[soac-newgtldapsup-wg] key points from JAS WG/Board/GAC Meeting - please review asap

[Karla Valente <karla.valente@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Rafik Carlton:

Please see below the key points summary from the JASWG/Board/GAC meeting last 
Tuesday. Please let me know if you are in agreement. Once I have your feedback, 
I can format it in word if you want or you can send it directly to the Board 
and others.

SO/AC new gTLD Applicant Support Working Group (JAS WG), Board, GAC Meeting
Tuesday 07 June 2011 at 13:00 UTC.
For full transcript and recording: 
http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/#<http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/>

Key points

*        Singapore - should have as much interaction as possible

*        When can the Jas WG finalize the work?

*        What kind of help does the JAS WG need to finalize the work?

*        JAS WG needs feedback on the report to validate foundation and 
direction before it goes into implementation details.

*        How will we reconcile the JAS WG proposal, the Board discussion about 
a potential fund and the GAC issues raised?

*        JAS WG proposal is not only about money support, but a more 
comprehensive approach

*        JAS WG does not want needy applicants to be competing one against 
another.

*        Should panel, process, structure be distanced from ICANN?

*        Would the notion of another structure getting seed funding be a way to 
kick start the process, and make sure that the resources are ramping up with 
the actual needs fast enough so that there is no competition between the 
different potential requesters?

*        There will be a need for some sort of evaluation panel. How could such 
an evaluation panel be formed in a way that would be sufficiently neutral and 
trustworthy?

*        How can we put in place a structure that is efficient and timely?

*        Demand for the Applicant Support. It is difficult to predict without 
the details about how this program will work, what it will offer, etc. There 
are too many variables. ICANN itself cannot predict applicants. More important 
than guessing demand, is to focus on "How much of an outreach do we as ICANN 
want to make to make sure that we have treated this issue fairly in developing 
economies?"

*        What are the needs in the developing countries and how does having a 
top-level domain fit into meeting those needs? And that would be the basis for 
trying to organize a broader level of support, whether it's funding or whether 
it's expertise or whether it's assistance in working through procedures or 
whatever.


Karla Valente
Director, gTLD Registry Programs
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Direct:  + 1 310 301 3878
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