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Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (10 minutes) Steinar Grøtterød

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02Feb-15)
  • Phase 2 topics
    
             

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (N/A) 

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report
    • Letter from Jonathan Zuck , ALAC Chair to Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Chair, 22 Jun 2023
    • EPDP Chair's email to GNSO Leadership regarding public comments on ".québec", 14 Jul 2023
    • GNSO Council Guidance Statement on ".québec", 14 Sep 2023

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives:Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team
  • Registration Data at ICANN 

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (N/A) 

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Alan Greenberg 

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)
  • ICANN Webinars to Provide First RDRS Metrics Report Findings and Gather Feedback

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (N/A) 

ALAC Advice on Closed Generics 

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - Hybrid Meeting Summary Notes (2023-02 Feb-10)

  • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

  • Draft Framework: ALAC Input on the Closed Generics Draft Framework 

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Maureen Hilyard (apology)
  • ALAC Alternate:Satish Babu 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

  • GGP Applicant Support Survey Link

    Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11f36lFkyAirJAWqQ-Raxhjj1VO8zSTistY4LHIbZ8sI/edit?usp=sharing

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) - (5 Minutes) Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Today's CPWG meeting conflicts directly with a SubPro IRT ASP Sub-Track call.

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate:Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org. This Board resolution follows on from GNSO Council's submission of an updated ICANN77 Deliverable Workplan & Timeline SubPro Related Activities to [gnso.icann.org] which provided further clarity to Council's 15 Jun submission.   
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.
    • ICANN Board 10 Sep 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 10 September 2023 (the "September 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved, declined to approve or which remains pending, after receiving GNSO Council's First Clarifying Statement of 5 Sep 2023.   
    • ICANN Board 26 Oct 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 26 October 2023 (the "October 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the remaining pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved or declined to approve, after receiving GNSO Council's Second Clarifying Statement of 21 Oct 2023.
    • Consultation Preview: Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments, 21 November 2023 blogpost
    • ICANN Board Chair letter to ALAC Chair seeking input on PICs & RVCs , 7 Dec 2023 

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for ICANN Board Consideration.

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) (10 mins) Steinar Grøtterød

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02Feb-15) 

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (N/A) 

            At-Large Workspace  

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report
    • Letter from Jonathan Zuck , ALAC Chair to Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Chair, 22 Jun 2023
    • EPDP Chair's email to GNSO Leadership regarding public comments on ".québec", 14 Jul 2023
    • GNSO Council Guidance Statement on ".québec", 14 Sep 2023

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives:Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (N/A)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (N/A)

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (N/A) 

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Maureen Hilyard 
  • ALAC Alternate: Satish Babu

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) (5 min) Cheryl Langdon-Orr

GNSO SubPro Small Team Plus update & IRT update - Justine Chew

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate:Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org. This Board resolution follows on from GNSO Council's submission of an updated ICANN77 Deliverable Workplan & Timeline SubPro Related Activities to [gnso.icann.org] which provided further clarity to Council's 15 Jun submission.
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.
    • ICANN Board 10 Sep 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 10 September 2023 (the "September 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved, declined to approve or which remains pending, after receiving GNSO Council's First Clarifying Statement of 5 Sep 2023.   
    • ICANN Board 26 Oct 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 26 October 2023 (the "October 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the remaining pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved or declined to approve, after receiving GNSO Council's Second Clarifying Statement of 21 Oct 2023.
    • Consultation Preview: Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments, 21 November 2023 blogpost
    • ICANN Board Chair letter to ALAC Chair seeking input on PICs & RVCs , 7 Dec 2023 

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for ICANN Board Consideration.

Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (10 mins) Steinar Grøtterød 

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Steinar Grøtterød, Daniel Nanghaka
  • ALAC Alternates: Raymond Mamattah, Lutz Donnerhacke
  • ALAC Observers: Chokri Ben Romdhane, Hans Bathija, K Mohan Raidu, Sivasubramanian Muthusamy

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (PDP) 
  • Losing FOA Working Document
  • Auth-Info Codes Working Document
  • Additional Security Measures
  • GNSO TPR PDP WG Draft Responses to Charter Questions and Candidate Recommendations
  • Redline Transfer Policy Review Initial Report (2022-02feb-15) 

Expedited Policy Development Process on the Internationalized Domain Names (EPDP-IDNs) - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives 

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Satish Babu, Hadia Elminiawi, Abdulkarim Oloyede 

