Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC membership consultation

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Jan!

Will feedback the consultations' outcomes to the NPOC list tonight and then
send a message to NCSG list. Hope you can attend the December 6th
webinar...more info to come on NPOC list soon!

Looking forward to working with you on improving internet governance to the
benefits of the NFP/NGO global community...

Best, Alain

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Jan Morton <JMorton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  As a new participant in the NPOC, I also agree with Amber that I would
> defer to your judgment and agree with your statement below. So, count me in
> for support.****
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> *From:* owner-npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Alain Berranger
> *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2011 10:31 AM
> *To:* Amber Sterling
> *Cc:* npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC membership consultation****
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> Amber,****
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> Thank you for the trust and support. Yes, the statement of support to JAS
> Working Group meets with my sentiments. You will have seen my response to
> Konstantinos by now on the NCSG list. I hope our new NPOC members will feel
> comfortable to chime in and tell us what they think, or if they have no time
> to look into the issues, will agree on a no objection basis. Given that
> tomorrow is the deadline, we have to be realistic about the response rate.
> ****
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> Good working with you, as usual!****
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> Best, Alain****
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> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Amber Sterling <asterling@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:****
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> Alain, as you have been participating on the JAS workgroup for many months
> now, I defer to your judgment.  If the statement reflects your sentiments
> about the workgroup then I support the comment.****
>
>  ****
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> Amber Sterling****
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> Senior Intellectual Property Specialist****
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> Association of American Medical Colleges****
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> *From:* owner-npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Alain Berranger
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 23, 2011 3:12 PM
> *To:* npoc-voice@xxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [npoc-voice] NPOC membership consultation****
>
>  ****
>
> Dear NPOC Colleagues,****
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>  ****
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> Our Colleagues Debbie Hughes and Michael Carson are representing NPOC at
> current Dakar ICANN meetings.****
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>  ****
>
> This is an historic moment in our young Constituency's life: our first
> consultation! Please participate!****
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>  ****
>
> Would you please go over the proposed JAS (see paragraph below for
> acronym's meaning) support statement in email below to be issued in Dakar
> next Tuesday, and if you agree or if you have no objection, please respond
> to the mailing list. Your comments and suggestions most welcome of course!
> ****
>
>
> As most NPOC members are new, here is a very quick review for your
> reference:****
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>  ****
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> Please see http://newgtlds.icann.org/ for the latest on applying for a new
> generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) name.****
>
>  ****
>
> The Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support (JAS) was
> created to evaluate and propose recommendations regarding specific support
> to new gTLD applicants in justified cases. The final report is available at
> https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/22970578/Final_Report_JASWG+%28Sept+2011%29_Seth+created_Submitted.pdf.
> The JAS was very intent on making sure developing economies' applicants
> would be included in the support.****
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>  ****
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> Alain Berranger, one of the undersigned, participated in the later stages
> of the JAS work and feels this support statement is amply justified.****
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>  ****
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> Thanks for your response soonest!****
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>  ****
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> *Alain Berranger on behalf of*****
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> *Your interim NPOC Executive Committee*****
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> Debbie Hughes, Founder and interim member****
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> Amber Sterling, Chair (interim)****
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> Alain Berranger, Vice-Chair (interim)****
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> Klaus Stoll, Membership Committee Chair (interim) and NPOC Representative
> to NCSG Policy Committee****
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> Michael Carson, NPOC Representative on NCSG Executive Committee (interim)*
> ***
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> Judy Branzelle, NPOC Representative to NCSG Policy Committee (interim)****
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Konstantinos Komaitis* <k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] draft agenda for NCUC constituency day in
