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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2008 |
Closed Forums
| Proposed ICANN Board of Director’s Code of Conduct | |||||
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Explanation:On 26 June 2008, ICANN’s Board of Director’s passed the following resolution:
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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| Staff member responsible: Amy Stathos | |||||
| .COOP and .MOBI Proposed Contract Changes to Allocate Single-Character Names | |||||
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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.
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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| Staff member responsible: Patrick Jones | |||||
| CAC UDRP Pilot Project | |||||
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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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| Staff member responsible: Amy Stathos | |||||
| Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD Fast Track Mechanisms | |||||
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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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| Staff member responsible: Bart Boswinkel | |||||
Announcement | Comments | Summary/analysis of comments [PDF, 233K] |
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| Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement | |||||
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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. |
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| Staff member responsible: Tim Cole | |||||