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

["Tijani BEN JEMAA" <tijani.benjemaa@xxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Elaine for making this precision.

I didn’t understand from your e-mail that you were blaming one or both of
the co-chairs. The co-chairs are members of the WG, chosen by us to
facilitate the meetings and to coordinate our work: When we succeed, it’s
the success of the whole WG, and when we fail, it’s the failure of all of
us. 

 

I don’t think it’s the time of finding the faulty party, but continuing our
work despite the recent Board resolutions. We had a mandate, and we need to
accomplish it according to our conscience. We need to present the output of
our work to the Board and to the community. What will be done then? it’s not
our responsibility.

 

A last word: I want to thank very much all those who made use of their time
and energy to contribute in the substance. Among them, a special thank to
Avri (even if I don’t share always her point of view) who had a very busy
time in the IGF, and yet put the necessary time to prepare the cover letter
and the excerpt. 

 

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-----Message d'origine-----
De : owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-soac-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx] De la part de Elaine Pruis
Envoyé : lundi 27 septembre 2010 20:04
À : Avri Doria
Cc : SOAC-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx
Objet : Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Board resolution during retreat regarding
Applicant Support

 

 

Avri,

 

My comment was intended to bring the consideration back to our working  

group rather than go on attack against staff. I see those three items  

as a group responsibility.  We chose to mire in some topics rather  

than hit consensus or deadlines.

 

I'm sure there are elements of truth to all the hypothesis; but I  

think we need to search within before casting blame outside.

 

Elaine

 

On Sep 27, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Avri Doria wrote:

 

> 

> 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

>> 

> 

> 

 

Elaine Pruis

VP Client Services

elaine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

+1 509 899 3161