I support. At 14:50 22-10-2011, Alex Gakuru wrote: >I support. > >On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Konstantinos >Komaitis <<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Yeap – JAS will be briefly discussed at the NCUC >constituency day and I would like to encourage >NCUC members to endorse this statement. I would >also like to encourage this statement to be >submitted as an NCSG position – it is a very >important issue and many hours have been logged >on by both Rafik and Avri in order to make sure >that support is provided to applicants from developing countries. > >Thanks > >KK > >From: Rafik Dammak ><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:04:56 +0100 >To: Konstantinos Komaitis ><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >Cc: >"<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" ><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> >Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] draft agenda for NCUC constituency day in Dakar!! > >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 ><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[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: <tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306>+44 >(0)141 548 4306<tel:%2B44%20%280%29141%20548%204306> ><http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765>http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Current-State-of-Domain-Name-Regulation-isbn9780415477765 >Selected publications: ><http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038>http://hq.ssrn.com/submissions/MyPapers.cfm?partid=501038 >Website: <http://www.komaitis.org>www.komaitis.org<http://www.komaitis.org> > >