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Public Comments Archive 2017

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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August
January
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability Draft Report27 October 201615 January 2017
Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy7 November 201612 January 2017
Identifier Technology Health Indicators: Definition29 November 201623 January 2017
Proposal for Thai Script Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules (LGR)15 December 201629 January 2017
February
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Updated Supplementary Procedures for Independent Review Process (IRP)28 November 20161 February 2017
Proposed Renewal of .MOBI Sponsored Registry Agreement23 December 20161 February 2017
Proposed Charter Amendments of the GNSO Business Constituency6 January 201715 February 2017
March
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .IKANO, .SAXO, .SCOR, .SANDVIK, .WALTER, .SANDVIKCOROMANT, .VISTA, .VISTAPRINT, .BARCLAYS, .BARCLAYCARD and .HERMES TLDs12 January 201710 March 2017
GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy Development Process20 January 201730 March 2017
Reference Japanese Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Second Level27 January 201731 March 2017
At-Large Review: Draft Report 1 February 201724 March 2017
April
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Recommendations to Improve ICANN's Transparency21 February 201710 April 2017
Interim Paper Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level Domains24 February 201721 April 2017
Enhancing Accountability Guidelines for Good Faith7 March 201724 April 2017
ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, and Five-Year Operating Plan Update8 March 201728 April 2017
May
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines3 March 20172 May 2017
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs7 March 201719 May 2017
Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study11 March 20175 May 2017
GNSO Community Comment 2 (CC2) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process22 March 201722 May 2017
Proposal for Ethiopic Script Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules (LGR) ‬23 March 20175 May 2017
Proposed Fundamentals Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board Committee31 March 201710 May 2017
Deferral of Country Code Names Supporting Organization Review6 April 201719 May 2017
Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability14 April 201726 May 2017
Proposed Renewal of .NET Registry Agreement20 April 201730 May 2017
June
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Draft Framework of Interpretation for Human Rights5 May 201716 June 2017
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .PIONEER, .FUJITSU, .OBI, .SHARP, .TOYOTA, and .LEXUS TLDs8 May 201720 June 2017
July
TitleOpen DateClose Date
Revised ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law: Process and Next Steps3 May 20177 July 2017
Proposed Implementation of GNSO Consensus Policy Recommendations for the Protection of IGO & INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs17 May 201710 July 2017
Issues Report - ccNSO PDP Retirement and Review Mechanism24 May 201710 July 2017
Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2)6 June 201724 July 2017
Draft Framework for the Registry Operator to Respond to Security Threats14 June 201731 July 2017
August
TitleOpen DateClose Date
GNSO Operating Procedures and ICANN Bylaws19 June 201710 August 2017

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