Wednesday, 30 January 2019
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Add your feedback: Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Website and Wiki Improvements, Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Penholders and Resources Workspace
Policy: 2018 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice, Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG) Penholders and Resources Workspace
1. Welcome and roll call - Staff (2 minutes)
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4. Policy comment updates - Jonathan Zuck, Evin Erdoğdu and All (30 minutes)
See: 2019 ALAC Policy Comments & Advice
See: At-Large Policy Summary
See: At-Large Executive Summary page
See: Multistakeholder Advice Development graphic
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Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top Level - Supplemental Initial Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process
The ALAC notes that there has yet to be a discussion about whether any new gTLDs are needed. In case of an expansion, first and foremost, (1) strings with geographic connotations should not present harm (eg. risk for confusion) to end-users and (2) end-users, as residents of a given geographic entity, should have a say, through their governments or public authorities, in how its name is used. The ALAC prefers preventative protection mechanisms for country, territory, sub-national place and capital names. In the case of non-capital city names, there is a balanced support within the ALAC for either (1) requiring support or a non-objection letter from the relevant authority only if the applicant intends to use the TLD primarily for purposes associated with the city or (2) requiring support or a non-objection letter in any case. As to the 2012 AGB, ALAC thinks that its final version generally worked well and supports, in general, its treatment of geographic names.
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