1.1 Stable (Group 1 CQ)
  • a2: No recommendation needed (Group 1 CQ)
  • a3 Rec 1.2 & IG 1.3 Stable (Group 1 CQ), check for an Open Item 
  • a4: No recommendation needed (Group 1 CQ)
  • a5: Rec 1.4, Rec 1.5 & IG 1.6 Stable after 2nd reading  (Group 1 CQ) 
  • a6: Rec 1.7, Rec 1.8, Rec 1.9 & IG 1.10 Stable after 2nd reading (Group 1 CQ)
  • a7 part 1: Rec 1.11 Stable after 2nd reading (Group 1 CQ)
  • a7 part 2: Draft rec pending, post input from CJK GPs (Group 1 CQ)
  • a8: Parked since is catch-all question
  • a9: Rec 1.12 Stable (Group 1 CQ)
  • a10: Rec 1.13 Stable after 2nd reading (Group 1 CQ)
  • Phase 1 Initial Report
  • Phase 1 Final Report


B. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the top-level

  • b1: Same entity top level
  • b2: Same entity back end
  • b3: Any additional requirements beyond b1 and b2
  • b4: Process to obtain variant labels
  • b4a: Role of "withheld for same entity"
  • b5: Extension of restrictions on community, brand to variant labels
  • b1, b2, b3, b4 + prefaced db1 on 16 Mar 2022 
  • b4a (re: string similarity) Hybrid Model prefaced on 12 Oct 2022 - straw poll conducted
  • b4 revisited on 2 Nov 2022 - straw poll conducted
  • Recap of b5 pending
  • b1: Rec 2.1 Stable (Group 2 CQ)
  • b2: Rec 2.2 & Rec 2.3 Stable after 2nd reading (Group 2 CQ)
  • b3: No recommendation needed (Group 2 CQ)
  • b4: Parked pending strawman proposal
  • b4a: Parked, pending e1 deliberation
  • b5: Rec 2.8 Stable (Group 2 CQ)
  • Phase 1 Initial Report
  • Phase 1 Final Report


C. IDN Variant TLD Management: "Same entity" at the second-level

  • c1: Same entity second level
  • c2: Reconcile SubPro rec with existing RA
  • c3: Mechanism to identify registrant - ROID
  • c3a: If use ROID, anything else?
  • c4: Harmonization of IDN tables; consider existing SLD
  • c4a: Disposition of variant labels across TLD can differ
  • c5: Methods to harmonize IDN tables
  • c6: Use of RFC7940
  • c1, c2 pending
  • c1:
Parked, to defer (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c2:
Parked, to defer (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c3:
Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c3a:
 Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c4:
 Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c4a:
 Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c5:
 Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • c6:
 Deferred (Group 4 CQ)
  • Phase 2

D. Adjustments in registry agreement, registry service, registry transition process, and other processes/procedures related to the domain name lifecycle

  • d1: Legal framework
  • d1a: Registry Agreement
  • d1b: 'Application' for future variant TLDs
  • d2: Lifecycle management of variant TLDs
  • d3: Same entity data escrow impact
  • d4: Same entity lifecycle second level
  • d5: Registration fees second level
  • d6: Transfer second level, voluntary and involuntary
  • d6a: UDRP impact on same entity principle
  • d7: Suspension of 1 domain impact to variant set
  • d7a: URS impact on same entity
  • d8: Catch-all
  • d1: No recommendation needed (Group 2 CQ)
  • d1a: Rec 2.4 Stable (Group 2 CQ)
  • d1b part 1: Rec 2.5 & Rec 2.7 stable after 3rd reading; Rec 2.6 pending post 3rd reading review (Group 2 CQ)
  • d1b part 2: completed, recommendation text pending
  • d2: Rec 3.4, Rec 3.5, Rec 3.6 & Rec 3.7 pending 2nd reading (Group 3 CQ)
  • d3: Rec 3.8 & IG 3.9 pending 2nd reading (Group 3 CQ)
  • d4: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • d5: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • d6: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • d7: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • d7a: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • d8: Parked since is catch-all question (Group 5 CQ)

d1-d3

  • Phase 1 Initial Report
  • Phase 1 Final Report
  • d4: Phase 2
  • d5: Phase 2
  • d6: Phase 2
  • d7: Phase 2
  • d7a: Phase 2

E. Adjustments to objection process, string similarity review, string contention resolution, reserved strings, and other policies and procedures:

