<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><base></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You might have already seen this but I don’t want to miss the opportunity to encourage wide involvement from At-large in the EPDP. I know that the ALAC team has been appointed and I’m sure they’ll do a great job as all of the selected members and alternates have wide experience on the issues to be discussed. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div class="">Best regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">León</div>
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Inicio del mensaje reenviado:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">De: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">David Olive <<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org" class="">david.olive@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Asunto: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] GNSO Council Launches EDPD on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data - ICANN</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Fecha: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">19 de julio de 2018, 17:06:22 GMT-5<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Para: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" class="">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org" class="">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>>, SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning <<a href="mailto:soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning@icann.org" class="">soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning@icann.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><base href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/gnso-council-launches-edpd-on-the-temporary-specification-for-gtld-registration-data" class=""><div class="original-url"><br class=""><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/gnso-council-launches-edpd-on-the-temporary-specification-for-gtld-registration-data" class="">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/gnso-council-launches-edpd-on-the-temporary-specification-for-gtld-registration-data</a><br class=""><br class=""></div><div id="article" role="article" class="system exported" style="text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="page" style="text-align: start; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%;"><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.95552em; line-height: 1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: start; -webkit-hyphens: manual; display: block; max-width: 100%;">GNSO Council Launches EDPD on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data</h1><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">It is an honor to announce that the Generic Names<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">Supporting Organization</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr>) Council has just officially launched an Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">gTLD</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Registration Data. During our July Council meeting held today at 12:00UTC, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://community.icann.org/x/DYNHBQ" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;" class="">passed</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temp-spec-gtld-rd-epdp-initiation-request-19jul18-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Initiation Request</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF, 390 KB] of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">gTLD</abbr>Registration Data and adopted the EPDP Team<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/file/field-file-attach/temp-spec-gtld-rd-epdp-19jul18-en.pdf" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Charter</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF, 523 KB]. Both documents are the product of several months of preparatory work on the part of the Council, acting as the Charter and Initiation Request Drafting Team. This important milestone marks the official commencement of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr>'s very first Expedited<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Policy Development Process" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">PDP</abbr>. As the name suggests, an EPDP is a Policy Development Process in which the early steps of Preliminary Issue Report and Final Issue Report (and associated public comment periods) are eliminated to fast-track policy development in cases of urgency. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council has agreed that the EPDP is the most appropriate response to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">ICANN</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Board's adoption of the proposed Temporary Specification for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">gTLD</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Registration Data. It facilitates meeting the unique time constraints presented by the Temporary Specification, as described in detail in the Background Information section below.</p><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">Since the Board's adoption of the Temporary Specification on 17 May 2018, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr>Council, as Bylaws-mandated manager of the policy development process, has been working hard in preparation for the launch of this EPDP. During an extraordinary meeting on 12 June 2018, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council agreed to form a Drafting Team, consisting of Council leadership and interested Council members. Over the next several weeks, including many face-to-face hours at ICANN62 in Panama and many hours of teleconferences in the weeks following ICANN62, the Drafting Team worked tirelessly to reach an agreement on challenging issues such as membership criteria, composition, leadership, and scope of the policy development effort. Incremental changes identified through the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Policy Development Process" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">PDP</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>3.0 – a key 2018 initiative of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the<abbr title="Policy Development Process" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">PDP</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>– have informed and guided the Charter drafting process. Ultimately, the EPDP Charter is a testament to the true commitment and diligence of the Drafting Team and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr>Council.</p><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">It is also with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Kurt Pritz as the Chair of the EPDP. Following rigorous evaluation of the applications received for the role of Chair of the EPDP, a selection panel unanimously recommended Kurt Pritz for this important position. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council has agreed that he possesses the unique skill set needed to lead this EPDP. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council has also put out a Call for Volunteers for the EPDP Team; it is expected that the Team will be formed and hold its first meeting during the week of 30 July 2018.</p><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">This is an achievement that all in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and the wider<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">ICANN</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>community can be immensely proud of. This milestone could not have been achieved without the dedication, principled compromise, and remarkable efforts of the Drafting Team and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council members, working in collaboration with their Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies. While the EPDP has put the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in unfamiliar territory, the heartening amount of work accomplished in such a short period has laid the groundwork for the EPDP's success. Please join me in celebrating the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council's achievement, and the demonstration of Councilors' ability to work together in the true spirit of the multistakeholder model.</p><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">We welcome the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">ICANN</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>community to follow the important work of the EPDP. To learn how to participate as a non-member, you may read our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="x-msg://7/news/announcement-2018-07-19-en" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;" class="">announcement</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>today on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://icann.org/" class="">icann.org</a>.</p><h3 style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.25em; max-width: 100%;" class="">Background Information</h3><p style="max-width: 100%;" class="">On 17 May 2018, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">ICANN</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Board adopted the proposed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="x-msg://7/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Temporary Specification for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">gTLD</abbr>Registration Data</a>. This was an interim measure to bring existing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym)" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">WHOIS</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>obligations in line with requirements of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. This has, in turn, triggered the obligation of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Generic Names Supporting Organization" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">GNSO</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Council to undertake a policy development process to confirm, or not, the Temporary Specification as a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><abbr title="Consensus" style="max-width: 100%;" class="">Consensus</abbr><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Policy. The EPDP must be completed within 12 months of the implementation effective date (25 May 2018) of the Temporary Specification.</p></div></div></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Sent from my iPhone<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">David A. Olive<br class="">Senior Vice President</span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 13pt;" class="">Policy Development Support</span></div><div class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></span></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="mailto:SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning@icann.org" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning@icann.org</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-leaders-icannmeeting-planning</a></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>