New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group
| New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Closed |
| Issue Areas: | New gTLDs |
| Date Established: | January 2016 |
| Charter: | WG Charter |
| Workspace: | Community Wiki |
The New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (SubPro PDP WG) was a GNSO working group chartered in January 2016 to conduct the Policy Development Process for New gTLD Subsequent Procedures.[1]
The working group reviewed experience from the New gTLD Program’s 2012 application round and developed over 300 affirmations, recommendations, and implementation guidance for future rounds of new gTLDs, documented in its Final Report.[2]
Mandate and Charter[edit | edit source]
Following the 2012 round of the New gTLD Program, the GNSO Council created a Discussion Group to review lessons learned and identify issues for possible policy work.[3] The Discussion Group's Final Issue Report was delivered in December 2015 and recommended a GNSO Policy Development Process to consider "subsequent procedures" for future new gTLD application opportunities.
In January 2016, the GNSO Council initiated the SubPro PDP and chartered the SubPro PDP Working Group to:
- review and, where appropriate, refine the policy principles from the GNSO's 2007 Final Report on the Introduction of New gTLDs; and
- develop policy recommendations for subsequent rounds of the New gTLD Program, informed by experience from the 2012 round.[2]
For the history of the PDP itself, see: Policy Development Process for New gTLD Subsequent Procedures.
Membership[edit | edit source]
The working group was open to all interested participants, including representatives from GNSO Stakeholder Groups and Constituencies, other ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees, and members of the broader Internet community.[4]
The group operated under a structure of co-chairs, supported by ICANN Staff (Steve Chan and Julie Hedlund) and GNSO Council liaisons.[5]
Structure and Work Tracks[edit | edit source]
Given the breadth of issues involved in subsequent rounds, the Working Group organized its work into sub-groups known as Work Tracks (WTs), each of which concentrated on a collection of questions and/or topics contained in the Working Group's Charter. Initially, four Work Tracks were created; a fifth, cross-community work track was later added to focus on geographic names.
- WT1 – Overall Process, Support, and Outreach
- WT2 – Legal, Regulatory, and Contractual Obligations
- WT3 – String Contention, Objections, and Disputes
- WT4 – IDNs, Technical, and Operational Issues
- WT5 – Geographic Names at the Top Level[5][2]
Each of these Work Tracks had two Co-Leaders to guide the deliberations.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ICANN Community: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures PDP Home Retrieved December 4, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 ICANN GNSO: Final Report on the new gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Retrieved December 4, 2025
- ↑ ICANN GNSO: Call for Volunteers - GNSO New gTLDs Subsequent Rounds Discussion Group Retrieved December 4, 2025
- ↑ ICANN Announcements: Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group to Establish a Policy Framework for a Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ICANN GNSO: New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Working Group Charter Retrieved December 4, 2025
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