[ALAC] Fwd: call for volunteers: ccPDP4 on the (de)selection of IDN ccTLD strings
Maureen Hilyard
maureen.hilyard at gmail.com
Fri Jul 17 15:05:43 UTC 2020
Hi everyone
Please see the request below from the ccNSO. They are seeking volunteers
from within At-Large to represent the ALAC on a working group to look at an
alternative to the current IDN Fast Track Process.
More information is provided below, but it would be helpful if you have
some background in this regard or are prepared to do the required reading
to get up to speed so that you are better able to participate effectively
in this activity on behalf of the ALAC.
If anyone is interested, please let me know before 28 July so that the
ALAC can endorse and send the names of our representatives to the ccNSO
before their closing date of 7 August.
Regards
Maureen
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Joke Braeken <joke.braeken at icann.org>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020, 12:33 am
Subject: call for volunteers: ccPDP4 on the (de)selection of IDN ccTLD
strings
To: Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com>
Cc: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff at atlarge.icann.org>, ccNSO Secretariat <
ccnsosecretariat at icann.org>
Dear Maureen, All,
The ccNSO seeks volunteers for the Working Group which is tasked to develop
policy recommendations for the (de)selection of IDN ccTLD strings, as part
of the fourth ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP4). In time, the
results of this ccPDP will replace the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process, which
currently guides the selection process of IDN ccTLD strings.
This Working Group is open to participants from other ICANN stakeholder
groups and the ccNSO welcomes ALAC representatives to join this important
policy development effort. The call for volunteers will close Friday, 7
August 2020 (23:59 UTC), however participants can join after this date as
well. The Group is expected to kick off its work at the start of September.
Members, participants, and experts commit to participate actively and
regularly in the work of the WG and are expected to have at least a basic
understanding of the reference material (see attachment and included
below). Those that apply also commit to the charter
<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/138969190/Draft%20Charter%20ccPDP4%20WG.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1592141220002&api=v2>
of the WG, including but not limited to the internal decision making and
standards of behavior.
Should there be interested parties that intend to join as a participants -
once your respective SO/AC has completed its internal appoint procedure -
please inform the ccNSO Secretariat (ccnsosecretariat at icann.org) about the
names and email addresses, to add them to the mailing list.
*Read more*
- Detailed background information about ccPDP4 is included below.
- Recently, the ccNSO Secretariat held a webinar to inform the community
about the topics to be addressed and the working methods of the ccPDP4 WG.
Consult the recording and slide deck here
<https://community.icann.org/x/H4VIC>.
- On 16 July, the ccNSO Secretariat shared a call for volunteers with
the ccNSO membership and broader ccTLD community, targeted at ccTLD
managers as potential members of the Working Group. Please find the call
for volunteers here
<https://ccnso.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-16jul20-en.htm>.
You may find the information regarding who can join, the workload and
working method and the background and reference materials useful.
- In attachment you will be able to find information regarding the call
for volunteers, that can be shared with your respective SO/AC. Kindly
ensure to adjust the “how to apply” section.
*About ccPDP4*
In September 2013, the ccNSO submitted the IDN country code policy
development process (ccPDP2) Board Report to the ICANN Board of Directors.
The recommended policy ccPDP2 contains two parts:
1. High-level proposals for the criteria and requirements for the IDN
ccTLD string selection and activities, roles, and responsibilities of the
actors involved in the string selection and string evaluation processes and
procedures.
2. Proposals to enable the inclusion of IDN ccTLDs in the ccNSO.
By mutual understanding between the ccNSO and the ICANN Board, the Fast
Track Process evolved, to test and gain more experience with the policy
aspects pertaining to the introduction of IDN ccTLDs. The latest step in
the evolution of the Fast Track Process was the introduction of the Risk
Mitigation Panel and related process in case of confusing similarity of a
requested IDNccTLD string in 2018.
In March 2019 the ccNSO Council tasked a team (Preliminary Review Team or
PRT) to review ccPDP2 in light of the impact of the following related
processes on the recommended policies:
- The evolved Fast Track Process,
- The request of the ICANN Board of Directors with respect to IDN
Variants and
- Other relevant developments such as retirement of the (IDN) ccTLDs
Based on its high-level analysis, the PRT identified various issues with
the recommended policy for the selection of IDN ccTLD strings and advised
Council to launch a ccNSO Policy Development Process (ccPDP4) to address
these issues, including the de-selection of IDN ccTLD strings. In January
2020, the ccNSO Council requested an Issue Report. In May 2020, after the
Issue Report was submitted to Council, including the opinion of ICANN’s
General Counsel, the ccNSO Council initiated the ccNSO Policy Development
Process 4 to develop policy for the (de-)selection of IDN ccTLD strings.
In addition, it was proposed to conduct ccPDP4 by way of a chartered
working group, according to the proposed timeline.
The Issue report will be published for comments shortly. The public
comments, if any, will be used to inform the discussions of the WG.
*Reference Materials & Links*
- Issue report
<https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/132088151/Item%205%20a-%20Agenda%2021%20May%202020%20-%20ISSUE%20report%20ccPDP%204%20version%20final%20-%2014%20May.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1590499598000&api=v2>
- ccPDP4 section on ccNSO website:
https://ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/idn-cctld-strings.htm
[ccnso.icann.org]
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/ccnso.icann.org/en/workinggroups/idn-cctld-strings.htm__;!!PtGJab4!ubbfxxeyzCNu8_iXu4tH8gyxBytmvESKx1RHHKKBlGQN1sCiF4SQtEYoMmkaRs8QeMBXVBEk$>
- ccPDP4 Workspace: https://community.icann.org/x/ZoBIC
Thank you.
Best regards,
Joke Braeken
ccNSO Policy Advisor
joke.braeken at icann.org
Follow @ccNSO on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccNSO
Follow the ccNSO on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccnso/
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