Approved Board Resolutions for new gTLDs

This is an extract of the approved board resolutions from a recent regular meeting dated 29 October 2017 of the ICANN board. Content not related to new gTLDs was removed.

On the .GAY and .MUSIC new gTLDs

The Board has adopted the "BAMC Recommendation on Request 17-4".

In simple words: for the moment nothing changes and procedures continue.

On the .AMAZON new gTLD

The Board asks the GAC:

1. if it has any information to provide to the Board as it relates to the "merits-based public policy reasons," regarding the GAC's advice that the Amazon applications should not proceed; or any other new or additional information to provide to the Board regarding the GAC's advice that the Amazon applications should not proceed.
2. if it has any new or additional information to provide to the Board, it does so by the conclusion of the ICANN61 meeting scheduled to take place from 10-15 March 2018, in order to assist the Board's appropriate and prompt consideration.

In simple words: for the moment nothing changes until 10-15 March 2018.

To learn more.

New gTLDs subsequent procedures

#ICANN60 GAC: WG on subsequent procedures 4 #newgTLDs hopes 4 initial report by April 2018, w final report (except WorkTrack 5) by Q4 2018.

— Samantha Dickinson (@sgdickinson) October 29, 2017