[AfrICANN-discuss] Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms

[Richard Omolo]

McTim

But they end up on the same (or similar?) basket!

Cheers!

O.

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just curious, but why on earth do all the links in this mail look like
> this:
>
>
> http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=9826224&msgid=161132&act=52JX&c=165637&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fen%2Fannouncements%2Fannouncement-15jul08-en.htm
>
> instead of this:
>
> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15jul08-en.htm  ??
>
> It's just very unexpected!
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> mctim.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Baher Esmat <baher.esmat at icann.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > News Alert
> >
> > http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15jul08-en.htm
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD
> "Fast
> > Track" Mechanisms
> >
> > 15 July 2008
> >
> > Final Report of IDNC WG [PDF, 100K]
> >
> > Public Comment Forum Open Through 15 August 2008
> >
> > Summary: 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.
> >
> > Process: In addition to opening this new public forum, the ICANN Staff
> has
> > been directed by the Board to begin work on implementation measures with
> > relevant stakeholders to implement the fast track and to prepare a
> detailed
> > implementation report to the Board before the ICANN Cairo meeting in
> > November 2008. Comments submitted in this forum will be used by the staff
> to
> > help fulfill those obligations.
> >
> > Background: The IDNC WG was chartered by ICANN's Board to develop and
> report
> > on feasible methods, if any, that would enable the 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,
> associated
> > with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes (both the official code list of ISO
> > 3166-1 and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements)(popularly known
> as
> > "the fast track"), while the overall IDN ccTLD policy is being developed.
> > The scope of the IDNC WG was limited to developing methods that would not
> > pre-empt the ultimate policy outcomes of the IDN cc Policy Development
> > Process (ccPDP).
> >
> > As described in the Final Report, the fast track approach requires two
> > specific mechanisms:
> >
> > A mechanism for the selection of the IDN ccTLD string; and
> > A mechanism to designate an IDN ccTLD manager).
> >
> > The Document: Final Report of IDNC WG [PDF, 100K]
> >
> > Deadline and How To Submit Comments: The Public Comment forum on the
> Final
> > Report of the IDNC WG will be open through 15 August 2008. Comments on
> the
> > document are welcome via email to idn-cctld-fast-track at icann.org. An
> archive
> > of all comments received will be publicly posted at
> > http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.
> >
> > For more information, visit
> >
> http://www.icann.org/public_comment/public-comment-200808.html#final-idnc-wg
> .
> >
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