5. Background Documents & Information

Issue Reports & Public Comments

• Preliminary Issue Report
• Public Comment
• Report of Public Comments
• Final Issue Report – Final Issue Report Policy Table Excerpt.pdf

General GNSO Processes & Background

• Overview of GNSO Policy Development
• GNSO Policy Development Process (from the ICANN Bylaws, Annex A)
• GNSO PDP Manual 
• GNSO WG Guidelines
• GNSO WG Chair Description

GNSO Motions

• GNSO Motion to initiate PDP
• GNSO Motion to adopt WG Charter

Policy Development For Existing Recommendations

• Summit Strategies - Evaluation of Year 2000 New gTLD Proof-of-Concept Round
• Part A: Final Report - Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
• Part B: Final Report - Introduction of New Generic Top-Level Domains
• GNSO Policy Work on New gTLDs (list) 
• New gTLD - Past Decisions and Documents
• GAC Principles Regarding New gTLDs March 28, 2007

Implementation Materials

• Current Application Guidebook
  • AGB (Word Document)
  • Registry Agreement (Word Document) - Page dedicated to Registry Agreements (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/registries/registries-agreements-en)
• Base Registry Agreement
• ICANN New gTLD Page