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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Work Track 5 members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please see below the action items and notes from the meeting today (11 July). <i>These high-level notes are designed to help WG members navigate through the content of the call and are not a substitute for the recording, transcript, or the chat, which will be posted on the wiki.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>See also the attached slides as well as the Working Document at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRzHr2FxSTYHX1I8F3FHSt6Bo1cvJsKyWX8WZXRUXAo/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRzHr2FxSTYHX1I8F3FHSt6Bo1cvJsKyWX8WZXRUXAo/edit</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Julie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Julie Hedlund, Policy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Notes/Action Items:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Action Items:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Change the calls to 90 minutes every other week.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoPlainText style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>WT5 members should review and comment on the collaborative working document<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Notes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1. Welcome/Agenda Review/SOI Updates <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- No SOI updates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Change calls to 90 minutes every other week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>2. Recap of ICANN62 sessions <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 5, Session 1 Feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some of the Session 1 feedback received:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Support for universal protections – based on local or national laws, UN lists. Should respect their historical, sometimes unique, identifiers. -- Against universal protections – no universal definition of city. No basis for this level of protections. Local laws only applicable in jurisdiction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Relevant govt/public authorities – could depend on which city applicant is targeting. Or may be dependent upon a certain list of non-capital city names.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 6, Session 1 Feedback, Cont.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Definitive list of protected terms - support for a list, but unclear if there is such a list. Some suggestions of using UN lists, population, airport locations.-- Should usage matter – some support for existing rules, where govt/public authority approval needed only when used as a city name. If approval is needed regardless of usage, difficult to determine what entity can grant approval (e.g., all cities with the same name?).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 7, Session 2 Feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Discussed principles as they relate to non-capital city names:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Purpose: principles may be used as a way to evaluate potential proposed solutions and help the group focus on high-level goals.-- Sought additional proposals “in the middle” between extremes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some of the session 2 feedback:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Suggestion that rather than meeting in the middle, it could be about improving the parts of the existing process that did not work as well as they could have.-- General support for the principles, with the addition of “simplicity”-- How do we create incentives for parties to work together?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 8: Results of the Sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Interactive discussions validating many of the key points and positions raised in the Work Track but from new participants.-- Additional new points and ideas raised; Some common ground identified on principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Input from the Cross-Community sessions is included in the working document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Unless someone has a view that presents a middle ground, it is not useful to comment if the comment does not present anything new.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Question: To what use will the working document ultimately be put? Is it the beginnings of an official document of the working group or is it only some kind of brainstorming document? Thanks Answer: The document is intended to capture ideas, arguments, and proposals to support future discussion and eventually assist in the development of the WT's outputs. Many ideas have been raised, and it attempts to help ensure that no threads of the conversation are lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Is it time for us to start identifying where we have general agreement, and where we have divergence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- To help find common ground: We spend a lot of time going back and forth on the type of names, lists, uses -- but very little time on the type of protection or way that the issue can be raised. We would be far better served to look at challenge-type protections, rather than preventive/prescriptive-type protections. That would allow each challenge to be evaluated on its merit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>3. Non-Capital City Names <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 10: Principles and Next Steps<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Reminder: Why focus on Principles?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- If we agree on the principles, we can test our potential changes against them to make sure we are on the right track.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>During the Cross-Community Sessions, some support was expressed for several principles, detailed on the following slides. Does the Work Track still feel that these are valid? Summary of proposed principles:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Allow for new non-capital city gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Increase predictability for all parties-- Reducing the reasons and likelihood for conflict within the process, as well as after delegation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Simplicity – simple to understand, follow, and implement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What other principles should be considered? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Would it be helpful to look at some of the solutions proposed in the Work Track for non-capital city names in light of these principles?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Add predictability of time frames.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- We should try to isolate what we think were the problems in the last round that we are trying to address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Question: What does "allow for new non-capital city gTLDs" mean? Does it mean should govts be allowed to exclusively own words referring to cities? A clarification of meaning would be helpful. Answer: Noting that a principle could be that non-capital city gTLDs should be allowed. Answer: Essentially, the principle is to allow these strings to be delegated, as opposed, for example, to being reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- We could come up with 10 principles and then look at ideal implementation. So, principles at the top and then ideal implementation. Then we map each of our issues against the ideal implementation. So -- it looks like Part A: Principles; Part B: Policy (pretty empty just yet) and Part C: Ideal Implementation...we then think about how to match our principles with ideal implementation in each case and then the policy will fall from it...then we ditch the Implementation text and put that somewhere in a Best Practices Guideline...just thinking about how to structure a practical document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Change the principle: to allow for new gTLDs, whether that is a non-capital city, or a brand, or a generic, or professional restricted. The principle should be in favor of application and delegation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- The third principle regarding "conflict" assumes that there is agreement a "conflict" exists but I understand there are divergent views as to whether there is or isn't a conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Keep on focusing on problems that require solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- As we point out problems from the last round, we should be careful to distinguish between problems caused by someone being delegated a non-capital city name vs. problems that were caused by the flawed ICANN objection process itself. We don't want to fix a problem caused by the ICANN process by doubling down on the problem and just doing even more of the same that caused the problems in the first place. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- When there are competing legitimate interests, it is appropriate that those interests be given an opportunity to apply, so assuming "reducing conflict" is not necessarily a bad thing, because it is a process that allows for competing legitimate interests to be resolved fairly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- In some countries there are laws that are changing quickly -- could one say that they are changing because of difficulties that people have encountered? Has there been any record of any continuous systematic rejection for all geographic names? Look at where are the bottlenecks and find solutions for that -- we can't find solutions for everything.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- What is a possible norm that could take into account the competing interests?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Regarding bottlenecks or other problems encountered, Greg started a list of cases: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jPa4jdBgo8P2aC6G4pzLoFTfyocIeon8qVD7Q9mlM5A/edit#gid=0<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Continue to add ideas to the Working Document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Example of non-capital city place name: Bingo is an example of a TLD from the first round that also corresponds to a non-capital city names. 15 places it turns out. See https://us.geotargit.com/called.php?qcity=Bingo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- What interest is being served by letters of non-objection for Bingo from the non-capital cities? They may be interested and also confusion of the usage of the same name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Confusion cannot be easily assumed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>4. Potential Geographic Terms Not Included in the 2012 AGB <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Slide 12: Principles -- Terms not in the 2012 AGB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We have previously discussed potential categories of strings not included in the Applicant Guidebook that may be considered geographic names.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do the principles identified for non-capital city names also apply to potential solutions for non-AGB terms?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Allow for new gTLDs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Predictability<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Reducing the reasons for conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Simplicity<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If yes, why? If no, what principles might we apply?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Discussion:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- Suggest we start the process around the remedies or tools -- do it backwards. Helpful to try a different approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>5. AOB: None<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>