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Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Time: 19:00 - 20:30 UTC  (for the time in various time zones click here) 

How can I participate in this meeting?

English, French & Spanish Conference ID = 3535 

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Action Items: EN  

Recording: EN, ES, FR

Zoom Recording: EN

Zoom Chat: EN

Transcript: EN, ES, FR

Participants:

EN: Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Avri Doria, Shah Rahman, Jasmine Ko, Waqar Ahmad, Alan Greenberg, Kathleen Scoggin, Bill Jouris, Judith Hellerstein, Claire Craig, Greg Shatan, Lyndell St. Ville, Jenny Galindo, Michael Palage, Laura Margolis, Gopal Tadepalli, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy, Lavish Mawuena Mensah, Hadia ElMiniawi, Steinar Grotterod, Tommi Karttaavi, John McCormac, Pari Esfandiari, Bukola Oronti, Christopher Wilkinson, Natalie Tercova, Yrjo Lansipuro, Sebastien Bachollet, Emilia Zalewska-Czajczy, Cheryl Langdon-Orr, 

ES: Lilian Ivette De Luque, Alberto Soto, 

FR: Betty Fausta, Aziz Hilali, 

Apologies: Priyatosh Jana, Alfredo Calderon, Jonathan Zuck, Justine Chew, Satish Babu, Vanda Scartezini, Hadia Elminiawi, Alfredo Calderon, 

Observer: 

Staff: Heidi Ullrich, Andrew Chen, Claudia Ruiz,

ES Interpreters: Claudia & David

FR Interpreters: Dominique & Jacques

Call Management: Claudia Ruiz


AGENDA. *****Final Draft*****

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    English (EN)

    1. Welcome and Introduction to the Meeting - Staff (2 minutes)

    2. Adoption of Agenda, Review of Action Items -Olivier Crépin-Leblond (3 minutes)

    3. Workgroup and Small Team Updates (25 minutes)

    Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (5 minutes) - Steinar Grøtterød

    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

    Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (10 minutes)  - Alan Greenberg

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

    At-Large Representative

      • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg 

    Additional Resources

    Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (SPIRT) Charter Drafting Team- (10 minutes) - Alan Greenberg

    At-Large Representative

      • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg 

    Additional Resources

    New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (N/A) 

    GNSO Small Team Plus SubPro Supplemental Recommendations

    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

    IANA Naming Function Review (IFR2) - (N/A) 

    At-Large Representative

      • ALAC Appointed Representative: Carlton Samuels 

    Additional Resources

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

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representatives

      • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

    Additional Resources

    Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (N/A)

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representative(s)

      • ALAC Appointed Representative: Maureen Hilyard (apology)
      • ALAC Alternate: Satish Babu 

    Additional Resources

    4. Policy Statement Updates - Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Andrew Chen and drafting team member(s) and all (10 minutes)

    a. Recently Ratified by the ALAC / Currently going through Ratification Process

    • String Similarity Review Guidelines CPWG

      • In preparation for the New gTLD Program: Next Round, ICANN org developed detailed guidelines for conducting the string similarity review, which is conducted by the String Similarity Review Panel. The expanded scope of the review will include variant strings.

    b. Open Public Comments - Summary

    • Proposed Bylaws Updates to Limit Access to Accountability Mechanisms OFB-WG
      • ICANN org is seeking input on a proposed amendment to Section 4.1 of the ICANN Bylaws. The proposed Bylaws amendment sets out the process through which the ICANN community can limit access to ICANN’s Reconsideration Request and Independent Review Processes (collectively, “Accountability Mechanisms") in specific circumstances, and in a streamlined manner. The proposed amendment outlines thresholds for broad community consensus and procedural protections for use.

    • Review of the Draft Registry Service Provider (RSP) Handbook - New gTLD Program CPWG

      • ICANN org is requesting input regarding the Registry Service Provider (RSP) Evaluation Program, as described by the Draft RSP Handbook, specifically whether the handbook meets the intent of the policy recommendations of Topic 6: Registry Service Provider Pre-Evaluation of the SubPro PDP Final Report.

        • The CPWG has decided not to draft a comment for this public comment statement. 

    • Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) CPWG

      • ICANN org is looking for input from the community on ICM’s proposal to renew the legacy .XXX Registry Agreement (RA) using the base gTLD Registry Agreement (Base RA), and to remove the .XXX sponsorship designation. This proposed .XXX renewal agreement would closely align with the existing, similar concept .ADULT, .PORN, and .SEX Registry Agreements that utilize the Base RA form, as generic, non-sponsored, non-community, top-level domains (TLDs).

        • The CPWG has agreed to draft a statement for this public comment statement. 

