Thanks Marilia for the update. Just applied. WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member Web/OGPL Portal Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:03 PM, Marilia Maciel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > The call for volunteers for the working group on new gTLD subsequent > procedures has been launched. Those interested can join either as a group > member or an observer (see distinction below). This policy development > process will be dedicated to the topic which is at the heart of ICANN's > mission and its existence. It will determine how the gTLD space will expand > in the future, by identifying lessons learned and proposing changes. > > The policy will touch upon issues that are of key importance to > non-commercial groups: community applications, applicant's freedom of > expression, rights protection mechanisms, support to developing countries, > application fees, public interest, and much more. > > This will be a massive PDP which will need the involvement of a large > number of people from our group. Please consider applying for this working > group. > > All the best, > Marília > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nathalie Peregrine <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 9:25 AM > Subject: [council] Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process > (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > > > Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group > on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-01-27-en#> > In Brief > > The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers > to serve on a PDP Working Group (WG) to develop recommendations for New > generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Subsequent Procedures. The GNSO Council > approved the WG's charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/igo-ingo-crp-access-charter-24jun14-en.pdf> > [PDF, 603 KB] on 21 January 2016, tasking this PDP to determine whether > changes or adjustments to the existing policy recommendations on the > Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains are needed. > What This Team Will Do > > The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Working Group (WG) is tasked with > calling upon the community's collective experiences from the 2012 New gTLD > Program round to determine what, if any, changes may need to be made to the > existing *Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm>* > policy recommendations from 8 August 2007. As the original policy > recommendations as adopted by the GNSO Council and ICANN Board have "been > designed to produce a systemized and ongoing mechanisms for applicants to > propose new top-level domains", those policy recommendations remain in > place for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program unless the GNSO > Council would decide to modify those policy recommendations via this PDP. > The work of this PDP WG follows the efforts of the New gTLD Subsequent > Procedures Discussion Group (DG), which identified a set of issues/subjects > for a future PDP WG to consider in their deliberations and recommend > whether to: > > - Clarify, amend or override existing policy principles, > recommendations, and implementation guidance; > - Develop new policy recommendations; > - Supplement or develop new implementation guidance. > > As part of the PDP WG deliberations, the PDP WG should consider at a > minimum, the subjects detailed in the Final Issue Report. These subjects > have been organized in groupings suggested by the DG that may facilitate > deliberations on related subjects. However, additional work methods, such > as those described in the Final Issue Report, or other methods identified > by the PDP WG may be more appropriate to undertake the work. > > In addition to the work of the PDP WG, a number of new gTLD review > efforts are underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDP WG. > Therefore, this PDP WG should not be limited to the issues identified by > the DG and should take into account the findings from the parallel efforts > external to the PDP WG. > How This Team Will Work > > ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP WG > will be recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. > The mailing list for the PDP WG will be archived publicly. The group will > collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all final work > products and milestones will be documented on the WG's wiki > <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PDP+Home>. > The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf> > [PDF, 349 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-2-pdp-manual-24jun15-en.pdf> > [PDF, 260 KB]. > How to Participate > > There are two ways to volunteer: > > - *Individual Members* – anyone interested can volunteer to join the > PDP WG as a WG member, regardless of whether they are members of the > ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to > mailing list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated that the > PDP WG will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference. > Members are expected to provide essential input to the process. Members > will be required to provide a Statement of Interests (SOI > <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>). > - *Mailing list observers* – for those who are merely interested in > monitoring the WG's conversations, there is the possibility to sign up > as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to the mailing > list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to post, will not > receive invitations to the various meetings or calls of the WG and > will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any point in time, a > mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply by informing > the GNSO Secretariat. > > In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through public > consultations and public comment processes that the PDP WG is expected to > organize. > How to Join > > If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant or > mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form > <http://goo.gl/forms/FRNZ4pSQl9> or send the PDF document > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-pdp-27jan16-en.pdf> > [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat <[log in to unmask]>. > > All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. > Next Steps > > In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for volunteers be > circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure broad representation > and participation in the WG. This call will remain open until the PDP WG > convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it is anticipated that the > PDP WG may convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular > online meetings will be scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG's work > plan, which it is expected to develop as one of its first tasks. > Further Information and Preparation > > For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are strongly > encouraged to review the following materials prior to the first meeting of > the PDP WG. > > - The Final Issue Report > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-04dec15-en.pdf> > [PDF, 1.38 MB] > - The approved charter > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan16-en.pdf> > [PDF, 196 KB] > - Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki > <https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/New+gTLD+Subsequent+Procedures+PDP+Home>, > such as the 2007 Final Report and other relevant information. > > Background > > In 2005, the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) began a Policy > Development Process (PDP) to consider the introduction of new gTLDs. The > two-year PDP process resulted in a set of 19 GNSO policy recommendations > for implementing new gTLDs. In order to implement the policy > recommendations of the GNSO, a number of draft Applicant Guidebooks > (AGBs) were developed by ICANN staff in consultation with the > community.In June 2011, ICANN's Board of Directors approved the final AGB > and authorized the launch of the New gTLD Program. > > The New gTLD Program application window opened on 12 January 2012 and a > total of 1930 complete applications were received. The first set of Initial > Evaluation results were released on 22 March 2013, followed by the first > set of new gTLD delegations on 21 October 2013. > > All applications have now completed the evaluation process and as of mid > January 2016, there are nearly 900 gTLDs delegated and approximately 450 > applications still proceeding through the remaining steps of the program. > Although the 2012 round is ongoing, efforts to examine the round have > already begun, which included the creation of the GNSO New gTLD > Subsequent Procedures Discussion Group (DG) > <http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/inactive/2015/non-pdp-new-gtld>. > The DG was created by the GNSO Council to discuss the experiences gained > from the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program and to identify subjects that > might lead to changes or adjustments for subsequent application procedures. > The DG prepared its final deliverables, which included a set of subjects > that it anticipated would be analyzed in detail in the context of an Issue > Report. On 24 June 2015 the GNSO Council passed a resolution requesting > the drafting of a Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent > Procedures. > > In accordance with the PDP Rules, the Preliminary Issue Report was > published for public comment on 31 August 2015. Following review of the > public comments received, the Staff Manager updated the Issue Report > accordingly and submitted the Final Issue Report to the GNSO Council for > its consideration. The GNSO Council officially initiated the PDP on New > gTLD Subsequent Procedures on 17 December 2015, followed by adoption of > the PDP WG's charter on 21 January 2016. > > > > -- > *Marília Maciel* > Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio > Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law > School > http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts > > DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu > PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ > Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - > http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en > >