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.
| Forums Closing This Month | Public Comment | Archived Forums |
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2008 |
Closed Forums
| Initial Report on ccIDN Fast-Track | |||||
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Explanation:A working group of the ccNSO (the IDNC WG) is reviewing the possible 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. The Charter of the group can be found here. An Initial Report is the first step in a four-step process for the Working Group to arrive at a Final Report. A discussion draft [pdf] of that Initial Report has been released, and comments on it are welcome until 26 February 2008. |
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| Staff member responsible: Gabriella Schittek | |||||
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| Whois Studies | |||||
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Explanation:The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council recently concluded that a comprehensive, objective and quantifiable understanding of key factual issues regarding the gTLD WHOIS system will benefit future GNSO policy development efforts, and plans to ask ICANN staff to conduct several studies for this purpose. Before defining the details of these studies, the Council is soliciting suggestions from the community for specific topics of study on WHOIS that community stakeholders recommend be conducted. Possible areas of study might include a study of certain aspects of gTLD registrants and registrations, a study of certain uses and misuses of WHOIS data, a study of the use of proxy registration services, including privacy services, or a comparative study of gTLD and ccTLD WHOIS. If you would like to offer suggestions about topics of study on WHOIS, please do so by completing this online form. Please submit a separate online form for each study that you recommend should be conducted and answer all questions with as much detail as possible. Please limit your online answers to 1-2 paragraphs per question. You can email additional detail and any supporting materials to the public comment address below. You are also encouraged to comment on proposed studies that have already been posted. To do so please reference the specific proposal you are commenting on. Lastly, you may also provide input via email, instead of posting online - see the “add comment” link below. |
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| Staff member responsible: Liz Gasster | |||||