  • e1: Role of "withheld for the same entity"
  • e2: Criteria for objection
  • e3: String similarity (scope)
  • e3a: String similarity (consequences)
  • e4: String contention resolution
  • e5: Reserved strings & strings ineligible for delegation
  • e6: 2-character Latin IDN TLDs
  • e7: Catch-all (same entity - top level)
  • e1, e3, e3a, e4 (re: string similarity) Hybrid Model prefaced on 12 Oct 2022 - straw poll conducted
  • e2 part 1 & part 2, e5 part 1 & part 2 are pending
  • e1 part 1 on string similarity: Deliberations ongoing on String Similarity Small Group recommendation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e2 part 1: Rec 3.1 Stable (Group 3 CQ)
  • e1 part 2 on objections: Deliberations ongoing on String Similarity Small Group recommendations (Group 3 CQ)
  • e2 part 2: In deliberation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e3: Deliberations ongoing on String Similarity Small Group recommendation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e3a: Parked, pending deliberations on SS Small Group recommendation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e4: Parked, pending deliberations on SS Small Group recommendation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e5 part 1: Rec 3.2 Stable (Group 3 CQ)
  • e5 part 2: Rec 3.3 in deliberation (Group 3 CQ)
  • e6: Deferred (Group 5 CQ)
  • e7: In deliberation (Group 3 CQ)
  • Phase 1 Initial Report
  • Phase 1 Final Report


F. Adjustments to registration dispute resolution procedures and trademark protection mechanisms
  • f1: Same entity impact to TMCH top level
  • f2: Same entity impact to RPMs, URS, UDRP, etc top level

  • f1:
Deferred (Group 6 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • f2:
 Deferred (Group 6 CQ)
  • Phase 2
G. Process to update the IDN Implementation Guidelines
  • g1: Process to update IDN Guidelines
  • g1a: Differentiation for ccTLDs and gTLDs?

  • g1:
Deferred (Group 7 CQ)
  • Phase 2
  • g2:
Deferred (Group 7 CQ)
  • Phase 2

2021 Deliberations

  • This EPDP Team has its first meeting on 11 Aug 2021 and have been meeting nearly every week, on Thursdays at 13:30 UTC.
  • The ALAC Team provided regular verbal updates to CPWG especially whenever there were some developments in the deliberations of this EPDP. 
  • In particular, the ALAC Team, presented:

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10.  An update to CPWG on 6 Jul 2022 on the overall progress of EPDP Team's work and revisited the draft recommendation text for CQs a7 part 1 and a10 (post 2nd reading) (presentation)
11. An update to CPWG on 20 Jul 2022 regarding a 'Virtual Office Hour' chat between some members of the ALAC Team and the EPDP Leadership/Staff Team regarding the workings and progress of the EPDP (no presentation).

  • Post-ICANN75, the ALAC team presented:
    12.  And discussed with CPWG on 12 Oct 2022 the role of variants in string similarity review which impinges on many charter questions (eg. b4a, e1, e3, e3a, e4) (presentation);
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13. To CPWG on 2 Nov 2022 on the contemplated Project Change Request (PCR) which would affect the timeline and issuance of the EPDP's Initial and Final Reports, and how those reports would be split into 2 phases. The team also discussed CQ B4 and CQ D1(b) which deals with establishing the processes by which (i) new applications could apply for a new IDN gTLD and allocatable variants, and (ii) existing ROs could apply for allocatable variants of their existing IDN gTLDs (presentation).

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2023 Deliberations

  • The EPDP Team resumed meetings on 5 Jan 2023.
  • The ALAC Team presented: 

           14. And discussed with CPWG on 1 Feb 2023 the draft recommendation and rationale text for CQs A7, B4, D1b, E5 and E6 (presentation)

Phase 1 Initial Report

           15. On 3 May 2023 - overview, structure, underlying principles, sec 4.1, sec 4.2 and sec 4.3 (presentation)
           16. On 10 May 2023 - role of variants in Limited Public Interest Objection and Community Objection, possible outcomes (presentation)
           17. On 17 May 2023 - modifications to String Similarity Review (Hybrid Model) & exceptions, outcomes for contention resolution (presentation)
           18. On 24 May 2023 - call for inputs to PR 3.6 & IG 3.6 on factors related to absence of ceiling value for variants (presentation)
           19. On 31 May 2023, the ALAC Team discussed the draft ALAC Statement to the Initial Report

.Quebec and Latin Script RZ-LGR discussion on variant labels

Phase 1 Draft Final Report

  • The ALAC Team presented:
    22. On 6 Sep 2023 - reconsideration of the Conservatism principle and impact to Recs 8,1, 3.5, 3.7 and IGs 3.6, 3.8 and 3.9.


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