Begin forwarded message: > From: "[log in to unmask]" > <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 2, 2008 10:50:44 AM PST > To: "'Council GNSO'" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [council] Public Comments Requested on Initial Draft Fast- > Track Mechanism for ,Introduction of a Limited Number of IDN ccTLDs > > > [To: council[at]gnso.icann.org; liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org] > [To: regional-liaisons[at]icann.org] > > *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 [log in to unmask] An > archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http:// > forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/. > > This file last mod > > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat - ICANN > gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]