Archived forums:

• .COOP and .MOBI Proposed Contract Changes to Allocate Single-Character Names
  (ends 22 Aug 08)
• CAC UDRP Pilot Project
  (ends 21 Aug 08)
• gTLD Registry Failover Plan
  (ends 14 Aug 08)
• Proposed ICANN Board of Director's Code of Conduct
  (ends 29 Aug 08)
• Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD Fast Track Mechanisms
  (ends 15 Aug 08)
• Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement
  (ends 4 Aug 08)

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• Prior to July 2007

Explanation: ICANN has received a request from the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) to run two pilot projects related to its implementation of UDRP.

ICANN has at the request of CAC agreed to post for public comment the description of the pilot projects for a period of thirty days (30), along with a report on the pilot project by professor Chris Reed, a recognized international authority on technology law and electronic commerce law.

Those wishing to comment are encouraged to do so and to make their comments not later than 20 August 2008.

Comments may be submitted by email to cac-pilot@icann.org and may be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/cac-pilot.

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Explanation: On 26 June 2008, ICANN's Board of Director's passed the following resolution:

Whereas, the members of ICANN's Board of Directors are committed to maintaining a high standard of ethical conduct.

Whereas, the Board Governance Committee has developed a Code of Conduct to provide the Board with guiding principles for conducting themselves in an ethical manner.

Resolved (2008.06.26.09), the Board directs staff to post the newly proposed ICANN Board of Directors' Code of Conduct for public comment, for consideration by the Board as soon as feasible.

In accordance with the above resolution, public comments on ICANN Board of Directors' Code of Conduct [PDF, 25K] are encouraged to be submitted by 29 August 2008 via email to bcoc@icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/bcoc.

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Explanation: 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.

Final Report of IDNC WG [PDF, 100K]

Comments on the document are welcome via email at idn-cctld-fast-track@icann.org. This public forum will be open through 15 August 2008. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.

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Explanation: In an effort to address concerns raised about the Protection of Registrants, ICANN has undertaken considerable discussions with community members concerning potential amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The ICANN Board of Directors passed a resolution in San Juan directing staff to solicit community input related to RAA amendments, engage in a dialogue with registrars to arrive at a set of proposed RAA amendments to be posted for public comment. This set of proposals is set forth at http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18jun08-en.htm.

This public comment period is the second 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 Board in order to assist it in its review.

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Explanation: The DotCoop and DotMobi sponsored TLDs have proposed allocation of single-character second-level domain names through the Registry Services Evaluation Process, and the registries are seeking contract amendments to proceed with allocation. Both amendments provide for changes to Appendix 6, Schedule of Reserved Names.

• The DotCoop proposal [PDF, 40K]
• The DotMobi proposal [PDF, 64K]

All documentation related to the DotCoop proposal is available at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/#2008005, while all documentation related to the DotMobi proposal is available at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/#2008006.

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Explanation: During the ICANN meeting in Paris, staff announced that an implementable version of the gTLD Registry Failover Plan had been developed, in collaboration with gTLD registries, ccTLD managers, SSAC and others. The gTLD Registry Failover Project is one of ICANN's key projects as defined in its Operating Plan. The plan is being published for comment through 14 August 2008 23:59 UTC.

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