draft agenda for NCUC constituency day in Dakar!!

[Rafik Dammak]

hello,

I do not see any problem and I do think that the statement can have the
support of NCSG as whole and got more weight for public forum. we have
definitely  common ground here.

Best,

Rafik D


2011/10/22 Avri Doria <avri at acm.org>

> Note: while I wrote this as a NCUC statement, since that was the request I
> received, I would be thrilled if both NCUC and NPOC endorsed it, or a
> version of it, making it an NCSG statement that could be read out on
> Thursday.
>
> Alternately an individual stmt from both constituencies would be great as
> well.
>
> Hopefully support for applicants from developing economies is one topic we
> can reach consensus on, but I am not making any assumptions..
>
> avri
>
> On 22 Oct 2011, at 13:04, Rafik Dammak wrote:
>
> > Hi Konstantinos,
> >
> > I would like to ask an item for the agenda regarding JAS, it will be
> topic for the public forum (and board is expected to make decision about the
> JAS final report). ALAC is planning to make statement too. thanks to Avri
> for works done on the proposed statement.
> >
> > Rafik
> >
> > *******************************************************************
> >
> > The NCUC wishes to congratulate the JAS WG on the recommendations it has
> made to enable the new gTLD program to become one that gives a fair chance
> to the developing world.  As the NCUC, we have been arguing for policies in
> support of fairness since the time when the new gTLD policy was first being
> discussed in the GNSO and have continued this by active participation in the
> JAS WG, including having members serve as the JAS WG co-chair.  We are
> heartened to see that this effort is now being championed by the GAC and the
> ALAC and want to once again lend our voice to the call for fairness.
> >
> > We encourage the Board to approve all of the measures in the JAS report,
> and wish to single out a few that we believe need immediate approval and
> implementation.  Without question, the fee reduction as recommend in the JAS
> report, where all qualified development economy applicants pay a reduced fee
> of $47, 000 USD, is necessary if the new gTLD program is to be considered
> fair.  Even charging development economy applicants $47,000 USD will be a
> challenge, but we understand the need for applicants to have some degree of
> financial stake in the application.  To require more would exclude these
> applicants from any chance of making an application in this round.  We
> accept the arguments as given in the JAS recommendations that making these
> fee reduction is consistent with the policy recommendation of the GNSO and
> accept the proposals offered in that document of ways in which the reserve
> fund portion of the collected fees and the expectation of auction funds can
> be used to satisfy the requirements for a self funding new gTLD application
> process
> >
> > We also support the suggestion in the report, as well as suggestions made
> by others that the continuity instrument required by applicants need to be
> made more affordable for the development economy applicant.  The
> requirements in the current Application Guidebook, will be incredibly
> difficult for regular applicants would be a complete barrier to any
> applicant from a developing economy.  This needs immediate redress.
> >
> > Finally we urge the Board to accept the proposal in the JAS
> recommendation for a Board organized working group to create an ICANN
> Foundation that would as its first goal be able to raise and distribute
> funds to assist developing economies in meeting the other expenses of
> creating registries to serve the populations of the world's developing
> economies.  We appreciate the seed funds offered by the ICANN Board and
> encourage those who have financially benefited so greatly from domain name
> industry and from their involvement with ICANN to contribute generously to
> build on this seed once the Foundation is created.  In the meantime we
> encourage all those who can, to publicly pledge to such a fund in
> anticipation of its creation.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2011/10/20 Konstantinos Komaitis <k.komaitis at strath.ac.uk>
> > Dear all,
> >
> >
> >
> > In preparation for the constituency day (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)in
> Dakar, find below a draft agenda. Please suggest topics and/or issues that
> you would like us to discuss during the NCUC meeting.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> >
> > KK
> >
> >
> >
> > Proposed Agenda for NCUC
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.        Membership issues
> >
> > 2.       Policy issues (WHOIS, UDRP, Outreach Task Force WG, domain name
> takedowns etc.)
> >
> > 3.       Forthcoming NCUC elections (Chair and NCUC EC)
> >
> > 4.      Constituency relations
> >
> > 5.       Updates from NCUC Councillors
> >
> > 6.      Policy strategy and goals.
> >
> >
> >
> > PS: I will be posting the dial in details in the website within the next
> few days.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
> >
> >
> >
> > Senior Lecturer,
> >
> > Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses
> >
> > Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law
> >
> > University of Strathclyde,
> >
> > The Law School,
> >
> > Graham Hills building,
> >
> > 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA
> >
> > UK
> >
> > tel: +44 (0)141 548 4306
> >
> >
> http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765
> >
> > Selected publications:
> http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038
> >
> > Website: www.komaitis.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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