RE: [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 Meeti

["Caroline Greer" <cgreer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I missed the Board meeting unfortunately and only have the resolution to
go on for now. Can anyone enlighten me as to what sort of assistance /
support was envisaged - was there more discussion on this at the meeting
or was it left open and therefore up to the proposed WG?
 
Many thanks,
 
Caroline.
 
From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
Sent: 19 March 2010 15:11
To: GNSO Council
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:langdonorr@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:42 PM
To: Gomes, Chuck; alac-excom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ICANN AtLarge
Staff; gtld-wg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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