ICANN 62
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| Dates: | June 25-28, 2018 |
| Location: | Panama City, Panama |
| Website: | ICANN 62 |
ICANN 62 was ICANN's Policy Forum for 2018 and was held from 25-28 June in Panama City, Panama. The 4-day meeting featured a variety of important issues, including the Expedited Policy Development Process on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data, geographic names at the top-level (Work Track 5), as well as a number of reviews.
Sessions
ccNSO
The ccNSO Council adopted the Final Report of the Customer Standing Committee (CSC) Charter Review Team and ratified the amended CSC Charter. Régis Massé (.fr) was appointed vice chair of the TLD-OPS Standing Committee, Jordan Carter (.nz) to the ccNSO Strategic and Operational Planning Standing Committee, and Brent Carey (.nz) to the Retirement Policy Development Process Working Group. The ccNSO Tech Day focused on natural disasters, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
GNSO
Much of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Work Track 5 discussion focused on the future treatment of city names that are not capital city names. The CCWG-Auction Proceeds considered the following four mechanisms:
- a new ICANN Proceeds Allocation Department in the ICANN Organization to manage the fund.
- a new ICANN Proceeds Allocation Department to collaborate with existing charitable organizations.
- a new structure independent from ICANN org, such as an ICANN foundation.
- one or more established entities, such as a foundation or fund, with ICANN org overseeing their processes to ensure mission and fiduciary duties are met.