[council] Supporting New gTLD Applicants, Including Those From Developing Economies

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-19sep11-en.htm

Supporting New gTLD Applicants, Including Those From Developing Economies

19 September 2011

This program seeks to facilitate partnerships with those seeking assistance in 
launching a new gTLD with those in the community able and eager to provide 
assistance. These partnerships can play an important role in achieving a new 
gTLD Program goal of increasing global diversity and participation in the 
Domain Name System.

ICANN is launching a program where established organizations can apply to 
operate a generic top-level domain (gTLD) of their choosing. Operating a gTLD 
is a technology based service comprised of many requirements and expenses, 
e.g., acquiring equipment, establishing operations, hiring and training staff 
and providing customer service. Some entities planning to apply for and operate 
a TLD may seek technical or financial information or assistance to facilitate 
establishment of a new registry.

The ICANN community is rich with talented, experienced and resourced 
participants who may be interested in helping others who seek such assistance. 
ICANN is seeking to facilitate cooperation among those entities seeking to 
establish a gTLD registry that serves the public interest and those entities 
willing and able to provide assistance to those entities. This page is intended 
to establish connections across both types of organizations by providing a 
"landing" page, where entities can state whether they are seeking or able to 
provide assistance. The page will contain contact information so that parties 
may contact one another. While applicants from developing countries are 
encouraged to participate, no applicants will be disqualified from 
participating based on location.

The Internet community is strongly urged to pass this information along to 
interested parties.

Program Information

For new gTLD applicants, including those from developing economies, who seek 
assistance to set up a new gTLD registry, this page can provide a connection to 
organizations interested in providing such assistance.

Here you will find links to two work spaces:

1.      New gTLD applicants seeking assistance in meeting the requirements of 
the new gTLD program.<http://forms.icann.org/gtld/gtld-candidate.php>

2.      Organizations interested in assisting applicants with pro bono work, 
in-kind support or grants<http://forms.icann.org/gtld/gtld-organization.php>.

Note: This page is not intended to market third party consulting services nor 
future gTLD applicants or extensions. The lists of participants are composed 
through a self-electing process and are not validated nor endorsed by ICANN. 
ICANN provides no warranties and takes no responsibility for the quality, 
legitimacy, or connection between the parties.

Examples of the types of non-financial support organizations can provide 
include:

 *   New gTLD Program application writing and application process
 *   Logistical assistance
 *   Technical help
 *   Legal and filing support
 *   Registry back-end services
 *   Infrastructure or advice for providing IPv6 compatibility; IPV6 compatible 
hardware/networks
 *   DNS services
 *   IDN implementation support
 *   DNSSEC consulting
 *   Translations
 *   Training - in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing, and 
operations.

Organizations offering to provide assistance should give a specific description 
of the kind of support offered so as to better inform candidates as to the 
types of assistance available.

Organizations participating in this space have the responsibility to keep all 
the information up to date and can request update via e-mail to 
candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx>. If a party 
wants to withdraw the name from website, needs to formally request via email to 
candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx>.

This initiative is part of the Applicant Support Program that is currently 
under development. More details will be available soon.

As the launch of the New gTLD Program is scheduled for January 2012, 
organizations that wish to be part of this Directory should submit information 
as soon as possible.

Important:

 *   The Applicant Support listings are a free community service facilitated by 
ICANN. ICANN does not control the content or third party site links in any 
listing and does not endorse or support any organization listed. Listing 
information may not be current or up to date.
 *   We encourage all users to exercise care when dealing with any listed 
organization. Please check our 
FAQs<http://newgtlds.icann.org/applicants/candidate-support/faqs> for more 
details about the directory. You may report any suspicious listing or behavior 
to candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:candidate-support@xxxxxxxxx>.
 *   A complete list of terms and conditions may be found on the Directory 
Submission Form

Enroll now as one of the following:
Applicant seeking pro bono 
assistance<http://forms.icann.org/gtld/gtld-candidate.php>
Provider of pro bono 
assistance<http://forms.icann.org/gtld/gtld-organization.php>

For the Applicant Support Directory go 
here<https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=23396551>.

For information about the New gTLD Program, go 
here<http://newgtlds.icann.org/about/program>



Glen de Saint Géry

GNSO Secretariat

gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

http://gnso.icann.org