Fwd: [council] Public Comments Requested on Initial Draft Fast-Track Mechanism for ,Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs

[Robin Gross]

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> Date: February 2, 2008 10:50:44 AM PST
> To: "'Council GNSO'" <council at gnso.icann.org>
> Subject: [council] Public Comments Requested on Initial Draft Fast- 
> Track Mechanism for ,Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs
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> *Public Comments Requested on Initial Draft Fast-Track Mechanism for
> Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs*
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-01feb08.htm>
> <http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-31jan08.htm>
>
> This is a first Discussion Draft of the Initial Report of the IDNC
> Working Group (IDNC WG). It is published for comment and input from  
> the
> ICANN community.
> The Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs Under A Fast  
> Track Mechanism:
> Draft Initial Report of the IDNC Working Group [PDF, 43K]
> http://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/draft-initial-report-idnc- 
> wg-01feb08.pdf
> Public Comments reqeusted by 26 February 2008
>
> This is a first Discussion Draft of the Initial Report of the IDNC  
> Working Group (IDNC WG). It is published for comment and input from  
> the ICANN community. This document has not been signed-off on by  
> the IDNC Working Group whose members will continue to provide their  
> own comments and input during this consultation period.
>
> The IDNC WG was charted by ICANN's Board to develop and report on  
> feasible methods, if any, that would enable the introduction, in a  
> timely manner and in a manner that ensures the continued security  
> and stability of the Internet, of a limited number of non- 
> contentious IDN ccTLDs, associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter  
> codes (both the official code list of ISO 3166-1 and the list of  
> reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements), while the overall IDN ccTLD  
> policy is being developed.
>
> The scope of the IDNC WG is limited to developing feasible methods  
> (for the introduction of a limited number of IDN ccTLDs) that do  
> not pre-empt the policy outcomes of the IDN cc Policy Development  
> Process (ccPDP) for which an Issue Report is currently being  
> prepared. In preparing the ccPDP Issue Report, the Issue Manager  
> will identify policies, procedures, and/or by-laws that need to be  
> reviewed and, if necessary revised, in connection with the  
> development and implementation of any IDN ccTLD policy. Further,  
> the Issue Manager will take into account the joint ccNSO GAC Issues  
> Paper, input from other ICANN Supporting Organisations and Advisory  
> Committees, public comments, technical limitations and requirements  
> including the IDNA Guidelines, and any other matters that the Issue  
> Manager considers to be of relevance.
>
> Under the IDNC WG charter, in considering feasible fast track  
> methods, the IDNC WG must take into account and be guided by:
>
>     * The overarching requirement to preserve the security and  
> stability of the DNS;
>     * Compliance with the IDNA protocols;
>     * Input and advice from the technical community in respect to  
> the implementation of IDNs;
>     * Current practices for the delegation of ccTLDs.
>
> The fast track approach requires two specific mechanisms which are  
> addressed in this report:
>
>    1. A mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string (See  
> Section 3 of the report); and
>    2. A mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager (See Section 4  
> of the report).
>
> The purpose of this report is to inform and report to the community  
> on the topics and issues as identified by the IDNC WG that need to  
> be considered in developing each of the two mechanisms, and to seek  
> input and comments on them. This report, and the comments received,  
> will be used to structure and propose potential mechanisms in the  
> next phase of the fast track (See Section 5 of the report for the  
> Interim Report Schedule). As stated above, the outcome of the fast  
> track cannot pre-empt the outcome of the ccPDP. All of the issues/ 
> topics raised regarding the fast track mechanisms also are being  
> raised under the ccPDP. Thus, the solutions reached for the  
> purposes of the fast track, out of necessity, have to be as limited  
> as possible.
>
> Comments on this report are encouraged to be submitted by 26  
> February 2008 via email to idn-cctld-fast-track at icann.org. An  
> archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http:// 
> forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.
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> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
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