[council] FW: Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO WG "to develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs" in response to the ICANN Board Resolution 20 at the Nairobi

Rafik Dammak rafik.dammak at GMAIL.COM
Sat Mar 20 16:24:10 CET 2010


Hello Bill,

to my understanding, the joint working group is only focused to look for
funding approaches and support for applicants .
within NCSG/NCUC the discussion was more about pricing and to prove that is
feasible and possible to run a registry fairly reaching all requirements in
cheap way than expected by ICANN. that is why we want to learn from ccTLD
experience.
in GNSO, I think that registrars and registries don't think that is
possible, let us show to them that they are wrong :)

Regards

Rafik

2010/3/21 William Drake <william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch>

> A larger context that any NCUC/SG work on pricing etc could plug into,
> although the agendas my not be entirely coterminous
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *"Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes at verisign.com>
> *Date: *March 19, 2010 12:10:36 PM GMT-03:00
> *To: *"GNSO Council" <council at gnso.icann.org>
> *Subject: **[council] FW: Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO WG "to
> develop a sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring
> assistance in applying for and operating new gTLDs" in response to the ICANN
> Board Resolution 20 at the Nairobi Meeting*
>
>  I will add the following item to our agenda for the Council meeting on 1
> April.  It seems to me that it would be helpful to try to form the joint
> community WG as soon as possible after our 1 April meeting and task them
> with developing a proposed charter for the longer term work of the group.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Please inform your respective groups of this task that was initiated by the
> Board in Nairobi and seek their input.
>
> Thanks, Chuck
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Cheryl Langdon-Orr [mailto:langdonorr at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:42 PM
> *To:* Gomes, Chuck; alac-excom at atlarge-lists.icann.org; ICANN AtLarge
> Staff; gtld-wg at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> *Subject:* Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO WG "to develop a
> sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance
> in applying for and operating new gTLDs" in response to the ICANN Board
> Resolution 20 at the Nairobi Meeting
>
>  To:  Mr. Chuck Gomes,
> Chair of the GNSO
>
> Regarding: Proposal to form a Joint ALAC - GNSO  WG "to develop a
> sustainable approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance
> in applying for and operating new gTLDs"  in response to the ICANN Board
> Resolution 20 at the Nairobi Meeting.
>
> Chuck further to our recent conversation on the matter of next steps in
> response to Board Resolution 20 (copied below) of the ICANN Board Meeting
> held March 12th in Nairobi, as this matter has clear and important interest
> and ramifications to our SO and AC (the matter of costs for developing
> countries and for some community based applicants has been of continued
> concern to At-Large)  I am writing to you as Chair of the GNSO to formally
> request the GNSO's consideration of the ALAC and GNSO forming a Joint WG to
> explore options regarding applicant assistance in the application for and
> operation of new gTLDs, that may be required in some exceptional
> circumstances, in response to this resolution.
>
> This new gTLD Applicant Assistance Program WG should be open to all
> stakeholders, and once formed, a call to join this Joint WG as either
> participant or observer should go out to all parts of ICANN.
>
> ALAC  will if the GNSO is in agreement formally propose the creation of
> this WG at our meeting of March 23rd and look forward to feedback from you
> on how the GNSO wishes to proceed with  the WG's charter, administration
> etc., so that we can begin activity in a timely manner to ensure a first
> report on WG activities can be available at the Brussels Meeting and so that
> if we deem it appropriate that at this meeting an opportunity can be taken
> for community consultation with a workshop or similar activity.
>
> In advance of the GNSO's formal response to this Joint WG proposal I will
> be adding this matter to our Agenda of the 23rd and asking the ALAC's
> gtld-wg to consider how it wishes to engage and integrate in this activity
> as either a committee of the whole, with the formation of a topic specific
> Work Team and/or nomination of specific representatives to this new WG.  I
> will; also request that our staff prepare a Wiki space/commons linked to the
> gtld-wg space where the proposed Joint ALAC-GNSO-WG can operate and where
> the wider ICANN Community and stakeholders can openly contribute.
>
>
> *Board resolution 20 in Nairobi:*
> ****
> *"20. Support for Applicants Requesting New gTLD Applicants*
>
> *Whereas, the launch of the New gTLD Program will bring fundamental change
> to the marketplace, including competition and innovation;*
>
> *Whereas, the evolution of relationships and restrictions on relationships
> between registries and registrars have been a center of discussion and
> analysis;*
>
> *Whereas, the introduction of new gTLDs will bring change and opportunity
> for innovation, new services and benefits for users and registrants;*
>
> *Whereas, ICANN aims to ensure that the New gTLD Program is inclusive,
> along the lines of the organization's strategic objectives;*
>
> *Whereas, ICANN has a requirement to recover the costs of new gTLD
> applications and on-going services to new gTLDs; and*
>
> *Whereas numerous stakeholders have, on various occasions, expressed
> concern about the cost of applying for new gTLDs, and suggested that these
> costs might hinder applicants requiring assistance, especially those from
> developing countries.*
>
> *Resolved (2010.03.12.46), the Board recognizes the importance of an
> inclusive New gTLD Program.*
>
> *Resolved (2010.03.12.47), the Board requests stakeholders to work through
> their SOs and ACs, and form a Working Group to develop a sustainable
> approach to providing support to applicants requiring assistance in applying
> for and operating new gTLDs ."*
> **
> CI
>
> Kindest regards,
> Cheryl Langdon-Orr (CLO)
> ALAC Chair 2007-2010
>
>
>  ***********************************************************
> William J. Drake
> Senior Associate
> Centre for International Governance
> Graduate Institute of International and
>   Development Studies
> Geneva, Switzerland
> william.drake at graduateinstitute.ch
> www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html
> ***********************************************************
>
>
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