Three Sub Groups are currently meeting on a regular basis to review public comments received on the Working Group’s Initial Report . The full Working Group is also meeting regularly to address issues that the Sub Groups have referred to the full Working Group for additional consideration.

The public comment period on the Working Group’s supplemental Initial Report remains open until 12 December. The supplemental Initial Report covers topics that were not included in the Initial Report and that the Working Group determined required additional consideration. 

The full Working Group held two regular meetings in November:

  • Reviewed progress made during Working Group face-to-face sessions at ICANN63
  • Went over the status of Sub Groups A, B, and C and Work Track 5
  • Began discussing topics raised in public comment that the Sub Groups referred to the full Working Group for additional consideration
  • Discussed recommendations contained in the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team Final Report, specifically those targeting the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group

  • Went over the status of Sub Groups A, B, and C and Work Track 5
  • Continued to discuss topics raised in public comment that the Sub Groups referred to the full Working Group for additional consideration, as well as recommendations contained in the Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team Final Report 

Sub Groups held the following meetings to make progress on the Working Group’s review of public comments on the Initial Report:

Sub Group A


Sub Group B


Sub Group C


A summary of meetings held in December will be covered in the next edition of the newsletter.