Work Track 5: Geographic Names at the Top-Level

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Documents

Final Report Drafting:

• WT5 Final Report to the Full WG (adopted by consensus) - 22 October 2019: ,

• Draft WT5 Final Report to the Full WG

  • 18 October 2019: ,

  • 14 October 2019: ,

  • 1 October 2019: ,

Review of Public Comments on the WT5 Supplemental Initial Report:

• Work Track 5 Summary document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rsyxCEBd6ax3Rb_w1kms_E9n29XL1_lw3Yp9XQ4TeCY/edit#

• Public Comment Review Document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WKSC_pPBviCnbHxW171ZIp4CzuhQXRCV1NR2ruagrxs/edit

• WT5 Process Document ()

• WT5 Preliminary Recommendations Review Status

  • 19 June 2019 -

  • 12 June 2019 - 

WT5 Supplemental Initial Report Drafting:

• Initial Report - Published 5 December 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 29 November 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 27 November 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 19 November 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 14 November 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 7 November 2018: ,

• Draft Initial Report - 12 October 2018: ,

• Draft Sections C, D, E - 27 September 2018 - with WT comments: ,

• Draft Sections C, D, E - 27 September 2018: ,

• Draft Recommendations on ASCII Letter-Letter Combinations & Country and Territory Names - 20 August: ,

• Draft Recommendations on ASCII Letter-Letter Combinations & Country and Territory Names - 8 August 2018: ,

• Draft Recommendations on ASCII Letter-Letter Combinations & Country and Territory Names - 6 August 2018: ,

• Initial Report Working Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRzHr2FxSTYHX1I8F3FHSt6Bo1cvJsKyWX8WZXRUXAo/edit

  • Extracts

    • 12 September 2018: ,

    • 3 September 2018: ,

    • 21 August 2018: ,

    • 7 August 2018: ,

    • 23 July 2018: ,

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    • 12 June 2018: ,

    • 6 June 2018: ,

    • 30 May 2018: ,

• Definition and treatment of geographic names: 2007 Policy and 2012 Applicant Guidebook: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FuPEq0y-cdSUQ1nvhWKhVnG8PLaC2RYXsCpQu91FDqo/edit

• Suggested changes to the definition of geographic names in the Applicant Guidebook: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ooKmb576MQJvpHyDYOlJE3M2-Ssnv-SSgVfroT3D7Fc/edit#gid=0

Background Resources:

• List of resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JnqiUKHd9_aTLFMFQ0Rmft8GRUL7JSvGF7qS2xj7CAw/edit

Correspondence:

• Letter from the ALAC regarding participation in Work Track 5 (27 October 2017):

• Letter from the ccNSO regarding participation in Work Track 5 (1 September 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/sataki-to-bladel-01sep17-en.pdf

• Letter from the GAC regarding participation in Work Track 5 (18 October 2017): https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/2017-October/020519.html

• Response from Working Group Co-Chairs to the ALAC, ccNSO, and GAC (29 November 2017): https://gnso.icann.org/en/correspondence/langdon-orr-neuman-to-ccnso-alac-gac-chairs-29nov17-en.pdf

• Input from certain GAC members on Work Track 5 topics (10 June 2018):