Work Track 5 will focus on developing proposed recommendations regarding the treatment of geographic names at the top-level.
A meeting was held at ICANN60 to lay the groundwork for Work Track 5. You can access recordings and transcripts from the session here.
To learn more about joining Work Track 5, please see the Call for Volunteers.
To sign up for Work Track 5, please use this form.
Documents
Background Resources
- List of resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnqiUKHd9_aTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj7CAw/edit
Working Documents:
- Suggested changes to the definition of geographic names in the Applicant Guidebook: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ooKmb576MQJvpHyDYOlJE3M2-Ssnv-SSgVfroT3D7Fc/edit#gid=0
- Draft Work Track 5 Terms of Reference: Work Track 5 Terms of Reference 20Dec2017_Clean.pdf
Correspondence:
- Letter from the ALAC regarding participation in Work Track 5 (27 October 2017): ALAC WT5 Participation 27 October 2017.pdf
- Letter from the ccNSO regarding participation in Work Track 5 (1 September 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/sataki-to-bladel-01sep17-en.pdf
- Letter from the GAC regarding participation in Work Track 5 (18 October 2017): https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-October/020519.html
- Response from Working Group Co-Chairs to the ALAC, ccNSO, and GAC (29 November 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/langdon-orr-neuman-to-ccnso-alac-gac-chairs-29nov17-en.pdf