Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] JAS WG call 5 May

[Elaine Pruis <elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you,

I will participate on both work teams.

Elaine

On May 5, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Olof Nordling wrote:

> Dear all,
> Action points from today’s call:
>
> 1.       FYI, Avri Doria and Evan Leibovitch were unanimously  
> elected co-chairs for the WG – congratulations! And thanks to Rafik  
> for chairing the launch phase!
> 2.       All to review and agree revised version of WG charter (see  
> draft text below, also on the wiki https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi 
>  ) - in time for handling at GNSO Council and ALAC upcoming meetings  
> at 20 and 25 May, respectively.
> 3.       Work will proceed in two work teams, for reviewing  
> application fee structure and for “Who and What” (identifying  
> applicants in need of support). Both work teams open for all, using  
> the JAS WG mailing list and the wiki (team headings and some  
> documents/links have been put in the wiki https://st.icann.org/so-ac-new-gtld-wg/index.cgi)
> 4.       Co-chairs and staff will further consider call schedule and  
> call length, proposed agenda for upcoming calls and planning of  
> activities at the ICANN Brussels meeting.
> I think that’s it – did I forget anything?
>
> All the best
>
> Olof
> ------------------------
> Revised draft charter as per 5 May
>
> Preamble: The Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant  
> Support shall evaluate and propose policy recommendations regarding  
> specific support to new gTLD applicants in justified cases. The  
> working group expects to identify suitable criteria for provision of  
> such support, to identify suitable support forms and to identify  
> potential providers of such support. However, there is no  
> presumption that the outcome will imply any particular governing  
> structure. Accordingly, if the recommendations indicate that the  
> preferred solutions are of a voluntary nature, the criteria and  
> other provisions arrived at in line with the objectives below will  
> solely serve as advice to the parties concerned. The objectives are  
> not listed in any priority order. An overall consideration is that  
> the outcomes of the WG should not lead to delays of the New gTLD  
> process.
> Objective 1: To identify suitable criteria that new gTLD applicants  
> must fulfill to qualify for dedicated support. The criteria may be  
> different for different types of support identified in line with  
> Objective 2 and 3 below.
> Objective 2: To identify how the application fee can be reduced to  
> accommodate applicants that fulfill appropriate criteria to qualify  
> for this benefit.
> Objective 3: To identify what kinds of support (e.g. technical  
> assistance, organizational assistance, financial assistance, fee  
> reduction) and support timelines (e.g. support for the application  
> period only, continuous support) are appropriate for new gTLD  
> applicants fulfilling identified criteria.
> Objective 4: To identify potential providers of the identified kinds  
> of support as well as appropriate mechanisms to enable support  
> provisioning.
> Objective 5: To identify conditions and mechanisms required to  
> minimize the risk of inappropriate access to support.
Elaine Pruis
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