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
  • EPDP on IDNs Phase 1 Initial Report
    • Letter from Jonathan Zuck , ALAC Chair to Sebastien Ducos, GNSO Chair, 22 Jun 2023
    • EPDP Chair's email to GNSO Leadership regarding public comments on ".québec", 14 Jul 2023
    • GNSO Council Guidance Statement on ".québec", 14 Sep 2023

Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team - (N/A)

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

• • ALAC Appointed Representatives:Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Registration Data Accuracy (RDA) Scoping Team

Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) - (NA)

(formerly System for Standardized Access/Disclosure Operational Design Assessment)

At-Large Representative

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • ODA Preliminary Report GNSO Council
  • 10 October 2022 message to GNSO Council
  • Registration Data at ICANN 
  • ICANN org advisory: Fees Related to Requests for gTLD Registration Data Access (November 2022)
  • Blog: ICANN Board Greenlights Implementation of Registration Data Request Service (1 March 2023)

Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generics - (N/A)

See: Message from the ALAC, GAC and the GNSO Chairs to the CG Dialogue Participants

• ALAC Input on Closed Generics Proposed Framework 

The Facilitated Dialogue on Closed Generic gTLDs Draft Framework dated 8 June 2023 is available on the ICANN website at: https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/policy/2023/draft/draft-framework-for-closed-generic-gtlds-08jun23-en.pdf

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Greg Shatan 
  • ALAC Alternate: Alan Greenberg

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: not public at this time. To become public once the work of the group is completed.

Applicant Support GNSO Guidance Process (GGP) - (N/A)

GGP Applicant Support Survey Link

Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11f36lFkyAirJAWqQ-Raxhjj1VO8zSTistY4LHIbZ8sI/edit?usp=sharing

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Maureen Hilyard 
  • ALAC Alternate:Satish Babu

Additional Resources

• • GNSO Workspace: Guidance Process (GGP) Initiation Request for Applicant Support Home

New gTLD Next Round (SubPro) (5 min) Cheryl Langdon-Orr

GNSO SubPro Small Team Plus update & IRT update - Justine Chew

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Representative(s)

• • ALAC Appointed Representative:Justine Chew (ALAC appointed representative to the IRT, and liaison to the GNSO)
  • ALAC Alternate:Cheryl Langdon-Orr (ALAC appointed alternate to the IRT)

Additional Resources

• • See Resources in CPWG SubPro Prioritization Workspace
  • Announcements:
    • ICANN Board 27 Jul 2023 resolution to acknowledges receipt of a draft New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Plan from ICANN org. This Board resolution follows on from GNSO Council's submission of an updated ICANN77 Deliverable Workplan & Timeline SubPro Related Activities to [gnso.icann.org] which provided further clarity to Council's 15 Jun submission.
    • ICANN Board Chair 31 Jul 2023 announcement of Board's acceptance of the plan, suggesting a AGB finalization for May 2025, which enables the application round to open in Q2 2026 (with the goal of April 2026). Any delays to the timeline of the Policy Implementation work stream will cause delays to the opening of the round.
    • ICANN Board 10 Sep 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 10 September 2023 (the "September 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved, declined to approve or which remains pending, after receiving GNSO Council's First Clarifying Statement of 5 Sep 2023.   
    • ICANN Board 26 Oct 2023 resolution adopting the Scorecard: Subsequent Procedures dated 26 October 2023 (the "October 2023 Scorecard"), detailing the remaining pending SubPro Outputs that the Board has now either approved or declined to approve, after receiving GNSO Council's Second Clarifying Statement of 21 Oct 2023.
    • Consultation Preview: Public Interest Commitments/Registry Voluntary Commitments, 21 November 2023 blogpost
    • ICANN Board Chair letter to ALAC Chair seeking input on PICs & RVCs , 7 Dec 2023 

Improved GNSO Stakeholder Group and Constituency Charter Amendment Process

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) charter revision process has been updated to reflect the continuous evolution of the ICANN community, ongoing implementation of Specific Review recommendations, and the review role of ICANN Board. These improvements will streamline charter revisions and allow GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies to continue their focus on policy development.

NCAP Study 2 Draft Report

This Public Comment proceeding is to seek input on the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 2 draft report. The NCAP Discussion Group will consider the results of the Public Comment and produce a final report.

Phase 1 Final Report of the EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names

This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the Phase 1 Final Report Recommendations from the GNSO Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) for ICANN Board Consideration.