Introduction
Rinalia Abdul Rahim, ALAC member from the Asian, Australasian and Pacific Islands Regional At-Large Organization (APRALO) and ALAC Executive Committee member composed an initial draft of this Statement [PDF, 217 KB] after discussion of the topic within At-Large and on the Mailing Lists.
On 5 August 2013, this statement was posted on the ALAC Statement on the Preferential Treatment for Community Applications in String Contention Workspace.
On that same day, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Chair of the ALAC, requested ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC to send a Call for Comments on the draft Statement to all At-Large members via the ALAC Announce Mailing List.
On 9 August 2013, a version incorporating the comments was posted.
The Chair of the ALAC requested that ICANN Policy Staff in support of the ALAC open a five-day ratification vote on the Statement. This Statement was then sent to the Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Board's new gTLD Program Committee with a note that it was currently undergoing ALAC Ratification.
On 19 August 2013, Staff confirmed that the online vote resulted in the ALAC endorsing the Statement with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 0 abstentions. You may review the result independently under: http://www.bigpulse.com/pollresults?code=3299kUc64M7r5tBjD9fkzMTE.
Summary
- Applications with demonstrable support, appropriate safeguards and strong emphasis on community service should be accorded preferential treatment in the new gTLD string contention resolution process.