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 <[log in to unmask]> > 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" <[log in to unmask]> > *Date: *March 19, 2010 12:10:36 PM GMT-03:00 > *To: *"GNSO Council" <[log in to unmask]> > *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:[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:42 PM > *To:* Gomes, Chuck; [log in to unmask]; ICANN AtLarge > Staff; [log in to unmask] > *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 > [log in to unmask] > www.graduateinstitute.ch/cig/drake.html > *********************************************************** > >