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

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That was supposed to say "open bag".
 
Chuck

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        From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gomes, Chuck
        Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 11:32 AM
        To: Caroline Greer; GNSO Council 
        Subject: 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
        
        
        I missed the Board meeting as well but it is my impression that
it is an open back that can be filled as the community thinks best and
as resources are available.
         
        Chuck

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                From: Caroline Greer [mailto:cgreer@xxxxxxxxx] 
                Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 11:26 AM
                To: GNSO Council ; Gomes, Chuck
                Subject: 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
                
                
                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
                 
                
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                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