[Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] WT5 Agenda, Work Plan & Consensus Call on Country & Territory Names - Please review before our call.

Thu Aug 9 07:13:48 UTC 2018

Guys,

I have watched the varied discussions ongoing. I am just taking an overall view. May i recommend some suggestions as well.

First we agree that the 3 letter word of ISO distinguishing countries is already a good start and the two letter words are sitting with the ccTLD and three letter word is sitting with gTLD. This one solves the first discussion beyond doubts here. And this is an agreed principle i hope.
Second is criteria on the geonames for full city or country names. I do understand that the discussion is revolving between brands groups and geographical naming. It would be a good process to practise the issue like in France. In france for example the .FR needs clearance to be used as a ccTLD, be it business etc but the paperwork needs to be there. So having a clearance from the government to use .FR as a company etc., is not a bad practice since it limits and ensures the good use of the .FR. We could adopt a process close to that.
Third, we are having an issue which is branding, groups and the real process which is called GEONAMES. May be it would be interesting to get views from a specialist within ISO, UN and also perhaps WPO on the matter. It may be interesting to get some proper views of how they manage brands and different approaches. We need to be cognizant that we need to ensure a total capability for everyone. I am sure we can get an outside perspective of those together. Can i suggest the leaders of the team write to the different organisations asking a view of how they organise and what can also be of solution. I am not saying we are doing a bad work but generally i seem to believe we will be running around in circles. Just a suggestion.

I as each and everyone wants to see things moving forward. We also need to understand that our suggestions and recommendations can ensure ICANN makes money to survive. We also need to ensure balance. As much as we always fight for status quo most of the time we need to evolve the idea. So my suggestion is above to get some real outside views from the organisations/institutions. 

We need to show that the work can be done else we will end up with another committee and end up with another EPDP perhaps a replacement to WHOIS/RDS ——

My two cents.

> On Aug 8, 2018, at 22:32, Emily Barabas <emily.barabas at icann.org <mailto:emily.barabas at icann.org>> wrote:
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> Dear Work Track members,
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> On the call today, there was a request to provide additional information about how the attached proposed draft recommendations would translate into changes to the 2012 Applicant Guidebook text.
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> Please find this information below. Text in blue italics are notes from staff.
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> 2.2.1.3.2 String Requirements
> Part III - Policy Requirements for Generic Top-Level Domains – These requirements apply to all prospective top- level domain strings applied for as gTLDs.
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> 3.1  Applied-for gTLD strings in ASCII must be composed of three or more visually distinct characters. Two- character ASCII strings are not permitted, to avoid conflicting with current and future country codes based on the ISO 3166-1 standard. 
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> [No changes were suggested to this text. Note that AGB section 2.2.1.3.2 Part III 3.1 addresses all two-character ASCII strings, but the draft recommendation only addresses a sub-set of the strings included in this section, namely two-character letter-letter ASCII combinations.]
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> 2.2.1.4.1 Treatment of Country or Territory Names
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> Applications for strings that are country or territory names will not be approved, as they are not available under the New gTLD Program in this application round. A string shall be considered to be a country or territory name if: 
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> it is an alpha-3 code listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard.
> it is a long-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard, or a translation of the long-form name in any languageofficial languages of the country and the official UN languages.
> it is a short-form name listed in the ISO 3166-1 standard, or a translation of the short-form name in any languageofficial languages of the country and the official UN languages.
> it is the short- or long-form name association with a code that has been designated as “exceptionally reserved” by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency.
> it is a separable component of a country name designated on the “Separable Country Names List,” or is a translation of a name appearing on the list, in any language official languages of the country and the official UN languages. See the Annex at the end of this module.
> it is a permutation or transposition of any of the names included in items (i) through (v). Permutations include removal of spaces, insertion of punctuation, and addition or removal of grammatical articles like “the.” A transposition is considered a change in the sequence of the long or short–form name, for example, “RepublicCzech” or “IslandsCayman.” [Note: No changes were suggested to this text, but the draft recommendation points out that the existing language is confusing and should be revised to more clearly reflect the original intent of provision.] 
> vii. it is a name by which a country is commonly known, as demonstrated by evidence that the country is recognized by that name by an intergovernmental or treaty organization.  
> Kind regards,
> Emily
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> From: Emily Barabas <emily.barabas at icann.org <mailto:emily.barabas at icann.org>>
> Date: Wednesday, 8 August 2018 at 13:09
> To: Martin Sutton <martin at brandregistrygroup.org <mailto:martin at brandregistrygroup.org>>, "gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org>" <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org>>
> Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] WT5 Agenda, Work Plan & Consensus Call on Country & Territory Names - Please review before our call.
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> Dear Work Track members,
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> Please find attached suggested revisions to the draft recommendations shared yesterday. Please note that this revised text includes clarifications and typo corrections only. Feedback on some of the more substantive issues will be discussed further on today’s call.
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> Kind regards,
> Emily
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> From: Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces at icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of Martin Sutton <martin at brandregistrygroup.org <mailto:martin at brandregistrygroup.org>>
> Date: Monday, 6 August 2018 at 14:45
> To: "gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org>" <gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org <mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5 at icann.org>>
> Subject: [Gnso-newgtld-wg-wt5] WT5 Agenda, Work Plan & Consensus Call on Country & Territory Names - Please review before our call.
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> Dear Work Track members,
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> Please find below the proposed agenda for the WT5 call on Wednesday 8 August at 13:00 UTC:
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> 1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates
> 2. Review of Consensus Call Process and Work Plan
> 3. Consensus Call on Country and Territory Names
> 4. Wrap Up - Non-AGB Terms
> 5. AOB
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> On our upcoming call, the leadership team will introduce a work plan aimed at wrapping up WT5’s work and delivering an Initial Report by the end of September. In maintaining this timeline, the leadership is seeking to ensure that Work Track 5 inputs can be effectively integrated into the work of the broader New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group in time for delivery of the PDP’s Final Report. A copy of the work plan is attached.
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> As outlined in the work plan, the leadership team will be holding a series of consensus calls on potential recommendations to include in WT5’s Initial Report. These will be introduced in clusters, with the first set of recommendations focusing on country and territory names. The draft recommendations, which will be discussed on Wednesday, are attached. Work Track members are encouraged to review and provide feedback on these draft recommendations prior to the call on Wednesday. The leadership team will officially open the consensus call on this topic following Wednesday’s call. For more information on the consensus call process that will be followed, please see the GNSO Working Group Guidelines, Section 3.6:https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-18jun18-en.pdf [gnso.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_sites_default_files_file_field-2Dfile-2Dattach_annex-2D1-2Dgnso-2Dwg-2Dguidelines-2D18jun18-2Den.pdf&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mBQzlSaM6eYCHFBU-v48zs-QSrjHB0aWmHuE4X4drzI&m=NVtIpaem-VqCNPYPOoZhv9ofczsIO-e3-mM3UoaoTMA&s=g15pYjxotpxtjftphXYKDMOR0bso7mS5i2CXTIVfcww&e=>.
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> Kind regards,
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> WT5 Co-Leads
> Annebeth Lange
> Javier Rua
> Olga Cavalli
> Martin Sutton
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