[CPWG] Fwd: Message to RALO liaisons to WT5

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Forwarded for Yrjö as this was rejected by CPWG list.


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Subject: 	Message to RALO liaisons to WT5
Date: 	Tue, 7 Aug 2018 16:57:51 +0000
From: 	Yrjö Länsipuro <yrjo_lansipuro at hotmail.com>
To: 	ali at hussein.me.ke <ali at hussein.me.ke>, maureen.hilyard at gmail.com
<maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>, carlosaguirre62 at hotmail.com
<carlosaguirre62 at hotmail.com>, mmoll at ca.inter.net <mmoll at ca.inter.net>
CC: 	staff at atlarge.icann.org <staff at atlarge.icann.org>, cpwg at icann.org
<cpwg at icann.org>, Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca>, ocl at gih.com
<ocl at gih.com>



Dear fellow RALO WT5 liaisons,

 

An action item from the ALAC call 24 April asks me to take the
initiative to develop a common ALAC position on geographic names in the
subsequent gTLD procedures. During  that call,  Alan suggested that this
effort could involve the five RALO liaisons to the WT5 and other
interested people, and mentioned also CPWG.

 

I have not acted so far on this AI, because in my view, our only
meaningful contribution to the WT5 process would be to suggest
compromises to its most difficult issues, including  names of
non-capital cities, which WT5 has spent most of its time on, mostly
engaged in a  fruitless dispute between the extremes.  The atmosphere so
far might not have been conducive for discussing compromise proposals...

 

However,  at ICANN62, there finally was a push by co-chairs for “meeting
in the middle”, especially concerning non-capital cities, and for
"seeking convergence on principles." See slides of the 28 June session:
https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/179943/1530207670.pdf?1530207670 
<https://static.ptbl.co/static/attachments/179943/1530207670.pdf?1530207670>

 

Now might be the time for an ALAC contribution along the lines that Alan
has often repeated: there should be no big winners and big losers in the
WT 5.  In others words, a compromise, something in the middle.

 

That’s why I’m asking for your thoughts, ideas and suggestions on how we
could facilitate finding compromises in the WT5, especially on the issue
of non-capital cities. This is late in the day in the life of WT5, so
please react soon.After an email exchange, we could ask the staff to
arrange a call, if necessary.  I’m also asking CPWG to take note of this
effort,  the results of which I hope could be presented to CPWG soon.


Yrjö

 

 


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