RE: [gnso-idng] IDNG WG Motion Draft2

["Edmon Chung" <edmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oops, pressed send prematurely (meant to press save):
I meant to incorporate the concerns expressed:
1. that there should be substantial time before the full new gtld process is 
implemented
2. that there be no delay for the full new gtld process
3. that we do not waste time waiting for the ICANN board deliberations

Some additions below as well (to complete the proposed motion wording)

Edmon


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnso-idng@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-gnso-idng@xxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Edmon Chung
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:31 PM
> To: gnso-idng@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gnso-idng] IDNG WG Motion Draft2
> 
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Based on the discussion earlier, I have added 3 additional elements to the 
> motion
> to incorporate the concerns:
> 1. that
> 2. that no delay
> 3.
> 
> Basically to add 2 more points to the motion (first point below was not 
> changed
> from version 1 of the draft motion):
> 
> - To recommend to the ICANN Board that an IDNG WG (Internationalized Generic
> Top-Level Domain Working Group) be formed under the Proposed Charter for the
> IDNG Working Group (IDNG WG).
> 
> - To emphasize to the ICANN Board that the full New gTLD process must not be
> delayed because of work of the IDNG WG or the subsequent implementation of
> the IDNG WG recommendations if they are accepted, and to implement the IDNG
> WG recommendations only if the acceptance of IDN gTLD Fast Track
> applications is at least 6 months before the then anticipated

deadline for applications for the first round of the full new gTLD process.

> 
> - To initiate a GNSO Working Group as a preparation group to start the
> discussions, and which should merge into the IDNG WG when formed by the
> ICANN Board.
> 
> 
> Below is the revised motion (basically added the above to the previous 
> version).
> 
> Of course, comments welcome on mailing list.
> 
> Lets also try to have a conference call this week if possible suggested 1hr 
> within:
> Wed OR Thu (June 17/18) 21:00-24:00 UTC (=5-8AM next day HKT / 7-10AM next
> day Sydney / 2-5PM PT / 5-8PM ET / 11PM-2AM Paris time)
> Hope the times could work for most...
> 
> Glen, could you please help setup a doodle for the meeting and subsequently 
> the
> conf call.  Thanks so much.
> 
> Edmon
> 
> 
> ========================================
> 
> WHEREAS:
> 
> The ICANN community has been discussing issues related to IDN and IDN TLDs
> since 2000, and the ICANN board as early as September 2000 recognized "that it
> is important that the Internet evolve to be more accessible to those who do 
> not
> use the ASCII character set";
> 
> There is expressed demand from the community, especially from language
> communities around the world who do not use English or a Latin based script as
> a primary language, including the CJK (Chinese Japanese Korean) communities
> and the right-to-left directional script communities (e.g. Arabic, Hebrew, 
> Persian,
> etc.), for advancing the introduction of Internationalized Top-Level Domains 
> (IDN
> TLDs);
> 
> GNSO IDN WG successfully completed its outcomes report in March 2007 and
> the GNSO Council approved the incorporation of its findings in the GNSO Final
> Report on the Introduction of New gTLDs in September 2007, describing policy
> requirements for the introduction of IDN gTLDs;
> 
> The community observes the successful development of the IDN ccTLD Fast
> Track based on the IDNC WG recommendations, and the ongoing progress for
> the Implementation of the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process;
> 
> The implementation of the New gTLD process is ongoing and the schedule and
> development of the implementation should continue;
> 
> GNSO Council had made comments in response to the ccNSO-GAC Issues
> Report on IDN Issues, as well as in its comments on the IDNC WG Final Report
> expressed that “the introduction of IDN gTLDs or IDN ccTLDs should not be
> delayed because of lack of readiness of one category, but if they are not
> introduced at the same time, steps should be taken so that neither category is
> advantaged or disadvantaged, and procedures should be developed to avoid
> possible conflicts”;
> 
> GNSO Council made a resolution in January 2009 to assert that “the GNSO
> Council strongly believes that neither the New gTLD or ccTLD fast track 
> process
> should result in IDN TLDs in the root before the other unless both the GNSO 
> and
> ccNSO so agree”;
> 
> An IDN gTLD Fast Track, if successfully implemented, could be introduced in
> close proximity with the IDN ccTLD Fast Track in the case that the New gTLD
> process is further delayed, and could address the concerns expressed by the
> GNSO Council regarding possible conflicts if IDN gTLDs and IDN ccTLDs are not
> introduced at the same time.
> 
> 
> RESOLVED:
> 
> - To recommend to the ICANN Board that an IDNG WG (Internationalized Generic
> Top-Level Domain Working Group) be formed under the Proposed Charter for the
> IDNG Working Group (IDNG WG).
> 
> - To emphasize to the ICANN Board that the full New gTLD process must not be
> delayed because of work of the IDNG WG or the subsequent implementation of
> the IDNG WG recommendations if they are accepted, and to implement the IDNG
> WG recommendations only if the acceptance of IDN gTLD Fast Track
> applications is at least 6 months before the then anticipated

deadline for applications for the first round of the full new gTLD process.

> 
> - To initiate a GNSO Working Group as a preparation group to start the
> discussions, and which should merge into the IDNG WG when formed by the
> ICANN Board.
> 
>