Date: Wednesday, 08 January 2025

Time: 14:00 - 15:30 UTC  (for the time in various time zones click here) 

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Apologies: 

Staff: Andrew Chen, Heidi Ullrich, Yesim Saglam

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Call Management: Yesim Saglam


AGENDA. *****DRAFT*****

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English (EN)

1. Welcome and Introduction to the Meeting - Staff (2 minutes)

2. Adoption of Agenda, Review of Action Items - Olivier Crépin-Leblond (3 minutes)

3. Policy Workgroup and Small Team Updates - Olivier Crépin-Leblond and all (10 minutes)


Transfer Policy Review Policy Development Process (TPR-PDP) - (10) 

Comments (5 mins)

Discussion on Recommendation 33 (5 mins)

Recommendation #33 – Request to GNSO for further work on Transfer Dispute Resolution Policy and Potential New Dispute Mechanism - The working group recommends the GNSO request an Issues Report or other suitable mechanism to further research and explore the pros and cons of (i) expanding the TDRP to registrant filers and (ii) creating a new standalone dispute resolution mechanism for registrants who wish to challenge improper transfers, including compromised and stolen domain names. There remains a need for an intermediary mechanism to remedy unauthorized transfers between ToS claw backs and litigation as well as other issues as may be identified by the GNSO.

Reference documents:

GNSO-TPR Review of Proposed Recommendations 

Public Comment Review Tool (PCRT) 

At-Large Workspace

Topic for 4 September call

GNSO-TPR WG recommendations to Change of Registrant Data (Rec #25-28)

Steinar's recommendation is in favor of eliminating Section II from the Transfer Policy; instead, the working group recommends that a standalone “Change of Registrant Data” policy MUST be established, existing outside of the revised Transfer Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the working group is not recommending a new PDP to establish this standalone policy; instead, the working group is recommending the Change of Registrant Data Policy be created as part of the implementation of these policy recommendations.

 Q/A

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


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


At-Large Workspace

Phase 2 Report Information

At-Large Representatives 

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

Additional Resources



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

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

At-Large Representative

    • ALAC Appointed Representative: Alan Greenberg 

Additional Resources


IANA Naming Function Review (IFR2) - (N/A) 

At-Large Representative

    • ALAC Appointed Representative: Carlton Samuels 

Additional Resources


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


At-Large Workspace

At-Large Representatives

    • ALAC Appointed Representatives: Alan Greenberg, Michael Palage

Additional Resources


Latin Script Diacritics - (N/A) 

Preliminary Charter Reviewers: Satish Babu and Sergio Salinas Porto 

At-Large Representatives

    • ALAC Appointed Representatives: 
    • ALAC Alternates: 
    • ALAC Observers: 

Additional Resources


4. Implementation Review Team (IRT) Updates - Avri Doria (0 minutes)


Privacy and Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI) IRT - (N/A)

At-Large Representative

    • At-Large Representative: Alan Greenberg
    • At-Large Alternate: Greg Shatan
    • At-Large Participants: Carlton Samuels and Shah Zahidur Rahman

Additional Resources


Subsequent Procedures IRT - (N/A) 

Potential Issue with Han script single characters as gTLDs

At-Large Workspace on SubPro

At-Large Workspace on SubPro Policy Implementation & Supplementary Recommendation Development

At-Large Representative(s)

    • ALAC Appointed Representative: Justine Chew 
    • ALAC Appointed Alternate: Cheryl Langdon-Orr

Additional Resources


5. Policy Statement Updates - Avri Doria and all (10 minutes)

a. Recently Ratified by the ALAC / Currently going through Ratification Process

b. Current Statements (ALAC Advice, Public Comment Statement, or Correspondence)

Statement/Correspondence/Advice Name

Internal Deadlines

Public Comment Close

Status

Assigned Working Group

Reviewer(s)/Penholder(s)

At-Large Workspace: Continuous Improvement Program Framework

  • The Third Accountability and Transparency Review (ATRT3) Recommendation 3.6 calls for Organizational Reviews to be evolved into a Continuous Improvement Program (CIP). The Continuous Improvement Program Community Coordination Group (CIP-CCG) seeks input on the developed Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) Framework before adoption and the first CIP assessment.

