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| * A TLD Evaluation Advisory Committee ([[TEAC]]) should be appointed by ICANN to provide an overall coordination and guidance to the evaluation team which shall be supervised by the ICANN Staff. | | * A TLD Evaluation Advisory Committee ([[TEAC]]) should be appointed by ICANN to provide an overall coordination and guidance to the evaluation team which shall be supervised by the ICANN Staff. |
| * Provide adequate funds to the evaluation process. | | * Provide adequate funds to the evaluation process. |
− | * Identify the extent, initiate planning and solicitations for proposals of new gTLDs in conjunction with the evaluation and monitoring process. | + | * Identify to what extent ICANN can initiate the planning and solicitations of proposals of new gTLDs in conjunction with the evaluation and monitoring process. |
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− | Subsequently on August 23, 2002, The ICANN Board directed ICANN President Lynn to create an action plan regarding the report of (NTEPPTF).<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2002-08-23+-+New+TLD+Evaluation+Process+Planning+Task+Force 2002-08-23 - New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force]</ref> | + | Subsequently on August 23, 2002, The ICANN Board directed ICANN President Lynn to create an action plan regarding the report of (NTEPPTF).<ref>[https://community.icann.org/display/tap/2002-08-23+-+New+TLD+Evaluation+Process+Planning+Task+Force 2002-08-23 - New TLD Evaluation Process Planning Task Force]</ref> |
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| + | ===A Plan of Action regarding New gTLDs=== |
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| + | On October 18, 2002, Lynn submitted a Plan of Action regarding New gTLDs and recommended the following:<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/committees/ntepptf/new-gtld-action-plan-18oct02.htm A Plan of Action regarding New gTLDs by Stuart Lynn, ICANN President]</ref> |
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| + | * Instruct the ICANN Staff to solicit three or more proposals for sponsored TLDs ([[sTLD]]s]] as extension of the '''Proof of Concept,''' following a similar or streamlined criteria and ground rules, subject to funding a rapid study based on sampling techniques as appropriate. The study will assess if the new sponsored TLDs admitted registrants outside their charter and determine its extent. |
| + | * The issue of name space taxonomy should be addressed as a prerequisite to substantive expansion of the top level domain space regardless of an interim action on additional sponsored TLDs. |
| + | * Those applicants who submitted their proposals for new sponsored TLDs in 2000 should be invited to update and resubmit their proposals and new sponsored TLD proposals will also be accepted. |
| + | * Cost Allocation for the application fee should be assessed to exercise fairness and there should be a differential fee for those who have already paid the $50 000 application fee in year 2000 who have already been subjected to evaluation. |
| + | * The independent and financial evaluation process should be simplified particularly the review of financial capacity to accelerate the process and reduce cost. |
| + | * Use the existing contractual framework for the new sponsored TLDs. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |