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 <[log in to unmask]> > 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 <[log in to unmask]> > > 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 > > > > > > > > >