Basic Schedule
Phase | Description | Expected starting date and minimal duration if applicable. | Cumulative Timeline |
Phase 1: Initiation of ccPDP | Decision of Council to initiate PDP and launch Phase 2 by call for volunteers | May 2020 | May – mid-July 2020 |
Phase 2: Comments on Issue PDP | Publish Issue report, call for volunteers, inform SO/ACs etc. | May 2020 Minimum 2 months | May- July 2020 |
Phase 3: Preparing Recommendations | Preparing Initial and Final proposals by WG, including at a minimum one (1) Public Comment on combined output | Minimal duration 12 months: - WG preparation, Initial Report 6 Months - Public comment 2 months - Draft Final Report 2 Months - Public comments 2 months | July 2020 – July 2021 |
Phase 4: decision making (Council and Members). | Decision making procedures and requirements as prescribed for the Council and Members | Expected duration: at a minimum 2 months, maximum 4 months. Start post ccNSO members meeting | August 2021- December 2021 |
Phase 5: Submission Board report | Issue manager and Council to prepare Board report | 0.5 Month | January 2022 |
Phase 6: Board vote | |||
Phase 7: Supplemental Recommendation | |||
Phase 8: Implementation |
The Issue Manager recommends that public consultation periods and requests for input, including the intermediate results of the working group, should be sought as much as feasible in conjunction with physical face–to–face meetings.
Accordingly, the tentative timeline to conduct the ccPDP4 is the following:
Step | Event | Entity | Tentative Date completion | Comment | |
1 | Draft Issue Report |
| Issue Manager | May 2020 | To be presented to the ccNSO Council prior to ICANN68 |
2 | Formal Initiation of ccPDP 4 |
| ccNSO Council | May 2020 | ccNSO Council vote |
3 |
| Public notification of Initiation of IDN ccPDP | Issue Manager | May – August 2020 | Notification of initiation of the ccPDP4 to the Website and to the other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. Open comment period (in accordance with the PDP Time Line) and at a minimum 40 days. |
4 |
| Notification of and appointment by Regional Organisations of a representative | Issue Manager | June 2020 | Each representative of a Regional Organisation shall be asked to submit a Regional Statement to the Issue Manager as part of and within the time designated in the PDP Time Line. |
5 |
| Formal request to Chair of the GAC to offer opinion or advice | ccNSO Council | June 2020 | |
6 |
| Formation of Working Group under ccPDP | ccNSO Council | June- July 2020 | As part of the ccPDP4, create a Working Group will be established |
8 |
| Interim Papers
| ccPDP4 WG | February 2021 | Various papers (sub) WG to be concluded at ICANN70 to be initially presented at ccNSO meeting & other stakeholders |
10 | Initial Report |
| ccPDP4 WG | April 2021 | Combined version of Interim papers. Public comment period of at least 40 days |
11 | Draft Final Report |
| ccPD4 WG & Issue Manager | June 2021 | Publication Final Report of containing the recommendations to resolve issues as identified in Issues report, public comment of 40 days |
17 | Adoption Process |
| Adoption process ccNSO, including ccNSO membership vote. | ||
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| Adoption Final Report by WG | Issue Manager | July 2021 | Ensure the Final Report reflects consensus of the WG on recommended policy |
18 |
| Submission of Final Report to the ccNSO Council | Issue Manager | August 2021 | Preferably in time for ICANN’s community forum FY 21 |
19 |
| Invite the Chair of the GAC to offer opinion or advice | ccNSO Council | August 2021 | Preferably in time for ICANN’s community forum FY 21 |
20 |
| ccNSO Council Adoption of Final Report | ccNSO Council | September 2021 | After GAC has had opportunity to Advise or share its opinion. |
21 |
| First round ccNSO members vote | ccNSO Members | To be completed post AGM 2021 | Note: the first round of members vote is subject to quorum rule (at least 50 %) of the members need to have cast a vote. |
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| Council decision to adopt Board Report | ccNSO Council | December 2021 | Board report needs to include the results of members vote. |
22 | Submission Board report | Board Report | ccNSO Council | January 2022 | |
