Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Special Meeting of the JAS WG - 20 April SAVE THE DATEs

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff, Good question. I find it worthwhile in principle that the JAS WG
continues its work in new related roles, but it would be wise I think to
consult the GNSO community and confirm agreement with any extension of
roles. I am not familiar with the details of the original charter to state
if the charter allows what is proposed within its boundaries or if the
charter needs an addendum or an update. In any case, it would be a good
opportunity to discuss the boundaries of Roles & Responsibilities between
the SARP evaluators and the JAS WG advisors...

Alain

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:40 PM, Neuman, Jeff <Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

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> Karla,
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> Shouldn't this go out to the broader community?  I am not sure the JAS
> Working Group technically exists anymore as a GNSO entity so I am not sure
> that the meeting with the board or this new use of the JAS is appropriate
> without consultation of the GNSO community.
>
> I have included Stephane and Wolf on here as the other members of the gnso
> leadership to get their view.
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> Sent with Good (www.good.com)
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From:   Karla Valente [mailto:karla.valente@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:   Thursday, April 12, 2012 01:20 PM Eastern Standard Time
> To:     Carlton Samuels; Rafik
> Cc:     SOAC-newgtldapsup-wg@xxxxxxxxx; Wendy Profit; Gisella Gruber;
> Glen de Saint Géry; Dennis Chang; Kurt Pritz
> Subject:        [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Special Meeting of the JAS WG - 20
> April   SAVE THE DATE
>
> Dear Carlton and Rafik,
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> I hope this e-mail finds you well.
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>
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> There was a meeting today with few JAS WG representatives (Rafik, Tijani,
> Avri, Cintra, Alan), few board members (Chris, George, Sebastian) and staff
> (Kurt, Karla, Dennis [Project Manager], Wendy) about the Support Applicant
> Review Panel (SARP) and operations of the financial assistance evaluation.
> One of the issues discussed was having an active role of community members
> from the JAS WG in the final design of the SARP and evaluation process.
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> It was proposed we hold a special JAS WG meeting on 20 April to explain to
> the JAS WG the current vision and also reach an agreement on the JAS WG
> individuals that will be involved in the final design and evaluation
> process. Obviously, the selected individuals will be expected not to have
> conflict of interest issues and be able to dedicate time to this. I will
> work with the policy team to schedule the 20 April meeting, following the
> same structure and time we had before. If there are any objections from
> moving ahead with this plan, please let me know ASAP.
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> I am preparing some materials to share with the JAS WG that explains in
> more details the plans and the role in the SARP design and evaluation
> process. This will be sent to all soon.
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> Quick Program updates:
>
> ·         We are pleased to report we received 80 applications for the
> SARP. Applicants come from different regions of the world and have a wide
> range of backgrounds, including business, academic, diplomatic, etc.
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> ·         We plan on selecting the SARP members and start training of all
> involved in the evaluation end of April, beginning of May.
>
> ·         We do not have yet the final number of financial assistance
> applicants and, as you know, the new gTLD application window has been
> extended. We will announce the financial assistance applicants at the same
> time we reveal all the data on the new gTLD applicants. The actual number
> of financial assistance applicants will dictate the final number of SARP
> members and community members needed for evaluation.
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> I look forward to meeting with you all on April 20th.
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> Kind regards,
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> Karla Valente
>
> Director, gTLD Registry Programs
>
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>
> Direct:  + 1 310 301 3878
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> Mobile:  +1 310 936 4639
>
> Skype: kdlvalente
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