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

[Cintra Sooknanan <cintra.sooknanan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Everyone,

Attached is my account of the questions and comments raised at the session
today.

It continues to be a pleasure to contribute with you all in this working
group and I wish to echo Carlton's appreciation and thanks to staff.

Great Job!

Cintra

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 5:57 AM, Karla Valente <karla.valente@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Dear all:****
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> 29 to 31 remote participants during the session, including Rafik Dammak.**
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> **1.       ***Joly MacFie*: Q: Will eligible applicants include those
> looking for IDN's and variants?****
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> **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?****
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> **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?****
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> 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.****
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> Excellent work today!!!!****
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> Thank you,****
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> Karla Valente****
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> Director, gTLD Registry Programs****
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> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)  ****
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> Direct:  + 1 310 301 3878  ****
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