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Draft Materials for Public Comment (May 1999 Berlin Meeting)
Posted: 5 May 1999
The following materials have been posted for the purpose of public notice and comment in advance of ICANN's Berlin meetings, May 25-27, 1999. These proposals, together with the public comments received, will be discussed at a public forum in Berlin on May 26, 1999. The ICANN board may consider taking action on these proposals at its meeting in Berlin on May 27, 1999. (For general information regarding the Berlin meetings, see http://www.icann.org/berlin/.)
- Proposals for ICANN Supporting Organizations
- Preliminary recommendations of the ICANN Membership Advisory Committee
- Proposals for Domain Name Supporting Organization Constituency Groups
- The World Intellectual Property Organization's "Final Report of the WIPO Internet Domain Name Process"
- Preliminary recommendations of the ICANN Advisory Committee on Independent Review
- Preliminary 1999-2000 ICANN budget
In addition, in preparation for discussions it hopes to have at the Berlin meetings, the ICANN Board seeks comment on the following questions:
DNSO Constituency Group Definition:
In order to more fully explore an issue raised by one comment submitted in reaction to the draft ICANN Bylaw changes establishing the Domain Name Supporting Organization, the ICANN Board seeks further comment on the following question:
Should the initial DNSO Constituencies currently identified as "ccTLD registries" and "gTLD registries" be re-categorized as "open registries" and "closed registries," identified according to whether the registry is open to any registrant, worldwide ("open"), or is instead limited to certain registrants based on geography, intended use, or other criteria ("closed")?
Please submit comments to comment-so@icann.org. All comments will be automatically posted on the ICANN website at http://www.icann.org/comments-mail/comment-so/maillist.html for public review and response. (If your comment is not posted within 12 hours of its submission, please contact webmaster@icann.org.)
Geographic Diversity Provisions of the ICANN Bylaws:
An Interim Policy for Geographic Diversity on the ICANN Board has been proposed by the ICANN staff and posted for public comment. To be considered by the ICANN Board prior to its meeting on May 27, comments on this proposal should be submitted to comment-geo@icann.org, and must be received on or before midnight, US West Coast time, on May 25. Comments will be publicly archived on the ICANN website at http://w ww.icann.org/comments-mail/comment-geo/maillist.html."