- Category: gTLD gTLDs
- Topic: gTLD Action Plan
- Board meeting date: 15 December 2002
- Resolution number: 02.150, 02.151, 02.152
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-15dec02.htm#AnnualMeetingoftheTransitionBoard
- Status: Completed
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- Provide recommendation on whether to structure evolution of generic top level namespace and, if so, how to do so.
- Responsible entity: GNSO
- Due date: shall be mutually agreed to by President and Chair of GNSO Names Council
- Completion date: 12 June 2003
- Draft Request for Proposals for Board's consideration.
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: June 2003
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution ___, Board seeks community, Names Council and Staff recommendations on topic of new generic top-level domains, taking into account protection of globally famous trademarks: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-10mar00.htm
- Resolutions 00.46, 00.47, 00.48, 00.49, 00.50, and 00.51: Board adopts DNSO Council's recommendation on introduction of new TLDs and authorized implementation of new TLD program: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-16jul00.htm
- Resolutions 01.24, 01.25, 01.26, and 01.27 - Board authorizes President and General Counsel to finalize negotiations with new TLD operators, enter agreements, and implement agreements: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-09dec09-en.htmResolution 01.74 - Board directs President to form and chair New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force (NTEPPTF): http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-04jun01.htm
- Resolution 02.97, 02.97A - Board accepts NTEPPTF report and directs President to produce plan for action for approval by Board at October 2002 meeting in Shanghai, China: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-23aug02.htm
- Resolution 03.112 and 03.113 - Board invites public comment on draft request for proposals for sTLDs; requests President to provide to Board detailed plan and schedule for development of appropriate long-term policy for introduction of new gTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-26jun03.htm
- Resolutions 03.166, 03.167, and 03.168 - Board calls for the development of process and policy for streamlining introduction of new gTLDs as specified in ICANNs MoU with the U.S. Department of Commerce: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Resolutions 03.169, 03.170, and 03.171 - Board resolves to negotiate agreement reflecting commercial and technical terms upon completion of sTLD selection, resolves that selection process and implementation for sTLDs will be evaluated, and directs President to finalize and post open Request for Proposals for limited number of new sTLDs: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/advisory-31oct03.htm
- Resolutions other than those that are listed above are TBD.
Additional Information
- 25 March 2003, ICANN posted Criteria to Be Used in the Selection of New Sponsored TLDs as a topic paper for the Rio de Janeiro meeting.
- Comments were received on that topic paper at the Public Forum held in Rio de Janeiro on 26 March 2003 and by e-mail.
- 12 June 2003, the GNSO provided a draft final report of it New gTLDs Committee on expansion of the name space, at http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20030612.gTLDs-committee-conclusions-v7.html.
- 24 June 2003, ICANN staff posted draft materials for a request for proposals for a limited number of new sTLDs.
- Draft materials discussed at ICANN Public Forum in Montréal on 25 June 2003 and opened for public comment by e-mail.
- For more information on the New gTLD Program, please refer to: Information on the 2004 RFP for sTLDs is at http://www.icann.org/en/topicstlds/newstld-gtld-program.htm
- GNSO Policy Work on new gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/
- 7 September 2007 - GNSO completed policy development process on Introduction of New gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/minutes-gnso-06sep07.shtml
- 8 August 2007 - Final Report, Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/pdp-dec05-fr-parta-08aug07.htm
- Updates on Implementation Plan: http://icann.org/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
- 28 July 2006 - Comments Sought on New gTLD Initial Report: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement1-28jul06.htm
- 28 July 2006 - New gTLD Initial Report: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/newgtlds-issues-report-01-28jul06.htm
- 01 February 2006 - Recommendations on Policy Development for introduction of new gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/goel-mehta-01feb06.pdf
- December 2005 - GNSO initiated policy development process on the introduction of New gTLDs: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/new-gtlds/apps-19mar04/.
- The resolution does not address funding for the items identified therein.
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