CCT Meeting # 17 - 29 & 30 August 2016 (Vienna)

Application & Evaluation Process

•  How did GAC formal advice or GAC early warnings (GAC EW) influence or affect the new gTLD applications?
•  How many string contention objections were raised and what was the outcome on new gTLD applications? In particular what was the result of singular/plural string contentions? 

• Rounds

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Competition & Consumer Choice

• Basic market share calculations
• Basic registry market structure calculations
• Concentration ratios (TBD)
• gTLD registry price analysis  (TBD)
• "Donuts study" (TBD)
• Registration policies
• Have brands switched?
• Frequency of brand/TMCH  (TBD)
• Growth rates (TBD)
• Competition with gTLDs (TBD)
• Registrar market shares (TBD)
• Is segmentation valuable (TBD)

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Safeguards & Trust

• Safeguards & Trust Scope and Mandate with Subquestions
• Is there more or less DNS Abuse in the new gTLDs
• Have the safeguards been fully implemented?
• What role did the new gTLD safeguards play in preventing DNS abuse?
• Have new gTLD registry operators complied with the safeguards?

• How was Specification 11 implemented by new gTLD registry operators Paper?

• Did the use of PICs help prevent DNS abuse?

• Did the use of Rights Protection Mechanisms mitigate the risks involved with the expansion of the gTLD program?

• Have the new dispute resolution processes reduced trademark infringement? (TBD)

• Are consumers in the global space aware of new gTLDs?

• Do consumers trust new gTLDs?

Attendees:

Team: Drew Bagley, Stan Besen, Calvin Browne, Jordyn Buchanan, Dejan Djukic, Carlos Raul Gutierrez, Kaili Kan, Laureen Kapin, Gaonglalwe Mosweu, Megan Richards, Carlton Samuels, Waudo Siganga, Fabro Stiebel, David Taylor, Jonathan Zuck

Staff: Theresa Swinehart, Margie Milam, Alice Jansen, Eleeza Agopian, Antonietta Mangiacotti, Pamela Smith, Brenda Brewer

Guests: David Dickinson (Nielsen), Greg Rafert (The Analysis Group)

Observers: George Sadowsky,

Recordings:

Transcripts:

Attendees:

Team: Drew Bagley, Stan Besen, Calvin Browne, Jordyn Buchanan, Dejan Djukic, Carlos Raul Gutierrez, Kaili Kan, Laureen Kapin, Gaonglalwe Mosweu, Megan Richards, Carlton Samuels, Waudo Siganga, Fabro Stiebel, David Taylor, Jonathan Zuck

Staff: Theresa Swinehart, Margie Milam, Alice Jansen, Eleeza Agopian, Antonietta Mangiacotti, Pamela Smith, Brenda Brewer

Guests: David Dickinson (Nielsen), Greg Rafert (The Analysis Group)

Observers: George Sadowsky,

Recordings:

Transcripts: