Bureaucrats, steward, Administrators, translator
874
edits
Changes
mLine 11:
Line 11: − +
Text replacement - "Context" to "Key developments"
'''ICANN 6''' took place in Yokohama, Japan, and was the first [[ICANN]] event to take place in Japan.
'''ICANN 6''' took place in Yokohama, Japan, and was the first [[ICANN]] event to take place in Japan.
==Context==
==Key developments==
The board took action to initiate the first round of new gTLD applications.<ref name="resos" /> A topic paper, circulated for public comment in June, served as a guide to discussions among board members.<ref "newTLDpaper">[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm ICANN 6 Archive - New TLD Topic Paper], June 13, 2000</ref> In addition, recommendations and reports from supporting organizations and advisory committees provided additional context and implementation guidance. Public comment on the topic paper was robust,<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/newtlds/ ICANN Forum Archive - New TLD Topic Paper], July 12, 2000</ref> although the summary presented at the meeting noted that roughly one quarter of the responses were "non-substantive or off-topic," while roughly half of the comments pertained to proposals for specific TLDs.<ref>[https://cyber.harvard.edu/icann/yokohama/archive/presentations/nesson-tld-071500/ ICANN 6 Archive - Presentation Slides, New TLD Public Comment Summary], July 15, 2000</ref>.
The board took action to initiate the first round of new gTLD applications.<ref name="resos" /> A topic paper, circulated for public comment in June, served as a guide to discussions among board members.<ref "newTLDpaper">[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm ICANN 6 Archive - New TLD Topic Paper], June 13, 2000</ref> In addition, recommendations and reports from supporting organizations and advisory committees provided additional context and implementation guidance. Public comment on the topic paper was robust,<ref>[https://forum.icann.org/newtlds/ ICANN Forum Archive - New TLD Topic Paper], July 12, 2000</ref> although the summary presented at the meeting noted that roughly one quarter of the responses were "non-substantive or off-topic," while roughly half of the comments pertained to proposals for specific TLDs.<ref>[https://cyber.harvard.edu/icann/yokohama/archive/presentations/nesson-tld-071500/ ICANN 6 Archive - Presentation Slides, New TLD Public Comment Summary], July 15, 2000</ref>.