Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms

[Vint Cerf]

some of the WG participants may want to comment, personally, on this  
report.

Vint



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> From: ICANN News Alert <communications at icann.org>
> Date: July 15, 2008 7:09:24 PM EDT
> To: vint at google.com
> Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Comments Encouraged on the Final  
> Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms
>
>
> News Alert
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15jul08-en.htm
>
> Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on  
> ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms
> 15 July 2008
> Final Report of IDNC WG [PDF, 100K]
>
> Public Comment Forum Open Through 15 August 2008
>
> Summary: The IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG) has developed its Final  
> Report on feasible methods that would enable the timely and  
> efficient ("fast track") introduction of a limited number of non- 
> contentious IDN ccTLDs, while an overall long-term IDN ccTLD policy  
> is being developed. The Final Report highlights the latest topics  
> and issues that need to be considered in developing (1) a mechanism  
> for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string and (2) a mechanism to  
> designate an IDN ccTLD manager. The ICANN Board of Directors  
> accepted the Final report at its 26 June meeting in Paris, France  
> and directed that the report be made available for public comments.
>
> Process: In addition to opening this new public forum, the ICANN  
> Staff has been directed by the Board to begin work on  
> implementation measures with relevant stakeholders to implement the  
> fast track and to prepare a detailed implementation report to the  
> Board before the ICANN Cairo meeting in November 2008. Comments  
> submitted in this forum will be used by the staff to help fulfill  
> those obligations.
>
> Background: The IDNC WG was chartered by ICANN's Board to develop  
> and report on feasible methods, if any, that would enable the  
> introduction (in a timely manner and in a manner that ensures the  
> continued security and stability of the Internet) of a limited  
> number of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs, associated with the ISO  
> 3166-1 two-letter codes (both the official code list of ISO 3166-1  
> and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements)(popularly known  
> as "the fast track"), while the overall IDN ccTLD policy is being  
> developed. The scope of the IDNC WG was limited to developing  
> methods that would not pre-empt the ultimate policy outcomes of the  
> IDN cc Policy Development Process (ccPDP).
>
> As described in the Final Report, the fast track approach requires  
> two specific mechanisms:
>
> A mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string; and
> A mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager).
> The Document: Final Report of IDNC WG [PDF, 100K]
>
> Deadline and How To Submit Comments: The Public Comment forum on  
> the Final Report of the IDNC WG will be open through 15 August  
> 2008. Comments on the document are welcome via email to idn-cctld- 
> fast-track at icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be  
> publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.
>
> For more information, visit http://www.icann.org/public_comment/ 
> public-comment-200808.html#final-idnc-wg.
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