[soac-newgtldapsup-wg] questions from chat room - Dakar JAS WG session

[Karla Valente <karla.valente@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all:

29 to 31 remote participants during the session, including Rafik Dammak.


1.       Joly MacFie: Q: Will eligible applicants include those looking for 
IDN's and variants?


2.       Faisal Hasan: I have a question...its about the new gTLD 
communications and outreach program...is there any plan to organize sessions to 
promote and inform the application rules to business communities at developing 
countries... Is there any way ISOC Chapters can help in this program?


3.       Sivasubramanian M (from ISOC India Chennai): In the new gTLD 
application process, ICANN does not recognize the existence of an earlier 
application form for a new string, so it is possible for more than one 
applicant for any original string that an applicant applies for.  In this 
framework, it is possible that there may be cases where the chances of a weak 
applicant is jeopardized by a powerful actor who discovers the value of the 
string proposed by the first applicant and makes a second applicant . Did JAS 
group look into this problem? Could there be any method or convention by which 
the JAS could support the smaller or Start-Up applicants from being run over?

We answered the first 2, but not the third question from Sivasubramanian, cc on 
this message. He has been encouraged to participate in the public comment.

Excellent work today!!!!

Thank you,

Karla Valente
Director, gTLD Registry Programs
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
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