[ALAC-Announce] Updated: Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures

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**With correct Charter url, apologies**

> Call for Volunteers: GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group on
> New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
> 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 
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan
> 16-en.pdf> 's charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan
> 16-en.pdf>  
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan
> 16-en.pdf>   
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan
> 16-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 PDPWG 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 PDPWG may be
> more appropriate to undertake the work.
> 
> In addition to the work of the PDPWG, a number of new gTLD review efforts are
> underway which may have an impact on the work of this PDPWG. 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
> PDPWG.
> How This Team Will Work
> ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDPWG will be
> recorded, and the recordings will be made available to the public. The mailing
> list for the PDPWG 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 GNSOPDP 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 PDPWG 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-e
> n.pdf>  [PDF, 76 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat
> <mailto:gnso-secs at icann.org> .
> 
> 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 PDPWG may
> convene online in late February 2016. Following that, regular online meetings
> will be scheduled in accordance with the PDPWG'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
> PDPWG.
> * The Final Issue Report
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-final-issue-0
> 4dec15-en.pdf>  [PDF, 1.38 MB]
> * The approved charter
> <http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/new-gtlds/subsequent-procedures-charter-21jan
> 16-en.pdf>  [PDF, 196 KB]
> * Materials available at the PDPWG'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 PDPWG's charter on 21 January 2016.
> 
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