New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Sub Team – Track 5 – Geographic Names at the Top Level call on Wednesday, 06 June 2018 at 20:00 UTC for 60 minutes.
13:00 PDT, 16:00 EDT, 22:00 Paris CEST,(Thursday) 01:00 Karachi PKT, (Thursday)05:00 Tokyo JST, (Thursday) 06:00 Melbourne AEST
For other times: https://tinyurl.com/ycexx3as
PROPOSED AGENDA
- Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Review (5 mins)
- Feedback on Working Document (10 mins)
- ICANN62 Planning Update (5 mins)
- Discussion of Potential Areas of Agreement - Geographic Names in the AGB other than city names (25 mins)
- Discussion of City Names - time permitting (10 mins)
- AOB (5 mins)
Background Documents
RECORDINGS
PARTICIPATION
Notes/ Action Items
1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Review: No SOI updates
2. Feedback on Working Document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRzHr2FxSTYHX1I8F3FHSt6Bo1cvJsKyWX8WZXRUXAo/edit
-- Being developed by staff under the direction of the Work Track co-leaders.
-- Intended to summarize perspectives and key points raised in Work Track discussions and on the Work Track mailing list.
-- Document does not attempt to evaluate the level of consensus in support of the different ideas and positions.
-- Once the co-leaders have held consensus calls, information about consensus level will be added to the document.
-- Document is a work in progress and will continue to evolve. Additional content will be added as discussions continue.
-- Not a public document at this time. It is for the WT 5 members to review and comment.
Slide 6: Structure of the Working Document
-- Change the name of the document: “Working Document Toward Preliminary Draft Report of WT5”.
-- Concerns/objections about some input to the document and number of WT members expressing opinions.
-- Economize on space devoted to 2007.
-- Structure: The questions that we are addressing is what are the terms and conditions for removing protections, or allowing protections subject to terms and conditions.
-- Document seems more like the preparation for a preliminary report, rather than a preliminary report itself. Premature to think we are in the state of preparing a preliminary report. More like a document zero.
-- Troubling to hear that the policy decisions of the Supporting Organization (GNSO) charged with developing recommendations are a waste.
Slide 7: Structure of the Working Document
-- The high-level structure mirrors sections of the Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group Initial Report:
a. What is the relevant 2007 policy and/or implementation guidance (if any)?
b. How was it implemented in the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program?
c. What are the preliminary recommendations and/or implementation guidelines?
d. What are the options under consideration, along with the associated benefits / drawbacks?
e. What specific questions are the PDP WG seeking feedback on?
f. Deliberations
g. Are there other activities in the community that may serve as a dependency or future input to this topic?
3. ICANN62 Planning Update:
Two Cross Community Sessions planned:
-- Session 1: Monday 25 June from 15:15-16:45: Background, Progress and Timeline, Validation of Preliminary Outcomes, Brainstorm Session - Looking for solutions within the existing geographic names process
-- Session 2: Thursday 28 June from 15:15-16:45: Recap of Monday Session Two Discussion Topics (TBD)
-- GAC Communique drafting is on Wednesday afternoon: https://62.schedule.icann.org/meetings/699454 -- 15:15-16:45 27 June
-- How will these cross-community sessions be organized and what is the format?
4. Discussion of Potential Areas of Agreement - Geographic Names in the AGB other than city names:
Slide 12: Geographic Names: 2012 Applicant Guidebook
-- Non-objection letter has helped a lot and not sure why we should change it.
-- The Working Document is a compilation of views, not a consensus document.
-- How to reconcile these views?
[general discussion of views for or against consent/non-objection, as also expressed on the email list and/or stated previously]
-- Third bullet on slides 12 -- the link in page 28 of the document does not resolve to the "Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groups" list.
5. Discussion of City Names - time permitting:
Slide 14: City Names
-- Don't see the logic of comparing the size of the city.
-- Arbitrary thresholds for cities don't help us. Cities change/move.
-- Should not be liberal in giving out pre-emptive rights.
-- Import to look at the principle of being respectful of local laws and policy for what is a city in each country.
6. AOB (5 mins): None.