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Work Track 5 on Geographic Names at the Top Level – Supplemental Initial Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process

5 December 2018

Open Date: 5 December 2018 Close Date: 22 January 2019
Originating Organization: GNSO
Categories/Tags: Policy Development
Brief Overview: This public comment proceeding is being opened in order to obtain input on the Supplemental Initial Report of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (PDP WG) focused on Work Track 5. The PDP is chartered to evaluate what changes or additions need to be made to existing new gTLD policy recommendations. Work Track 5 focuses on one specific issue within the Working Group's charter, the topic of geographic names at the top level. The Working Group issued its first Initial Report, containing the output of the Working Group on the Overarching Issues as well as preliminary recommendations and questions for community feedback from Work Tracks 1-4, on 3 July 2018. This Supplemental Initial Report contains outputs from Work Track 5 only, which started later than the other PDP Work Tracks and has therefore operated on a different timeline.
Link: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/geo-names-wt5-initial-2018-12-05-en