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A vital part of ICANN's processes is the opportunity for there to be public comment on each substantial piece of work before it is put forward for final approval. This is an archive of one month's public comment periods, arranged according to the month in which the comment period was closed.
Each box below provides a brief explanation of what the comment period hoped to achieve, as well as: links to relevant reports and/or webpages; a link to the official announcement of the comment period; a link to where all existing comments can be found; and an email link for anyone that wished to send in a comment. A "summary/analysis" objectively reviews the comments.
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| Improving Institutional Confidence | ||||||
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Explanation: Following extensive input from the Internet community, a Transition Action Plan, Improving Institutional Confidence in ICANN document and an FAQ have been prepared by the President’s Strategy Committee in order to start a discussion process for possible changes within ICANN, the main aim of which is to ensure community confidence in the organization as the Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the United States government concludes in September 2009. A timetable for that process will also be outlined, and a dedicated webpage launched to provide the community with all the information it needs, including regular updates as the process develops. This public comment period will be one of two that act as the place to provide written input and feedback into the consultation (oral input will be possible at ICANN and other meetings). A summary and analysis of this comment period will be provided to the Committee carrying out the consultation (the President's Strategy Committee) in order to assist in revision and review of the documents above. |
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| Staff member responsible: Kieren McCarthy | ||||||
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| Meetings Reform | ||||||
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Explanation: Should ICANN change the number of meetings that it holds and their location? The Meetings Reform Paper [pdf] asks the community to consider that the number of meetings be reduced from three to two per year - a change that would commence from 2010. The paper also proposes that one of the two meetings be held in locations that are transport hubs. The locations would need to be the subject of a separate consultation, but would be rotated through the existing ICANN predetermined regions. There has not been substantive change to meetings processes or the frequency of the meetings since the organization's inception. The purpose of the paper is to encourage debate on any matters to do with meetings that the community may wish to raise, but to especially consider issues concerning the frequency of meetings and their location. Aside from this public comment period, consultations will also be held at the Paris meeting directly with Committees and Councils and there will also be the opportunity to comment via the public forum. |
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| Staff member responsible: Paul Levins | ||||||
| Draft Final ALAC Independent Review | ||||||
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Explanation: ICANN invites comments on the final draft of the ALAC Review Report [pdf] submitted by Independent Reviewer, Westlake Consulting. Westlake will present the draft report at a workshop on Monday, 23 June, at the Paris ICANN meeting, and the Board Governance Committee's ALAC Review Working Group will discuss the draft report at a workshop on Wedneseday, 25 June, in Paris. This draft report (which includes the Executive Summary [pdf]) has not been reviewed by the ICANN Board or the Board Governance Committee. It is being shared for public information prior to it being finalised by Westlake. The final report will be submitted to the Board after the ICANN Paris meeting. Opportunity for public comment on the final report also will be provided. Westlake Consulting was selected by ICANN's Board to conduct the independent review of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and related structures. Key objectives of the review include:
This review is part of ICANN's ongoing commitment to its evolution and improvement. ICANN's bylaws require periodic, independent examinations of the role and operation of key elements of ICANN. |
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| Staff member responsible: Denise Michel | ||||||
| Proposed GNSO Top Level Implementation Plan | ||||||
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Explanation: At its 25 June 2008 meeting in Paris, France the GNSO Council voted to invite public comments on the 21 June 2008 version of the GNSO Improvements - Top Level Plan prepared by the GNSO Improvements Planning Team. The document contains some initial documentation on methods that can be followed in beginning the work required to transition from the current GNSO organization to the type of organization ultimately recommended by the ICANN Board - including the areas of process, operations and collaboration with other ICANN entities. Before any methods can be put into practice, the plan needs to be reviewed by the GNSO and the ICANN community at large and approved by the GNSO Council and endorsed by the ICANN Board. A copy of the document: can be found here: http://gnso.icann.org/drafts/gnso-improvements-top-level-plan-21jun08.pdf [PDF, 148K] See a web page with more information about the overall GNSO Improvements process here: http://www.icann.org/topics/gnso-improvements/. |
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| Staff member responsible: Robert Hoggarth | ||||||
| Single Character Name Allocation Framework | ||||||
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Explanation: In response to community comment and interest, ICANN has developed a proposed allocation framework and use of funds from the allocation of single-character second-level domain names (SC SLDs) in existing gTLDs. ICANN is proposing an auction mechanism and disbursement of funds toward areas of public good for the Internet community. Discussion of proposed allocation methods will involve consultation with gTLD registries. |
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| Staff member responsible: Patrick Jones | ||||||
| Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy – Denial of Transfers (Reasons #8 and #9) | ||||||
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Explanation: As part of its ongoing efforts to review the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (the rules for transfer of domain names between registrars) the GNSO Council seeks community review and comment on two proposed revisions to the IRTP regarding reasons for which a registrar of record may deny a request to transfer a domain name to a new registrar. The two revisions being considered by the Council are referred to as Reason # 8 and Reason # 9. They are part of a larger policy development process (PDP) that has involved a subset of four reasons (Reason # 5 and # 7 in addition to # 8 and # 9) for which a registrar could deny a transfer request. The overall IRTP review has become a considerable undertaking that could ultimately span as many as six separate policy development processes. A review of the current PDP involving Reasons # 8 and # 9 is set forth in the announcement for this comment forum. On 17 April 2008, the GNSO Council launched a drafting group to develop suggested text modifications for Reasons 5, 7, 8 and 9. The drafting group delivered a Final Draft Report [PDF, 48K] dated 4 June 2008, proposing new textual language for reasons 8 and 9, while suggesting that denial reasons 5 and 7 be considered within a separate proposed PDP or a future PDP that offers a stronger linkage with those issues. The Council agreed with the recommendations of the drafting group. It directed the staff to post the proposed new text for Reasons # 8 and # 9 for constituency and public comments and report back to the Council with a summary of the comments received. You can read the recommendations regarding Reasons # 8 and # 9 with the proposed new language here: http://gnso.icann.org/issues/transfers/excerpts-report-transfers-pdp1-dg-jun08.pdf [PDF, 32K] Comments on the document are welcome through 18 July 2008. |
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| Staff member responsible: Olof Nordling | ||||||
| Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers | ||||||
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Explanation: ICANN has received a Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers, ASNs, developed by the addressing community through the Regional Internet Registries bottom-up processes and delivered for ratification to the ICANN Board. Autonomous System Numbers are used in the routing of Internet traffic addressed to major entities, qualifying as Autonomous Systems. The proposal defines timelines and allocation principles for a transition from 2-byte to 4-byte ASNs. For the full text of the proposal click here. The text has been open for public comments on multiple occasions through the RIR's procedures and a final call for public comments is now open until 7 July 2008. |
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| Staff member responsible: Olof Nordling | ||||||