> Dakar!!
> To: NCSG-DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Yeap – JAS will be briefly discussed at the NCUC constituency day and I
> would like to encourage NCUC members to endorse this statement. I would also
> like to encourage this statement to be submitted as an NCSG position – it is
> a very important issue and many hours have been logged on by both Rafik and
> Avri in order to make sure that support is provided to applicants from
> developing countries.
>
> Thanks
>
> KK
>
> From: Rafik Dammak <rafik.dammak@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:rafik.dammak@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:04:56 +0100
> To: Konstantinos Komaitis <k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:
> k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Cc: "NCSG-DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
> <NCSG-DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: Re: [NCSG-Discuss] draft agenda for NCUC constituency day in
> Dakar!!****
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>
> Hi Konstantinos,
>
> I would like to ask an item for the agenda regarding JAS, it will be topic
> for the public forum (and board is expected to make decision about the JAS
> final report). ALAC is planning to make statement too. thanks to Avri for
> works done on the proposed statement.
>
> Rafik
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> The NCUC wishes to congratulate the JAS WG on the recommendations it has
> made to enable the new gTLD program to become one that gives a fair chance
> to the developing world.  As the NCUC, we have been arguing for policies in
> support of fairness since the time when the new gTLD policy was first being
> discussed in the GNSO and have continued this by active participation in the
> JAS WG, including having members serve as the JAS WG co-chair.  We are
> heartened to see that this effort is now being championed by the GAC and the
> ALAC and want to once again lend our voice to the call for fairness.
>
> We encourage the Board to approve all of the measures in the JAS report,
> and wish to single out a few that we believe need immediate approval and
> implementation.  Without question, the fee reduction as recommend in the JAS
> report, where all qualified development economy applicants pay a reduced fee
> of $47, 000 USD, is necessary if the new gTLD program is to be considered
> fair.  Even charging development economy applicants $47,000 USD will be a
> challenge, but we understand the need for applicants to have some degree of
> financial stake in the application.  To require more would exclude these
> applicants from any chance of making an application in this round.  We
> accept the arguments as given in the JAS recommendations that making these
> fee reduction is consistent with the policy recommendation of the GNSO and
> accept the proposals offered in that document of ways in which the reserve
> fund portion of the collected fees and the expectation of auction funds can
> be used to satisfy the requirements for a self funding new gTLD application
> process
>
> We also support the suggestion in the report, as well as suggestions made
> by others that the continuity instrument required by applicants need to be
> made more affordable for the development economy applicant.  The
> requirements in the current Application Guidebook, will be incredibly
> difficult for regular applicants would be a complete barrier to any
> applicant from a developing economy.  This needs immediate redress.
>
> Finally we urge the Board to accept the proposal in the JAS recommendation
> for a Board organized working group to create an ICANN Foundation that would
> as its first goal be able to raise and distribute funds to assist developing
> economies in meeting the other expenses of creating registries to serve the
> populations of the world's developing economies.  We appreciate the seed
> funds offered by the ICANN Board and encourage those who have financially
> benefited so greatly from domain name industry and from their involvement
> with ICANN to contribute generously to build on this seed once the
> Foundation is created.  In the meantime we encourage all those who can, to
> publicly pledge to such a fund in anticipation of its creation.
>
>
>
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> 2011/10/20 Konstantinos Komaitis <k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:
> k.komaitis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>****
>
> Dear all,
>
> In preparation for the constituency day (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)in
> Dakar, find below a draft agenda. Please suggest topics and/or issues that
> you would like us to discuss during the NCUC meeting.
>
> Thank you
>
> KK
>
> Proposed Agenda for NCUC
>
>
> 1.        Membership issues
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> 2.       Policy issues (WHOIS, UDRP, Outreach Task Force WG, domain name
> takedowns etc.)
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> 3.       Forthcoming NCUC elections (Chair and NCUC EC)
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> 4.      Constituency relations
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> 5.       Updates from NCUC Councillors
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> 6.      Policy strategy and goals.
>
> PS: I will be posting the dial in details in the website within the next
> few days.
>
> Dr. Konstantinos Komaitis,
>
> Senior Lecturer,
> Director of Postgraduate Instructional Courses
> Director of LLM Information Technology and Telecommunications Law
> University of Strathclyde,
> The Law School,
> Graham Hills building,
> 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1BA
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Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
Member, Board of Directors, CECI,
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Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca
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Skype: alain.berranger