Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (?)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02Feb-15)
  • Phase 2 topics
    
             

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (?)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 
  • ALAC Participants: Justine Chew

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report & Letter from Jonathan Zuck , ALAC Chair to Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Chair

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team
  • Registration Data at ICANN 

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (N/A)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (15 minutes)

• ALAC Input on Closed Generics Proposed Framework 

The Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generic gTLDs Draft Framework dated 8 June 2023 is available on the ICANN website at: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/draft/draft-framework-for-closed-generic-gtlds-08jun23-en.pdf

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - Hybrid Meeting Summary Notes (2023-02 Feb-10)

  • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

  • Draft Framework: Comments on the Draft Framework are due by 15 July 2023 at 23:59 UTC (see https://community.icann.org/x/Io6ZDg).  The CPWG will be preparing comments and a workspace has been set up for that purpose.  Once submitted, comments will be available at the following URL: https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/closed-generics-feedback/.

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (30 minutes)

         At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Maureen Hilyard
  • ALAC Alternate: Satish Babu

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (?)

Board resolution which follows on from Council's submission of an updated ICANN77 Deliverable Workplan & Timeline SubPro Related Activities to [gnso.icann.org]provide further clarity to its 15 Jun submission.  Which then led to this public blog by Tripti published on 1 August. 

Review of ALAC views on Applicant Support Resources (Rec 17.2) 

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate: Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Technical Check Review CPWG

For IANA-managed zones, most notably for the root zone, a suite of technical conformance tests are conducted as part of the process of evaluating change requests. IANA expects to conduct a general community consultation on the scope and definition of these tests to inform future evolution of its operational practices. The current tests were defined based on a prior community engagement exercise.

Pilot Holistic Review Revised Terms of Reference (ToR)

ATRT3 recommendation 3.5 called for a new Holistic Review. This proceeding is related to one opened on 30 August 2022, seeking community input on the Pilot Holistic Review Revised ToR for the eventual initiation of the Pilot Holistic Review. In response to the diverging views expressed in the previous proceeding, the OEC, on behalf of the Board, reconvened the ToR drafting team to address the comments through revisions to the document.

ISPCP Constituency Charter Amendments

The Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers (ISPCP) Constituency recently amended its charter and notified the ICANN organization of its request for approval by the ICANN Board. This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the proposed amendments of the NPOC charter to inform ICANN Board consideration.

Draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input and feedback from the domain name and Internet community, interested parties and individuals on the draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report.

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process CPWG

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.

ICANN and IANA Draft FY25 Plans

ICANN is seeking the community's input about the Draft ICANN FY25-29 Operating and Financial Plan, Draft ICANN FY25 Operating Plan and Budget, Draft IANA FY25 Operating Plan and Budget via this Public Comment proceeding.

PTI Draft FY25 Plan

ICANN is seeking the community's input about the Draft PTI FY25 Operating Plan and Budget via this Public Comment proceeding.

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02Feb-15) 

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (10 minutos)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 
  • ALAC Participants: Justine Chew 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (N/A)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (15 minutos)

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (15 minutos)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Maureen Hilyard 
  • ALAC Alternate: Satish Babu

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (5 minutos)

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate: Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.

Initial Report: ccNSO Policy Development Process on the Selection of IDN ccTLDs CPWG

The ccNSO, through its policy development process, is developing a policy on the selection of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs). The working group responsible for proposing such policy will be seeking community feedback and comments on its initial proposals for the proposed selection criteria, requirements, and related process. In time, this policy will replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.

GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) for Applicant Support Guidance Recommendation Report OFB-WG

The GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) for Applicant Support Working Group has developed its Initial Guidance Recommendations Report as the output of the efforts of the Working Group to provide guidance recommendations relating to the identification and prioritization of Applicant Support Program metrics, including indicators of success, as well as those relating to financing the program when qualified applicants exceed allocated funds.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Technical Check Review CPWG

For IANA-managed zones, most notably for the root zone, a suite of technical conformance tests are conducted as part of the process of evaluating change requests. IANA expects to conduct a general community consultation on the scope and definition of these tests to inform future evolution of its operational practices. The current tests were defined based on a prior community engagement exercise.

Draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input and feedback from the domain name and Internet community, interested parties and individuals on the draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report.

Pilot Holistic Review Revised Terms of Reference (ToR)

ATRT3 recommendation 3.5 called for a new Holistic Review. This proceeding is related to one opened on 30 August 2022, seeking community input on the Pilot Holistic Review Revised ToR for the eventual initiation of the Pilot Holistic Review. In response to the diverging views expressed in the previous proceeding, the OEC, on behalf of the Board, reconvened the ToR drafting team to address the comments through revisions to the document.

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process CPWG

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02feb-15) 

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (10 minutes)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 
  • ALAC Participants: Justine Chew

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (NA)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (15 minutes)

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (15 minutes)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Maureen Hilyard 
  • ALAC Alternate: Satish Babu

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (5 minutos)

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative: Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate: Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.

Initial Report: ccNSO Policy Development Process on the Selection of IDN ccTLDs CPWG

The ccNSO, through its policy development process, is developing a policy on the selection of Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs). The working group responsible for proposing such policy will be seeking community feedback and comments on its initial proposals for the proposed selection criteria, requirements, and related process. In time, this policy will replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.

GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) for Applicant Support Guidance Recommendation Report OFB-WG

The GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) for Applicant Support Working Group has developed its Initial Guidance Recommendations Report as the output of the efforts of the Working Group to provide guidance recommendations relating to the identification and prioritization of Applicant Support Program metrics, including indicators of success, as well as those relating to financing the program when qualified applicants exceed allocated funds.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Technical Check Review CPWG

For IANA-managed zones, most notably for the root zone, a suite of technical conformance tests are conducted as part of the process of evaluating change requests. IANA expects to conduct a general community consultation on the scope and definition of these tests to inform future evolution of its operational practices. The current tests were defined based on a prior community engagement exercise.

Draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report CPWG

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input and feedback from the domain name and Internet community, interested parties and individuals on the draft 2023 African Domain Name System Market Study Report.

Pilot Holistic Review Revised Terms of Reference (ToR)

ATRT3 recommendation 3.5 called for a new Holistic Review. This proceeding is related to one opened on 30 August 2022, seeking community input on the Pilot Holistic Review Revised ToR for the eventual initiation of the Pilot Holistic Review. In response to the diverging views expressed in the previous proceeding, the OEC, on behalf of the Board, reconvened the ToR drafting team to address the comments through revisions to the document.

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process CPWG

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.