We, the ISPCP, are quite interested and engaged in the operational side of the new gTLD program. Recent studies have raised the possibility of some technical and operational surprises as the new gTLDs find their way into the root. We’ve been reflecting about that and have come up with a very early draft of an approach to a “get ready” project that we’d like to share.
Click HERE to watch a 20 minute video, in which ISPCP-member Mikey O’Connor walks the rest of the group through that proposal.
Click HERE for a PDF or HERE for a Powerpoint version of the slide deck Mikey was reviewing on that call
Click HERE for a PDF or HERE for a Word version of a very rough draft of the “next-layer” workplan details that were requested during that call — this is very early thinking, but gives a sense of the nature of the work.