    • Review of the Registry System Testing 2.0 Test Specifications and API CPWG
      • ICANN org is seeking feedback from the technical community on the proposed test specifications and API for Version 2.0 of the Registry System Testing (RST) service.
        • The CPWG has decided not to draft a comment for this public comment statement. 

    c. Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Public Comment Statement, or Correspondence)

    Statement/Advice Name

    Internal Deadlines

    Public Comment Close

    Status

    		 Assigned Working Group

    Penholder(s)

    At-Large workspace: ALAC Advice on Contention Resolution in the Next Round



    		DRAFT CPWG

    Jonathan Zuck 

    At-Large Workspace: Review of the Draft Registry Service Provider (RSP) Handbook - New gTLD Program


    		  NO STATEMENT CPWG


    At-Large Workspace: Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD)

    Draft Statement:  

    Final Statement:  

    ALAC Vote: to  

    		   DRAFT CPWG

    Michael Palage Justine Chew 

    At-Large Workspace: Review of the Registry System Testing 2.0 Test Specifications and API


    		  NO STATEMENT CPWG


    d. Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings

    Phase 2 Initial Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names CPWG

    This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the GNSO's preliminary recommendations set out in the Phase 2 Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs).

    Registries Stakeholder Group Charter AmendmentsOFB-WG

    The Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) 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 proposed amendments of the RySG charter to inform ICANN Board consideration


    Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process OFB-WG

    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.

    5. Public Comment Consideration for Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) - Michael Palage (30 Minutes) 

    6. Any other business (AOB) - Olivier Crépin-Leblond and all (5 minutes)  

    • Latin Diacritics Update - Justine Chew 

    7. Next Meeting - Olivier Crépin-Leblond and staff (2 minutes)

    • CPWG meetings are held weekly on Wednesdays, at rotating times of 14:00 & 19:00 UTC
    • Proposed Next Meeting: Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 14:00 UTC

    CPWG Resources

    Español (ES)

    1. Bienvenida e Introducción a la Reunión - Personal (2 minutos)
    2. Adopción de la agenda, revisión de los elementos de acción - Olivier Crépin-Leblond (3 minutos)
    3. Actualizaciones de grupos de trabajo y equipos pequeños (15 minutos)

    Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) (10 mins) Steinar Grøtterød


    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

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

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representatives

      • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

    Additional Resources

    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

    Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (N/A)

    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) - (N/A) 

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representative(s)

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

    Additional Resources

    New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (10 mins) Justine Chew

    GNSO Small Team Plus SubPro Supple5ental Recommendations

    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

    4. Actualizaciones de comentarios sobre políticas: Hadia Elminiawi,  Claudia Ruiz y miembro(s) del equipo de redacción y todos (10 minutes)

    a. Ratificado recientemente por el ALAC / Actualmente en procedo de ratificación

    b. Comentarios Publicos para decision

    c.Estado de cuenta actuales (Asesoramniento del ALAC, Declaración de comentario público o Correspondencia)

    Nombre del Comentario Público

    Plazos Internos

    Comentarios del Público Cerrar

    Estado

    		 Grupo de Trabajo Asignado

    Autor(es)
    Contention Resolution 

    N/A

     N/A

    		 N/A Undergoing review 

    Jonathan Zuck 
    At-Large Workspace: Draft ICANN FY25 Plans

    Draft Statement:  

    Final Statement:  

    ALAC Vote: -  

     
    		OFB-WG

    Ricardo Holmquist 
    At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY25 Operating Plan and Budget

    Draft Statement:  

    Final Statement:  

    ALAC Vote: -  

     
    		OFB-WG

    Ricardo Holmquist 

    Próximos procedimientos de comentarios públicos

    Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process OFB-WG

    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.


    5. DNS Study (20 minutes) Brian Gutterman - ICANN Staff

    • Webinar on the Africa Domain Name Industry Study: A Presentation of the Draft Final Report

      • Tuesday 23 January 2024  14:00 - 15:30 UTC

      • Please register here 

    6. Cualquier otro negocio (AOB) - Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Hadia Elminiawi, and all (3 minutos)

    7. Próxima reunión: Hadia Elminiawi, Olivier Crépin-Leblond y el personal (2 minuto)

    • Las reuniones del CPWG se llevan a cabo semanalmente los miércoles, en horarios rotativos de 14 y 19 UTC

    • Próxima reunión propuesta: miércoles, 24 Enero 2024, 19:00 UTC 

    CPWG Resources

    Français (FR) 

    1. Bienvenue et introduction à la réunion - Personnel (2 minutes)
    2. Adoption de l'ordre du jour, examen des mesures à prendre – Olivier Crépin-Leblond (3 minutes)
    3. Mises à jour des groupes de travail et des petites équipes (15 minutes)

    Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (10 mins) Steinar Grøtterød 


    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

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

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representatives

      • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

    Additional Resources

    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

    Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (N/A)

    See: Message from the ALAC, GAC and the GNSO Chairs to the CG Dialogue Participants

    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

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

    Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (N/A)

    GGP Applicant Support Survey Link

    Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11f36lFkyAirJAWqQ-Raxhjj1VO8zSTistY4LHIbZ8sI/edit?usp=sharing

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Workspace

    At-Large Representative(s)

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

    Additional Resources


    New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (15 mins)  Justine Chew

    GNSO Small Team Plus SubPro Supplemental Recommendations

    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

    4. Mises à jour des commentaires sur la politique -  Heidi Ullrich et Hadia Elminiawi, membre(s) de l'équipe de rédaction et tous (10 minutes).

    a. Récemment ratifié par l'ALAC

    • GGP for Applicant Support Guidance Recommendation Final Report

    b. Commentaire public pour décisionG

    c. Déclarations actuelles (avis de l'ALAC, déclaration de commentaires publics ou corrrespondance)

    Nom du commentaire public

    Délais Internes

    Commentaire public Fermer

    Statut

    		 Groupe de travail assigné

    Auteur(s)
    Contention Resolution 

    N/A

    N/A

    		 En course de Révision Jonathan Zuck 

    Jonathan Zuck 
    At-Large Workspace: Draft ICANN FY25 Plans

    Draft Statement:  

    Final Statement:  

    ALAC Vote: -  

     
    		OFB-WG

    Ricardo Holmquist 
    At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY25 Operating Plan and Budget

    Draft Statement:  

    Final Statement:  

    ALAC Vote: -  

     

    OFB-WG

    Ricardo Holmquist 

    d. Prochaines Procédures de Commentaires Publics

    Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process OFB-WG

    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.


    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.


    Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names CPWG

    This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for ICANN Board Consideration.

    5. DNS Study (20 minutes) Brian Gutterman - ICANN Staff

    • Webinar on the Africa Domain Name Industry Study: A Presentation of the Draft Final Report

      • Tuesday 23 January 2024  14:00 - 15:30 UTC

      • Please register here

    6. Tout Autre Affaire - Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Hadia Elminiawi, et tous (3 minutes)

    7. Prochaine réunion - Hadia Elminiawi, Olivier Crépin-Leblond et le personnel (2 minutes)

    • Les réunions du CPWG ont lieu chaque semaine le mercredi, à des heures tournantes de 14 et 19 UTC.
    • Prochaine réunion proposée: Mercredi, 17 Janvier 2024, 19:00 UTC 

    CPWG Resources

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    2 Comments

    1. Justine Chew

      New gTLD Program Next Round IRT Update

      • The ICANN org Report for the Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook Public Comment Proceeding is out and was spoken to at a high level at a very brief IRT call on 4 April; and the outcome of that will be known later, as ICANN org considers how to deal with the comments (if at all);
      • The IRT has been doing a second/third reading of some of the second batch topics, such as IDNs, Blocked & Reserved Names, Role of Application Comment, Assessing in Rounds, GAC EW & GAC Advice.
      • On its 9 April call, the IRT will review the draft text for Topic 33: Dispute Resolution Procedures After Delegation. 


      Separately, 

      • The ICANN org Report for the Review of the Draft Applicant Support Program (ASP) Handbook – New gTLD Program is only due out on 15 April; this one will be interesting!
      • The String Similarity Review Guidelines Public Comment Proceeding would be very close to closing (on 10 April); and
      • Two remaining Next Round-related public comment proceedings associated with Registry Service Provider Pre-Evaluation and Registry System Testing are still ongoing but we have recommended to not to submit a comment for these.

    2. Steinar Grøtterød

      Minutes from the GNSO-TPR meeting on April 9, 2024

      The working group discussed the received comments to the proposed recommendations for Change of Registrant Data (CORD) policy. Business Constituency (BC) was the only stakeholder with input categorised as "Cannot Live With". However, BC also stated that their input may be in the category "Can Live With but prefer a change".

      The WG group asked about At-Large input and proposal to not allow Registrars to opt out of CORD notifications (Rec #3, Rec #3.4). Even though the majority of the registrars will not enable opt out for CORD notifications, some corporate registrars have legal obligations and business models where notifications cannot be sent. The "solution" should be to add wording for "Optional opt out" when the registrar has consent from their client. I find this reasonable and propose to accept an update to the CORD policy accordingly.

      The Working Group will continue discussing the proposed recommendations in the upcoming meetings.

      Please see the received input on this Google document.

      Recording from the meeting here.