Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Board resolution during retreat regarding Applicant Support

[Avri Doria <avri@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am not sure the short report had anything to do with it, as I was 
specifically asked to keep it short.  I am not so sure that being late had 
anything to do with it either.  There had it in time.

There were some very strong opinions expressed by various Board members (quoted 
from private conversations at the IGF) against any price breaks for anyone.

There were some strong statements by various board members (quoted from private 
conversations at the IGF) saying that we needed a really good explanation on 
why those needing aid should not wait for future rounds.

The phrase on the "uncertainty associated with the launch of new gTLD" strikes 
me as the same staffism that brought us a 100,000 ISD base fee based on hand 
waving about the difficulty of predicting risk.  I am not sure that is due to 
any of the reasons you listed.

But as a co-chair responsible for:

a. not making sure we were done in August
b. the report being late
c. the report being incomplete

I am willing to take responsibility for the Board's lack of understanding and 
inability to see beyond western economic realities to the need for a level 
playing field for global applicants.

a.



On 27 Sep 2010, at 14:28, Elaine Pruis wrote:

> The disappointing resolution probably had more to do with: first, missing our 
> deadline in August, second, a late report, third, the lack of a complete 
> report; than anything the staff may or may not have done.
> 
> Elaine
> On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> 
>> Karla, thanks for the update.
>> 
>> As co-chair of this group, I am formally requesting a full and accurate 
>> transcript of the staff report to the Board retreat on this issue, as well 
>> as any related presentations and background materials.
>> 
>> - Evan
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 27 September 2010 13:02, Karla Valente <karla.valente@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 2.2 New gTLD Applicant Support
>> 
>> ==============================
>> 
>>  
>> Support to applicants will generally include outreach and education to 
>> encourage participation across all regions, but any direct financial support 
>> for applicant fees must come from sources outside of ICANN.
>> 
>>  
>> Staff will publish a list of organizations that request assistance and 
>> organizations that state an interest in assisting with additional program 
>> development, for example pro-bono consulting advice, pro-bono in-kind 
>> support, or financial assistance so that those needing assistance and those 
>> willing to provide assistance can identify each other and work together.
>> 
>>  
>> Owing to the level of uncertainty associated with the launch of new gTLDs, 
>> the fee levels currently in the Applicant Guidebook will be maintained for 
>> all applicants.
>> 
>>  
>> 
> 
> Elaine Pruis
> VP Client Services
> elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> +1 509 899 3161
>