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

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

Councillors,

Absent any further comments, this letter will be sent to the Board this morning.

If there are any last-minute objections, please make them now.

Stéphane



Le 27 oct. 2011 à 18:42, <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> <Mary.Wong@xxxxxxxxxxx> a 
écrit :

> 
> Anybody else have comments or care? If not I would urge Stéphane to send ASAP.
> 
> Cheers
> Mary
> 
> "Stéphane Van Gelder<stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>" 
> <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks Mary and Wolf for doing this.
> 
> I have put this in a word document, and edited mostly with a mind to make the 
> letter truly palatable by all groups. My take is that we are doing this to 
> send the Board the message that we have not brushed this aside, but not to 
> give them political messages about JAS (each group can do that by itself).
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Stéphane
> 
> P.S.: Glen, is there GNSO letterhead for this kind of letter?
> 
> Le 27 oct. 2011 à 16:23, Thomas Rickert a écrit :
> 
>> 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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