[ispcp] Recent GNSO developments

[Greg Ruth]

This is just a quick note to bring you up to date on a couple of recent
developments in the GNSO.

In the December teleconference the Council proposed to consider forming
two new working groups:

1. One to review the creation of a reserved words list for the top
level and update the list for the second level for gTLDs

Marilyn Cade and Chuck Gomes drafted terms of reference for
consideration.

2. One to review the sunrise processes used by recent gTLDs and ccTLDs
(e.g .eu) and determine whether a standardised process that is scalable
for many new gTLDs is feasible.

Kristina Rosette and Ute Decker drafted terms of reference for
consideration.

These are *not* policy development efforts; rather they're simply
(short-term) explorations of the issues involved.  If the Council
concludes that there is a need for policy development, PDPs will be
spun off later.  Even so, the formation of such WGs has met with some
opposition.  In the teleconference today (18 Jan) the formation of the
first of these WGs was approved.  No decision was made on the formation
of the second (sunrise) WG; that will be discussed for another 2 weeks
and voted on in a special Council teleconference on 1 February.



 
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