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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29oct12-en.htm">http://gnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-29oct12-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Volunteers: IGN-INGO Protections Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group Members<br>Date: <span class=date-display-single>29 October 2012</span> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><h3><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Introduction</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>At its meeting on 17 October 2012, the GNSO Council initiated a Policy Development Process (PDP) on the Protection of Certain International Organization Names in all GTLDs. (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/resolutions#20121017-2"><span lang=EN-US>20121017-2</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>). The GNSO Council decided at this meeting that a group of volunteers should now be convened to draft the charter for the IGO-INGO PDP Working Group, which is to be approved by the GNSO Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Task of the Drafting Team</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Drafting Team will be tasked with developing a charter for the PDP Working Group on the Protection of Certain International Organization Names in all GTLDs. The Charter should include, at a minimum, the following elements as specified in the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/summary-gnso-wg-guidelines-06apr11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Working Group Guidelines</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Working Group identification; Mission, Purpose and Deliverables; Formation, Staffing and Organization, and; Rules of Engagement. The proposed charter will be submitted to the GNSO Council for its consideration. Upon completion of the Charter by the Drafting Team, the Working Group will then begin execution of the Charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Volunteers</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you are interested to participate, please send an email to the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Secretariat</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. You will be required to complete a </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs"><span lang=EN-US>Statement of Interest</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> in order to participate. It is proposed that the group meet each Wednesday at 18:00 UTC for two hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Background Information on the Issue</span></em><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ICANN Board has requested policy advice from the GNSO Council and the GAC on whether special protections should be afforded for the names and acronyms of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement ("RCRC"), the International Olympic Committee ("IOC") and/or International Government Organizations ("IGOs").<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In September 2011, the GAC sent advice to the GNSO with a proposal for granting second level protections based upon the protections afforded to IOC/RCRC at the first level during the initial round of new gTLD applications, and that such protections are permanent. As a result of the GAC proposal submitted to the GNSO, the GNSO IOC/RCRC Drafting Team was formed and created a set of recommendations for protecting the IOC/RCRC names at the second level of the initial round new gTLDs, including the initiation of an "expedited PDP" to determine appropriate permanent protections for the RCRC and IOC names.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The latest inquiry to examine the issue of protecting IGO names emerged as a result of a request from the ICANN Board in response to letters received from the OECD and other IGOs in December 2011. Specifically, IGOs are seeking ICANN approval of protections at the top level that, at a minimum, are similar to those afforded to the RCRC and IOC in the Applicant Guidebook. In addition, IGOs are seeking a pre-emptive mechanism to protect their names at the second level. On 11 March 2012, the ICANN Board formally requested that the GNSO Council and the GAC provide policy advice on the IGO's request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Final Issue Report was submitted by ICANN Staff on 1 October 2012 (see </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>) and in this report a number of issues are outlined that will need further consideration during the PDP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The GNSO Council approved the IGO-INGO PDP at its 17 October 2012 meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Recommended Reading for Volunteers</span></em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/protection-igo-names-final-issue-report-01oct12-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>Final Issue Report on the Protection of IGO Names</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://gnso.icann.org/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"><span lang=EN-US>GNSO Working Group Guidelines, including charter guidelines</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>Glen de Saint Géry <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>GNSO Secretariat <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>gnso.secretariat@gnso.icann.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:FR'>http://gnso.icann.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>