This has been sent to the ccTLD community list but just in case I am reposting here -- sorry for dupes. <div><br></div><div><b><i>J</i></b><i><b>ust as a reminder. ICANN Nairobi schedule is up at: </b></i><a href="http://nbo.icann.org/full-sched"><i><b>http://nbo.icann.org/full-sched</b></i></a><i><b> please have a look and start planning for the meetings you'd like to attend and if you have questions, send me an email.</b></i><div>
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><b>What:
An open workshop on issues relating to the delegation,<br>
redelegation and retirement of ccTLDs.<br><br>
Where: ICANN Nairobi, Shimba Room, plus remote participation<br><br>
When: Sunday 7 March, 14:00 - 15:30 local time<br><br>
Who: ccTLD managers, Government, people interested in the
topic</b>
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Why:<br>
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The ccNSO has established a Working Group to look at the Delegation,<br>
Re-delegation and Retirement of ccTLD's, essentially reviewing the<br>
existing policies and guidelines used by IANA, and comparing these to<br>
the actual procedures adopted by IANA. The working group's aim is to<br>
make recommendations to the ccNSO on any gaps between policies and<br>
practices, and is not empowered to engage in any policy development<br>
process.<br>
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While the working group can not have any specific delegation,<br>
redelegation or retirement procedure re-litigated, members of the<br>
working group are interested in specific issues that have arisen in the<br>
past, where ccTLDs have been through this process.<br>
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The Working Group is convening a 90 minute open workshop to be held on<br>
Sunday 7 March (14:00 - 15:30 hours, local time) at ICANN Nairobi, and<br>
invites stakeholders to provide presentations on issues relating to the<br>
delegation, re-delegation or retirement of ccTLDs, and their experiences<br>
with IANA. Stakeholders may be any group comprising the local Internet<br>
community.<br>
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Presentations should be concise, and will be confined to a maximum of 10<br>
minutes per speaker, and should seek to address any perceived shortfalls<br>
between the policies and guidelines (including RFC1591, ICANN ICP1, and<br>
the Government Advisory Committee Principles on delegation and<br>
re-delegation of ccTLDs) and the actual procedure used by IANA. The<br>
session will be, at a minimum, audio recorded, and remote participation<br>
will be enabled.<br>
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This Working Group is a large and diverse group who would appreciate the<br>
opportunity to hear from the ccTLD community.<br>
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If you would like to make a presentation at this workshop, please<br>
contact me off list.<br>
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Regards<br>
<br>
Keith Davidson<br>
Chair ccNSO - DRD Working Group<br>
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