[council] Singapore Agenda Item: New gTLDs, Subsequent Application Rounds

Tue Mar 18 12:45:34 UTC 2014

I think we can acknowledge that the timeline for Round 2 is off target (by years!), but see no harm I periodically revisiting this commitment, and understanding what obstacles remain in front of it. Otherwise, we run the risk that the next phase of the program is deferred indefinitely, in favor of the hot topic du jour. 

Thank you--

J.

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> On Mar 18, 2014, at 7:31, "Novoa, Osvaldo" <onovoa at Antel.com.uy> wrote:
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> I agree with Mikey.
> Best regards,
> Osvaldo
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> El 18/03/2014, a las 08:28, "Mike O'Connor" <mike at haven2.com<mailto:mike at haven2.com>> escribió:
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> hi all,
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> i’ll speak personally, i haven’t checked with the constituency on this.  i would go a notch further than Jonathan — this item seems premature.  partly because of external events, partly because the rollout *is* taking longer than the framers of the Applicant Guidebook envisaged.  i’m not ruling it out, but my immediate reaction is quite muted.
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> mikey
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> On Mar 18, 2014, at 7:19 AM, Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson at afilias.info<mailto:jrobinson at afilias.info>> wrote:
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> Thanks Bret,
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> I think this item may have got eclipsed by all of the other activity on Friday and over the weekend.
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> In any case, the point is noted and currently I think we can aim to fit this into the weekend sessions.
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> The draft agenda for Wednesday is looking full-ish for a two hour meeting but I am open to persuasion as to whether we discuss this on Wed.
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> Jonathan
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> From: Bret Fausett [mailto:bret at nic.sexy]
> Sent: 14 March 2014 15:39
> To: Council
> Subject: [council] Singapore Agenda Item: New gTLDs, Subsequent Application Rounds
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> Dear Councillors,
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> I would like to propose that we add some time on our Singapore agenda for discussing next steps in preparation for Round 2 of the new gTLD launch. As you may know, in the Applicant Guidebook, ICANN wrote the following about subsequent new gTLD rounds:
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> 1.1.6 Subsequent Application Rounds
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> ICANN’s goal is to launch subsequent gTLD application
> rounds as quickly as possible. The exact timing will be
> based on experiences gained and changes required after
> this round is completed. The goal is for the next application
> round to begin within one year of the close of the
> application submission period for the initial round.
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> ICANN has committed to reviewing the effects of the New
> gTLD Program on the operations of the root zone system
> after the first application round, and will defer the
> delegations in a second application round until it is
> determined that the delegations resulting from the first
> round did not jeopardize root zone system security or
> stability.
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> It is the policy of ICANN that there be subsequent
> application rounds, and that a systemized manner of
> applying for gTLDs be developed in the long term.
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> The "the close of the application submission period for the initial round” was May, 2012, so the goal for the launch of Round 2 has already been missed, by a material amount of time. I think we all would agree that many aspects of the program, from the application process to the review and implementation, should be reviewed and revisited.
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> Let’s spend some time discussing “subsequent application rounds" and see if we can come to a shared understanding of what the proper next steps would be, including the role of the Council and the GNSO in the review process.
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> I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in Singapore.
> 
>       Bret
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