[governance] Fwd: [announce] Webform for Public Comments on Initial Report on new gTLDs.

[Avri Doria]

fyi - anyone intersted in commenting

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "GNSO.SECRETARIAT at GNSO.ICANN.ORG"  
> <gnso.secretariat at gnso.icann.org>
> Date: 7 augusti 2006 17.34.02 GMT+02:00
> To: announce at gnso.icann.org
> Subject: [announce] Webform for Public Comments on  Initial Report  
> on new gTLDs.
>
>
> REMINDER:
>
> http://icann.org/announcements/announcement1-28jul06.htm
> Comments due by August 18, 2006
>
> There is a web form to facilitate comments:
> http://survey.icann.org/cgi/comments:
> This form is to facilitate gathering public comments on currently  
> active issues in the ICANN policy development process. Please fill  
> in the identifying information below, and select the issue you wish  
> to comment upon.
>
>  Name:
> Title:
> Organization:
> Email:
> Email again:
> Issue:  New gTLDS
>   After submitting this form you will be presented with a second  
> form with space for comments on the selected issue. When that form  
> is submitted, your email address will be sent a "confirm" message  
> verifying that you wish to publish the comments. Note that the  
> confirm will not be sent if you have recently submitted and  
> confirmed other comments.
>
> Comments may also be sent to:
> newgtlds-comments at icann.org.
> Comments will be viewable at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds- 
> comments.
>
> ...................................................................... 
> .
> GNSO Council's Committee on the introduction of new top level  
> domains has released its Initial Report as part of ICANN's policy  
> development process. This Report is the product of a long series of  
> consultations and meetings about the Terms of Reference .
>
> The GNSO Council's new TLD Committee will meet again in Amsterdam  
> between 29 & 31 August 2006 to consider any further public comments  
> and inputs from ICANN's Advisory Committees and Supporting  
> Organisations before preparing a Final Report for submission to the  
> ICANN Board prior to the Sao Paolo meeting in early December 2006.
>
> A public comment period is now open until Friday 18 August 2006 and  
> members of the community are asked to respond specifically to the  
> following questions upon which further discussion is needed.
>
> 1. After reading the Initial Report, are there any other selection  
> criteria which may be helpful for a new top level domain  
> application round?
>
> 2. Thinking about the issue of application fees for any new top  
> level domain application, is there merit in graduated application  
> fees to assist applicants?
>
> 3. Taking into account the experiences from the 2000 and 2004 round  
> of new top level domains, do you have further comments to make  
> about streamlining the application process?
>
> 4. Thinking about ICANN's responsibility to ensure competition in  
> registry services operation, do you have any additional comments  
> about how to encourage applications which would serve needs which  
> are not met by the existing top level domains?
>
> 5. Looking closely at the technical selection criteria section of  
> the Report, are there any further comments which would assist with  
> identifying appropriate base line technical criteria for new  
> applications?
>
> 6. Do you have any further comment to make on the use of the first  
> come first served system for processing applications and then  
> whether auctions or lotteries are appropriate ways of resolving  
> competition between applications?
>
> 7. Do you have any further views on the kinds of new TLDs that  
> might be encouraged? Specifically, do members of the community  
> expect the existing differentiation between sponsored, generic,  
> chartered and open TLDs to remain?
>
> Comments can be submitted via this web form,
> http://survey.icann.org/cgi/comments
> or by sending email to newgtlds-comments at icann.org.
> Comments will be viewable at: http://forum.icann.org/lists/newgtlds- 
> comments.
>
> Further questions about any aspect of the /Initial Report /or the  
> policy development process can be addressed to Dr Liz Williams,  
> Senior Policy Counselor, at newgtlds-questions at icann.org.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to comment.
> Kind regards,
>
> Glen de Saint Géry
> GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
> gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
> http://gnso.icann.org
>

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