Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Chat with Dennis Jennings

[Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you Eric.  Very useful indeed.

Much obliged.

Carlton

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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 4:23 AM, <ebw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Colleages,
>
> I spoke with Dennis mid-afternoon, following up on the suggestion Chuck
> Gomes made during today's face-to-face.
>
> Paraphrasing, so all errors of commissiona and omission are mine, Dennis
> observed that ICANN is not good at evaluating comparative merits, and
> suggested that the entity tasked with evaluating comparative merits be
> given some upper bound on administrative costs, and then carry out its
> evaluation and allocation mission.
>
> I asked if he'd names to suggest, entities to fill this role. He gave
> me several suggestions, various Treaty development organizations, and
> some others, so from UNDP to the IFRC, as suggestive examples.
>
> We talked also about the utility of registry platforms in developing
> countries, and also the utility of registrars, again in developing
> countries, as forms of assistance to applicants. Obviously, there are
> several in the working group who know that registrars are unnecessary,
> or may be deferred without harm, I'm only reporting that he and I were
> in agreement that registars are necessary and urgent if to be ready
> when qualified applicants transition to qualified registry operators.
>
> I will meet with Dennis again, and of course anyone else is free to
> do just as I have.
>
> Eric
>