[Gnso-newgtld-wg] - Drafting Teams Call for Volunteers

Thu Feb 9 14:06:43 UTC 2017

Dear Steve,

hope all is well on your side. I put my name down in the first group, 
categories.

cheers

Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
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Skype: carlos.raulg
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On 8 Feb 2017, at 19:33, Steve Chan wrote:

> Dear WG Members,
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> During recent full WG calls, it was agreed that in order to drive 
> progress, drafting teams should be established for a handful of the 
> overarching issues. The expectation is that these drafting teams will 
> be able to develop proposals that can then be considered by the full 
> WG. Please review the three calls for volunteers below and follow the 
> instructions to participate in any or all where you are interested.
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> Please indicate your interest by 15 February so that these teams can 
> initiate their work in a timely manner.
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> If you have any questions, please let WG leadership or staff know.
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> Best,
>
> Steve
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> Call for Volunteers – Subsequent Procedure Drafting Teams
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> 1.       Charter Topic: Different TLD Types 
> (https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw)
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> What This Team Will Do: The WG is seeking to define the 
> characteristics of the preliminary set of categories identified by the 
> WG, then determine what changes could be needed. This drafting team 
> will prepare a set of draft outputs that will be considered by the 
> full WG. The anticipated deliverables include:
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> ·         A matrix that pinpoints the specific characteristics of the 
> categories
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> ·         At least at a high level, the related changes to the 
> application process, evaluation criteria, and contractual requirements 
> that would likely be necessary and perhaps unique to certain 
> categories/characteristics.
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> ·         Any enforcement mechanisms that may be needed as a result 
> of establishing different paths to obtaining a new gTLD.
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> ·         A recommendation as to whether the creation of applicable 
> categories is necessary or whether the unique aspects of those 
> categories can be handled through the existing processes.
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> Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing
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> How This Team Will Work: This drafting team may employ a variety of 
> mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting 
> team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via 
> Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the 
> email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces 
> (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki).
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> How to Participate: Simply add your name to the sign-up document here 
> (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing). 
> The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the 
> WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an 
> email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.
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> 2.       Charter Topic: Predictability/Community Engagement 
> (https://community.icann.org/x/Nz2AAw and 
> https://community.icann.org/x/IT2AAw)
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> What This Team Will Do: Preliminarily, the WG has determined that a 
> framework for predictability and change control may help mitigate the 
> destabilizing effect from unforeseen issues encountered after policy 
> implementation and/or program launch. Some elements of the framework 
> could include determining what factors should be predictable (e.g., 
> outcomes, timeframes, input from the community, etc.), expectations 
> for what could cause change and the scope of an acceptable level of 
> change, how fundamental changes are dealt with, etc. This drafting 
> team will prepare a set of draft outputs that will considered by the 
> full WG.
>
>    
>
> Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing
>
>    
>
> How This Team Will Work: This drafting team may employ a variety of 
> mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting 
> team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via 
> Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the 
> email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces 
> (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki).
>
>    
>
> How to Participate: Simply add your name to the sign-up document here 
> (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing). 
> The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the 
> WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an 
> email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.
>
>    
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>     
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> 3.       Charter Topic: Applications Assessed in Rounds 
> (https://community.icann.org/x/Jz2AAw)
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> What This Team Will Do: The WG agreed that there should be an ongoing 
> process that is clearly defined and provides clear guidance on how and 
> when applications will be accepted in the future, however, it has yet 
> to establish specific details to promote these features. The WG has 
> agreed that a drafting team should document the issue, identify 
> requirements, and propose a solution or solutions for consideration by 
> the full WG. The WG has already considered several options detailed 
> below, but the drafting team would not be limited to just these ideas:
>
> ·         A fixed set of rounds (or perhaps defined by certain 
> criteria to determine the “extent of demand”), followed by some 
> form of steady state.
>
> o    The steady state could be first come, first served, though issues 
> have been identified with this approach (e.g., may favor ICANN 
> insiders, may cause a strain on ICANN systems, may promote hastily 
> prepared applications, etc.)
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> o    The steady state could be annual windows, or something similar 
> (e.g., three months of application acceptance, remaining 9 months to 
> complete evaluation, repeat on a yearly basis).
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> ·         Immediately settling into a steady state.
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>    
>
> Documentation of deliberations to date can be found here: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Sd6mpO5MqHl7BHOl9HBENDgUvcqQ04QumbVNfVu-FM/edit?usp=sharing
>
>    
>
> How This Team Will Work: This drafting team may employ a variety of 
> mechanisms to address its work. It is anticipated that the drafting 
> team will complete its work primarily over email, collaborating via 
> Google Docs, and occasional meetings. Meetings will be recorded, the 
> email list archived, and the group will utilize public workspaces 
> (i.e., Google Docs, Wiki).
>
>    
>
> How to Participate: Simply add your name to the sign-up document here 
> (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-OoBec_Q6nnBofBvcTnfAotFh7yq07HUM7kxh62SYo/edit?usp=sharing). 
> The only requirement to participate is that you are a member of the 
> WG. If you have any issues accessing the Google Doc, you can send an 
> email to staff instead and we can add your name on your behalf.
>
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> Steven Chan

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