[Gnso-igo-ingo] Reconvened WG - Red Cross Society Names Protections - Update

[Heather Forrest]

Many thanks, Berry and Thomas, for your continued hard work here.

I particularly appreciate the detailed timeline, and the efforts already
expended to meet it.

Best wishes,

Heather Forrest


On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 11:14 PM, <mail at berrycobb.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
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> I wanted to provide you an update on the Reconvened WG effort regarding
> the protection of Red Cross National Society names.
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> In consultation with the Red Cross representatives, they have provided an
> update that they are on target for the end of April to complete the
> definitive list of identifiers (193 orgs) to be considered for reservation
> protection.  You will recall at our last session they provided examples of
> 12 National Societies where there was general agreement on the variations
> and the parameters that define those variations.  In parallel, staff has
> started drafting the WG’s report that will outline the background of this
> issue, the WG’s deliberations, and proposed recommendations.  The intent is
> to have both deliverables ready for review by the WG at our next meeting.
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> Shortly, you will see a calendar invite for *10 May 2018 at 14:00 UTC for
> 90 minutes*.  At this session, we will first review the definitive list
> and deliberate on issues, if any.  We will also review the draft report.
> The following is a proposed timeline to complete this effort.  Staff and
> Thomas realize this will be a challenging time given the competition with
> GDPR efforts, but this group has committed to conclude at the end of June.
> As you will see, assuming the WG achieves consensus and no frictions with
> GDPR, this effort will may be behind schedule around mid-July.  The WG can
> consider having a shorter comment period of 30 days given the reduced scope
> of this issue, but the WG should consider the balance of the 40 day rule
> versus delivering on time.  We’re happy to have members thoughts on the
> mailing list in the meantime.
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> Proposed timeline:
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> ·         10 May: WG Meeting
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> ·         18 May: Launch Public Comment proceeding for 40 days
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> ·         25 June: Start of ICANN61 – Staff has not planned on having a
> session at the meeting, at best an update to the Council
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> ·         27 June: Close of Public comment
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> ·         05 July: WG Meeting to review comments (don’t anticipate a ton
> of comments)
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> ·         13 July: Submit Report to Council
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> Thank you for your time, and please submit your thoughts/comments on the
> mailing list.
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> Berry A. Cobb
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