Re: [council] Fwd: draft letter on JAS WG to the Board

[Thomas Rickert <rickert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well done, Mary and Wolf-Ulrich! 

Thomas



Am 27.10.2011 um 15:17 schrieb Mason Cole:

> Looks good Mary.  Nicely done.
> 
> From: owner-council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thu 10/27/2011 8:04 AM
> To: council@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [council] Fwd: draft letter on JAS WG to the Board
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> Wolf-Ulrich's and my proposed draft is below. Apologies that, due to the 
> limited functionality of the email program on my tablet, I've not been able 
> to send just the text cut and pasted into a single email.
> 
> Please let us know if you are fine with the letter. If I may, can I ask that 
> comments be directed as far as possible to the substance rather than style 
> (though I'm more than ready to take lessons on that in less time sensitive 
> communications :-)
> 
> Thanks and cheers
> Mary
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: AW: P.S. Re: Draft letter to GAC
> From: "<KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx>" <KnobenW@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mary Wong <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC:
> 
> Mary, as I said I'm ok with the text.
> 
> I would like to ask councillors whether we could give the following hint to 
> the board regarding the fee reduction:
> <<
> In particular we are confident that a common view can be achieved on the fee 
> reduction which we see essential for needy applicants who qualify, thereby
> ensuring benefits from the new gTLD program are open to all parts of the 
> community.
> >>
> 
> Which may be inserted into the 3rd para (see attached)
> 
> See you later
> Wolf-Ulrich
> 
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 27. Oktober 2011 15:53
> An: Knoben, Wolf-Ulrich
> Betreff: P.S. Re: Draft letter to GAC
> 
> Oops, I meant draft letter to the Board!
> 
> "Mary Wong<mary.wong@xxxxxxxxxxx>" <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Wolf, thanks for volunteering to help out! What do you think of this -
> 
> (From Stéphane as Council chair to Steve Crocker)
> 
> Dear Dr. Crocker,
> 
> I am pleased to send the following note on behalf of the GNSO Council, in 
> relation to the recommendations contained in the Joint Applicant Support 
> (JAS) Working Group (WG) Final Report. We understand that the Board has been 
> working on the issue of how ICANN can demonstrate its commitment to ensuring 
> fair and non-discriminatory access by and adequate support for needy 
> applicants in the new gTLD program, and hope that the GNSO community can be 
> of assistance in this regard.
> 
> The GNSO Council and community which it represents shares the Board's 
> commitment and fully supports the goals around which the JAS WG was formed. 
> The Council is extremely grateful to the WG and its volunteers, for the 
> incredible amount of work and the many substantive recommendations that it 
> made, including in the Milestone Reports that were published prior to the 
> Final Report. We accepted all the WG reports and have actively encouraged 
> each of the GNSO's constituences and stakeholder groups to submit substantive 
> comments and, where appropriate, level of support for each of the WG's 
> recommendations.
> 
> We understand that the Registry and Non-Commercial Stakeholder Groups have 
> each submitted formal comments. We believe that other groups will follow 
> suit. As the overall issue and specific recommendations are fairly complex, 
> spanning financial, technical and policy implementation matters, we hope the 
> Board understands that this is not a topic on which there is a unified 
> community consensus. We believe that, as each constituency and stakeholder 
> group's comments are received, it will be possible to see where there is 
> consensus and/or support, and where there is disagreement.
> <<
> In particular we are confident that a common view can be achieved on the fee 
> reduction which we see essential for needy applicants who qualify, thereby
> ensuring benefits from the new gTLD program are open to all parts of the 
> community.
> >>
> In addition, we hope that more specific implementation issues and suggestions 
> may emerge from these comments.
> 
> We are pleased that the Board has demonstrated a continuing and serious 
> interest in the work of the JAS WG, and wish to inform you that the Council 
> and GNSO community stands ready to assist the Board in coming to 
> implementable decisions regarding this very important issue.
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> Stéphane Van Gelder
> GNSO Council Chair
> 
> 
> 

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