[soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Chat Transcript from Joint SO/AC WG on New gTLD Applicant Support - 22.04.11

[Gisella Gruber-White <Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx>]

Please find hereafter today's chat.

Happy Easter to you all!

Kind regards,
Gisella

On 22/04/2011 15:17, "Gisella Gruber-White"
<Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Gisella Gruber-White:Welcome to the JAS WG call on Friday 22 April 2011
>- Happy Easter
>  Cintra Sooknanan:Hello and Happy Easter  to you too
>  Gisella Gruber-White:We will start the dial-outs shortly
>  Cintra Sooknanan:Gisella may I ask that this text not be up
>  Cintra Sooknanan:we have not modified it from Tuesday's call
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Reminder: *6 to mute and *6 again to unmute
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Please state your names for transcript purposes
>  Carlos Dionisio Aguirre:Here In my Country is Holliday  today because
>we are in Holy Week, when we remember the pasion and suffering of our
>Lord Jesus Christ.. just FYI
>  Dave Kissoondoyal:Hi all, I am having issues with my computer
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Dave - do you need a dial-out?
>  Dave Kissoondoyal:yes please my number is +230 2578703
>  Gisella Gruber-White:John Rahman Kahn has joined the call
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Dave - we are trying to get through to you
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Dave Kissoondoyal has joined the call
>  CLO:No OCL  it has not been discussed or accounted for (as yet) by this
>WG
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:Thanks CLO. It should be interesting to see that
>(short) section of the GAC scorecard follow-up - and interpret the
>signals that they are showing there.
>  CLO:Indeed  can we perhaps  ensure this happens  for the NEXT meeting
>then Asuming we can get further along wioth CRITERIA for Applicant Support
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:Lowering the price is just a subset of the work,
>yes.
>  Eric Brunner-Williams:resolution 20 also mentioned diversity and least
>or lesser developed countries
>  Evan:+1 eric
>  Evan:Hand
>  Evan:Hand up
>  Eric Brunner-Williams:the board's expression of need is that there is a
>need for one or more applicants which are capable of paying a particular
>fee (the only admission criteria other than non-conflict with existing
>tlds), the jas expression of need could be that there is a need for
>applicants not located in reston, virginia, and for applicants which are
>non-profit, and meet one of a set of public interest goals.
>  Cintra 
>Sooknanan:https://community.icann.org/display/jaswg/JAS+Issues+and+Recomme
>ndations
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:is there a link to the actual list?
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:With a score point system, this would not be a
>problem at all.
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:it would just mean that organizations in lesser
>developmed countries will have a few more points
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:I agree that a scorecard system can work. It can
>start with a minimum checklist, then go to a scorecard
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:the scorecard can work similiar to the DAG
>questions to applications
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:And i repeat my point that some areas of
>Liverpool are much more economically deprived than some areas of Nairobi
>  Cintra Sooknanan:Are there other Applications that we wish to include???
>  Cintra Sooknanan:-Social relevance for instance by increasing skills;
>investment in the skills base of a     target community; fostering gender
>balance and presence of minorities; and positive contribution to regional
>or national economies. -Having previous experience and technical expertise
>  Eric Brunner-Williams:evan, can you see this?
>  Olivier Crepin-Leblond:I think you've pretty much squared it, Cintra
>  Evan:Eric, if you can suggest wording for 3.5 that would be inclusive
>if the groups you mention (palestine, indigenous groups in rich
>countries, etc)
>  Evan:I've added a placeholder in the wiki to allow for wording to
>address the added inclusiveness indicated by Eric.
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:can anyone give an example of a community gTLD
>application that would NOT promote diversity and serve the public
>interest?
>  CLO: The charter of the Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working
>Group is extended to include the following objectives:a) Propose criteria
>for financial need and a method of demonstrating that need. Financial
>need has been established as the primary criterion for support. The group
>should seek out expert advice in this area, especially given the
>comparative economic conditions and the cross-cultural aspects of this
>requirement.b) Propose mechanisms for determining whether an application
>for special consideration should be granted and what sort of help should
>be offered;c) Propose mechanism(s) for revenue income and other asset
>management to support new gTLD applicants who meet the criteria as
>established in objective a). This effort can include recommendations for
>managing any auction income, beyond costs, for future rounds and ongoing
>assistance;d) Propose methods for applicants to seek out assistance from
>registry service providers.e) Investigate the options for ICANN or third
>parties to facilitate or
>  CLO:coordinate the assistance identified in c).f) Propose methods for
>applicants to seek out assistance from other top-level domain
>consultants, translators, and technicians, in the application for, and
>administration of, a new top-level domain)g) Investigate the options for
>ICANN or third parties to facilitate or coordinate the assistance
>identified in e).h) Establish methods for coordinating cooperation among
>qualified applicants, and assistance volunteered by third parties.i) In
>cooperation with ICANN Staff and donor experts establish policies and
>practices for fundraising and for establishing links to possible donor
>agencies. This activity may include assisting in the establishment of
>initial relationships with any donor(s) who may be able to help in first
>round with fundingj) Design mechanisms to encourage the build out of
>Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in small or underserved languages.
>  Eric Brunner-Williams:what specific alan, is unnecessary?
>  Eric Brunner-Williams:i'm not hearing anyone say what is unnecessary.
>  Dave Kissoondoyal:thanks and bye
>  Alan Greenberg:I didn't say that anything is unnecessary - just that we
>have limited bandwidth to finish SOMETHING, so work with that
>understanding. 
>  Cintra Sooknanan:thank you all