  • Reviewer(s): Initial Comments Presentation and discussion – Thursday  12 Dec at the OFB WG call.
  • Penholder(s): First Draft Statement Presentation – Thursday 19 Dec  
  • Community: Comment on Draft Statement – Friday Dec 20 –  Tuesday January 07 2025
  • Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement Presentation – Thursday Jan 09 
  • ALAC:Vote – Friday Jan 10 - Wednesday Jan 15 
  • Staff: Submission – Friday Jan 17
 

Shepherd: Maureen 

Reviewer(s):

Emiliaz Nkoro Essang Nkoro

Chokri Ben Romdhane 

michel.tchonang 

@Mohammed  Abdul Haquel

@Muriel Alapini 

Penholder(s):

marita.moll , hadia.elminiawi , joanna.kulesza 

Commenter(s): 

At-Large Workspace: IANA 2030 Strategy: Draft PTI Strategic Plan covering 2025 to 2030

  • The PTI Board has developed this draft Strategic Plan with IANA staff and the broader ICANN org to cover 2025 through 2030. The plan defines PTI's strategy in delivering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions and represents a subset of the ICANN’s strategy. The plan provides an in-depth look at the IANA-related strategic objectives that will help PTI continue to provide secure and accountable management of the Internet's unique identifier systems. Your insights are crucial to ensuring its success and alignment with community needs.
  • Reviewer(s):
  • Call for Penholders and reviewers – Thursday  12 Dec - Monday 17 Dec.
  • Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion in order to establish working group consensus – OFB-WG call on Thursday 19  Dec
  • Penholder(s): First Draft Statement Presentation – Thursday 09 Jan
  • Penholder(s) Final Statement presentation-OFB call Jan 23
  • ALAC:Vote – Monday Jan 24 - Jan 28 
  • Staff: Submission – Wednesday Jan 29
 

Shepherd: 

Reviewer(s):

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

Pari Esfandiari 

satish.babu 

Nkoro Essang Nkoro 


At-Large Workspace: Phase 2 Final Report on the EPDP-IDNs for ICANN Board Consideration

  • Following the GNSO Council’s approval, the ICANN Board is seeking the community’s input on the Phase 2 Final Report regarding the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) (hereafter “EPDP-IDNs”). The GNSO Council’s approval on all twenty (20) Outputs, including fourteen (14) policy recommendations and six (6) implementation guidance, obligates the Board to adopt the recommendations under the ICANN Bylaws, unless, by a vote of more than two-thirds, the Board determines that the policy is not in the best interest of the ICANN community or ICANN.

First Draft:  

Community Comment Period: to  

Final Draft:  

ALAC Vote: to  

 

Shepherd: Satish Babu

Reviewer(s): 

@Maureen Owusu-Addae

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

At-Large Workspace: Third Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round AGB

  • This is the third in a series of Public Comment proceedings that will seek input from the ICANN community on proposed language for the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) for the New gTLD Program: Next Round. Specifically, ICANN org is looking for input from the community on whether the proposed language is consistent with the relevant outputs from the Final Report on the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process. It should be noted that the proposed language has been developed in collaboration with the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team.

First Draft:  

Community Comment Period: to  

Second Draft:  

Second Community Comment Period (if needed): to  

Final Draft (if needed):  

ALAC Vote: to

 

Shepherd: Justine Chew 

Reviewer(s): avri.doria Nthabiseng Pule 

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

At-Large Workspace: Proposed Updates to the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews

  • Over the course of recent Specific Review cycles, the community, Board, and ICANN org identified areas that posed challenges to ability of the Reviews to effectively fulfill their purpose. To address these areas, ICANN org developed a series of process improvements and integrated them into an updated Draft Operating Standards for Specific Reviews. Updates to the Draft Operating Standards are focused on improving Review scope setting/planning, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Review work, and incorporating best project management practices into the Specific Reviews process. 

    ICANN org is seeking input on proposed updates to certain sections of the Operating Standards for Specific Reviews


 

Shepherd:

Reviewer(s):

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

At-Large Workspace: Draft PTI FY26 Operating Plan and Budget

  • This Public Comment proceeding seeks community feedback on the Draft Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Operating Plan and Budget. Please submit your feedback as an attachment in the Attachment section located at the bottom of the page. 


 

Shepherd:

Reviewer(s):

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

At-Large Workspace: ICANN FY26–30 Operating & Financial Plan, ICANN/IANA FY26 Op Plans & Budgets

  • The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened a Public Comment proceeding seeking community feedback on the following:

    1. Draft ICANN FY26–30 Operating and Financial Plan and FY26 Operating Plan Document
    2. Draft ICANN FY26 Budget
    3. Draft IANA FY26 Operating Plan and Budget




 

Shepherd:

Reviewer(s):

Penholder(s):

Commenter(s): 

c. Upcoming Public Comment Proceedings


Second IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFR2) Draft Report

The second IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFR2) will seek community input on its draft findings and recommendations. In accordance with the scope specified in the ICANN Bylaws, the IFR2 focuses on PTI's performance of the IANA naming function against the contractual requirements in the IANA Naming Function Contract and the IANA Naming Function Statement of Work.


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.



7. Any other business (AOB) - Avri Doria and all (20 minutes)

  • CPWG Monthly Policy Deep Dive

8.  Next Meeting - Olivier Crépin-Leblond  and staff (2 minutes)

  • CPWG meetings are held weekly on Wednesdays, at rotating times of 14:00 & 19:00 UTC
  • Proposed Next Meeting: Wednesday, 15 December 2024, at 19:00 UTC   

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