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Public Comment

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Name: Katrin Ohlmer
Date: 19 Mar 2024
Affiliation: Dotzon GmbH
Email: ohlmer@dotzon.com
Original Public Comment: Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook
1. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Predictability Framework consistent with the relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 2: Predictability Framework?
Yes
2. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines consistent with the SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 8: Conflicts of Interest?
Yes
3. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Conflicts of Interest Process for Vendors and Subcontractors consistent with relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 8: Conflicts of Interest?
Yes
4. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Applicant Freedom of Expression consistent with the relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 10: Applicant Freedom of Expression?
Yes
5. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Universal Acceptance consistent with the relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 11: Universal Acceptance?
Yes
6. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Reserved and Blocked Names consistent with the relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 21: Reserved Names?
Yes
7. Is the proposed Next Round Applicant Guidebook language for Geographic Names consistent with relevant SubPro Final Report recommendations for Topic 21: Reserved Names and Work Track 5 Final Report to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group?
Yes

If no, please explain.

We would like to point out that there is no documentation available from the 2012 Geographic Name Panel. Such documentation would illustrate how the Geographic Name Panel made decisions on the various strings that were identical to geographic names. In this context, it is hard to assess whether the proposed language in the AGB is consistent with the relevant recommendations. Therefore, further information and clarification form ICANN org would be appreciated to make a final assessment.

Summary of Submission

Dotzon GmbH appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the draft sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB). DOTZON GmbH is a top-level domain consultancy which has supported over 30 applicants with their gTLD application at ICANN in the 2012 round. We’ve been part of the Subpro WG which analysed the application round of 2012 diligently for nearly five years between 2016 and 2021 and published the final report early 2021.

Subsequent to this process, we are member of the SubPro-IRT working group to implement the recommendations of the 2021 report in the new version of the applicant handbook. In this role, we woudl like to provide feedback.