2013-04-11-Religious Terms
GAC Advice
2013-04-11-Religious Terms
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Consensus met
2013-04-11-Religious Terms
Communication
The GAC Advises the ICANN Board that:
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- With regard to Module 3.1 part II of the Applicant Guidebook:
- The GAC recognizes that Religious terms are sensitive issues. Some GAC members have raised sensitivities on the applications that relate to Islamic terms, specifically .islam and .halal. The GAC members concerned have noted that the applications for .islam and .halal lack community involvement and support. It is the view of these GAC members that these applications should not proceed.
- With regard to Module 3.1 part II of the Applicant Guidebook:
Module 3.1: “The GAC advises ICANN that there are concerns about a particular application “dot-example.” The ICANN Board is expected to enter into dialogue with the GAC to understand the scope of concerns. The ICANN Board is also expected to provide a rationale for its decision.
GAC Acknowledgement of Register Entry
GAC: 2 May 2013
Board: 9 May 2013
Next Steps/Required Action
Board Action:
Item | Resp. | Start | Compl. | Status |
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Publish GAC Communique and notify applicants of 21-day GAC Advice Response Period | Staff | 18 April | Complete | |
Applicants 21-day response period to GAC Advice | Applicants | 19 April | 10 May | Complete |
Publish GAC Communique to solicit input on how the New gTLD Board Committee should address GAC advice regarding safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD Strings | Staff | 23 April | Complete | |
Public Comment period on how Board should address GAC Advice re: Safeguards http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gac-safeguard-advice-23apr13-en.htm |
Public | 23 April |
Comment: 14 May Reply: 4 June |
Complete |
Collect and summarize applicant responses to GAC Advice | Staff | 11 May | 31 May | Complete |
Summarize and analyze public comments on how Board should address GAC Advice re: Safeguards | Staff | 5 June | 12 June | Complete |
Review and Consider Applicant responses to GAC Advice and Public Comments on how Board should respond to GAC Advice re: Safeguards | New gTLD Program Committee | 13 June | 20 June | Not Started
The NGPC is also developing a GAC Scorecard similar to the one used during the GAC and the Board meetings in Brussels on 28 February and 1 March 2011. Each scorecard item will be noted with a '1A' '1B' or '2' 1A: Indicates that the NGPC's proposed position is consistent with GAC Advice as described in the Scorecard. 1B: Indicates that the NGPC's proposed position is consistent with GAC Advice as described in the Scorecard in principle, with some revisions to be made. 2: Indicates that the NGPC's current position is not consistent with GAC advice as described in the Scorecard and further discussion with the GAC is required following the relevant procedures in the ICANN Bylaws. Updates: http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14jun13-en.htm Board Scorecard: |
Summary of GAC Advice | NGPC Response | |||
The GAC Advises the ICANN Board that:
With regard to Module 3.1 part II of the Applicant Guidebook: The GAC recognizes that Religious terms are sensitive issues. Some GAC members have raised sensitivities on the applications that relate to Islamic terms, specifically .islam and .halal. The GAC members concerned have noted that the applications for .islam and .halal lack community involvement and support. It is the view of these GAC members that these applications should not proceed. |
1A |
The NGPC accepts this advice. The AGC provides that if 'GAC advises ICANN that there are concerns about a particular application 'dot-example,' the ICANN Board is expected to enter into dialogue with the GAC to understand the scope of concerns.' Pursuant to Section 3.1.ii of the AGB, the NGPC stands ready to enter into dialogue with the GAC on this matter. We look forward to liaising with the GAC as to how such dialogue should be conducted. (Note a community objection has been filed with the International Centre for Expertise of the ICC against .ISLAM and .HALAL Because formal objections have been filed, these applications cannot move to the contracting phase until the objections are resolved.) |
Responsible Party
Board/Staff
Current Status/Communications Log
10 May 2013 - Letter from the ICANN Board re: Progress in Addressing GAC Beijing Advice
6 June 2013: NGPC Scorecard
Board Action (Accept/Disagree)
- Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.1.ii of the AGB, NGPC and GAC members will enter into a dialogue on this matter in Durban.
- See http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-04jun13-en.htm and http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/new-gtld-resolution-annex-1-04jun13-en.pdf.