RE: [bc-gnso] ICANN Now Projects April 14 Release of New Version of Applicant Guidebook.

[Phil Corwin <pcorwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the correction, Mikey.



And Berry, we concur that there will likely be at least a short comment period 
on the Guidebook to be promulgated in April -- how long a period, and the 
actual date when the application window opens, will probably depend in large 
part on how extensive the changes are in that version.



Philip S. Corwin
Partner
Butera & Andrews
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004

202-347-6875 (office)

202-347-6876 (fax)

202-255-6172 (cell)

"Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey

________________________________
From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx [owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Mike 
O'Connor [mike@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:01 PM
To: Berry Cobb
Cc: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [bc-gnso] ICANN Now Projects April 14 Release of New Version of 
Applicant Guidebook.

I clicked on Berry's link and realized that he mistyped it.  for those of you 
who were equally confused, the correct link is;

www.TLDWatch.com<http://www.TLDWatch.com>

mikey

On Feb 22, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Berry Cobb wrote:

Phil,

Thank you for the link and summary.  I concur with your thoughts about the AGB 
and a public comment period.  I do not see how the ICANN Board can vote on a 
“final” until completion of such comment period.  There is blogger speculation 
that the Board will try to approve the AGB at a special session in April, but I 
believe the probability to be very low.

My personal speculation is that the AGB will be voted by the Board at the June 
meeting.  I’ve created a detailed time line based on this speculation and the 
milestones provided by ICANN and the AGB.  Check it out at http://tlwatch.com.  
If you have suggestions to enhance it, please let me know.  As milestone dates 
change, I intend to update the time line accordingly.

Thank you.


Berry Cobb
Infinity Portals LLC
berrycobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:berrycobb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
http://infinityportals.com
720.839.5735

From: owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx> 
[mailto:owner-bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Corwin
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:24 AM
To: bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bc-gnso@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bc-gnso] ICANN Now Projects April 14 Release of New Version of 
Applicant Guidebook.
Importance: High

ICANN has just put out a new announcement on the gTLD program at 
http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22feb11-en.htm .

In addition to containing summaries and analyses of the latest comments on the 
Guidebook, it has this to say about the process going forward --

The ICANN Board and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) will meet in 
Brussels<http://meetings.icann.org/board-gac-spring11> from 28 Feb – 1 Mar and 
during the ICANN meeting in San Francisco (13 – 18 March) in the interest of 
resolving the outstanding issues the GAC has identified with the new gTLD 
process.
A new version of the Applicant Guidebook is not being published at this time. 
This decision was made with the intent to avoid presuming the outcomes of the 
discussions among the Board, GAC, and community. Given the short time period 
between these consultations and the ICANN meeting in San Francisco, there is 
little utility to publishing a version with new changes, which would also be 
subject to additional changes based on the outcomes of these meetings, and 
without time for comment between versions.
Work on the Applicant Guidebook is continuing in parallel with these 
activities. ICANN is continuing to work with stakeholder groups in order to 
fully understand comments made on the Guidebook and make changes based upon 
them. It is expected that the next version of the Guidebook to be released will 
incorporate updates based on: public comment, ongoing consultations, and 
changes resulting from the Board-GAC consultations and from community 
discussions in San Francisco.
Expected Path Forward

  *   Board-GAC Consultations: 28 Feb – 1 Mar 2011
  *   ICANN meeting: 14 – 18 Mar 2011
  *   Release of Applicant Guidebook: 14 Apr 2011 (emphasis added)


Based upon the language of the statement, it appears likely that the version of 
the Guidebook released in April will likely be subject to an additional round 
of public comment. As to what that means for the actual opening date of the 
application window, the answer is unclear but one would expect additional delay 
until at least June 2011 in my personal opinion.


Philip S. Corwin
Partner
Butera & Andrews
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004

202-347-6875 (office)

202-347-6876 (fax)

202-255-6172 (cell)

"Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey

- - - - - - - - -
phone  651-647-6109
fax   866-280-2356
web  http://www.haven2.com
handle OConnorStP (ID for public places like Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc.)