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

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

Dear All,

Please find the chat transcript from today's JAS call.

Thank you.
Kind regards,
Gisella

On 10/01/2012 17:14, "Gisella Gruber-White"
<Gisella.Gruber-White@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Gisella Gruber-White:Welcome to the JAS WG call on Tuesday 10 January
>2012
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Link to Public Comment: New gTLD Applicant Support
>Program: Financial Assistance:
>http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20dec11-en.htm
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:Hello everyone
>  Karla Valente:hello!
>  Karla Valente:This is the SARP link:
>http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/board-briefing-materials-3-05jan12-en.pdf
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Andrew Mack has joined the call
>  CLO:I assume  Tijani agreed to join this SG ....  when discussed
>yesterday  he had needed to already leave the new gTLD-wg call...
>  Karla Valente:@Avri: if the SG members changed. could you please write
>to me how? I only have Tijani as new member. Anything else?
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Alex Gakuru has joined the call
>  Alex Gakuru:Hello all
>  
>avri:https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Comments+on+New+gTLD+Appl
>icant+Support+Program+-+Financial+Assistance
>  CLO:I  see no reason  NOT  to send a note  of endorsement  in to the PC
> to note  this  meeting of the JAS-WG   endorsed  this  comment
>  CLO:can we have scroll control  for the displayed  doc please....
>  Gisella Gruber-White:Cintra Sooknanan has joined the call
>  Karla Valente:@Andrew: yes, the same amount for all qualifying
>applicants/candidates
>  avri:hi, i do have to drop off. will check the recording for issues i
>miss.
>  avri:will stay on the adobe chat however.
>  Cintra Sooknanan:Apologies for joining late
>  Carlton Samuels:@Avri: So noted. Thanks very much for contribution this
>am
>  Carlton Samuels:@Cintra: Happy to have you on
>  Andrew Mack:I also will need to jump off.  But i'd appreciate any
>thoughts about how we who can make the SARP system work for people --
>like me but 'I"m guessing others -- that want to participate but are not
>sure about the ability to volunteer so much time.
>  Cintra Sooknanan:bye Andrew and Avri
>  Alex Gakuru:Who are on SARP right now?
>  rafik dammak:@alex it is not formed yet
>  avri:SARP won't be formed until near the end of the application period
>  Alex Gakuru:thanks, i was concerned that Carlon was alreadt
>"nominating" AM... it's clear now, thanks
>  Alex Gakuru:@SB thanks, I think JAS-WG should be the nucleus of all
>activities
>  Karla Valente:@Sebastien: I thought I said the same things as you just
>did.
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:Karla, you mentioned there have been ads
>promoting applicant support in several countries, are there links or a
>website where we can see these ads?
>  Cintra Sooknanan:but I agree with the point we do need to look at the
>coordination of information and work effort between the groups
>  Carlton Samuels:@Seb: About the communications in Middle income
>developing countries/LDC. This IS exactly what I wanted to know.
>  Alex Gakuru:@Karla, where can the ads be found?
>  Sebastien:http://www.icann.org/ @Dev some info on the first page
>  Cintra Sooknanan:Katim is not on adobe
>  Karla Valente:@Alex: I do not have the details, we can ask. I think one
>of the efforts was google ads in develioing nations.
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:Thanks, Sebastien, http://www.icann.org/ page
>with the announcements says "As the clock winds down to 12 January, ICANN
>is using the Google ad network to display information on ICANN's New gTLD
>program for Internet users in specific countries. Targeted countries
>include all 35 that the World Bank categorizes as "low income," ranging
>from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe"
>  Alex Gakuru:@Karla, please ask because I saw none online over here
>  Karla Valente:@Alex: what country?
>  Alex Gakuru:I represent Africa at NCUC  and I live in Kenya
>  Karla Valente:@Alex: thanks
>  Alex Gakuru:Katim's RIR route sounds appealing
>  Carlton Samuels:@Alex: Yes, because I'm online practiclly every day and
>haven't seen an ad to date!
>  Carlton Samuels:This is the reason I am advocating a spread in the
>communications channels!!
>  Carlton Samuels:especially adding radio!!
>  Alex Gakuru:Communication should not be to major cities of the world ...
>  CLO:thanks  all  Bye for now...
>  Dev Anand Teelucksingh:Bye everyone
>  Sebastien:Thanks all
>  Carlton Samuels:Thanks everybody for showing up!
>  Carlton Samuels:Rafik and I will write the endorsement statement and
>send it to the list.  Do remember there will be no time for waiting for
>affirmation