[ALAC] Request for a snapshot view on next round new gTLD program outlook from the ALAC for the ICANN Board

[Seun Ojedeji]

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On 13 Jun 2016 19:54, "Rinalia Abdul Rahim" <rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com>
wrote:
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> The formulation of the guiding questions is mine, based on what I think
the key contention points would be.  In a sense, it is what I think
are aspects of what would be valuable for the Board to hear from the ALAC
plus other aspects that you think are important.
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SO: I think this part is very much helpful. Thanks Rinalia for the
questions and on that note, I do suggest that ALAC formerly respond to the
questions; answering it from the general understanding that it is not the
right time to talk about starting a new gTLD round.

Regards
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> Best regards,
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> Rinalia
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> On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com> wrote:
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>> Dear Rinalia,
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>> I must admit that I am very surprised with the language used in your
request and the questions that are asked. There are currently several
processes which need to complete before a "next round" is even thought of.
The CCT-RT and the "New gTLD Subsequent Round PDP" are very careful indeed
in not presuming that a next round is going to happen, yet the language
which you use in your email appears to point toward the fact that the Board
is already intent on starting a "next round". Worse still it asks the
unbelievable question of whether we should set a target date to work
towards to initiate a next round? That would indeed be the best way to
repeat all of the mistakes that were done in the current round and to
irritate more governments and end users. The issue of a "next round" is so
unwelcome at present that if the term "next round" is used in the CCT-RT,
they need to put a dollar in a virtual swear box as a penalty.
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>> Judging from your email, I am in fear that the Board, in its current
wisdom, is far removed from understanding the current greed and lack of
public interest found from the current round of new gTLDs. I am
flabbergasted.
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>> Kindest regards,
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>> Olivier
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>> On 13/06/2016 17:12, Rinalia Abdul Rahim wrote:
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>>> Dear ALAC,
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>>> In Helsinki, the Board will meet to discuss the outlook for the next
round of the new gTLD Program.  To support our discussions, we would like
to be informed by stakeholder views.
>>> I have been requested to obtain the view of the ALAC.  Would it be
possible for the ALAC to provide a snapshot of its views on this topic in
one slide?  Please note that this information and presentation format would
be applied to each stakeholder group's views.
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>>> Some questions to guide you:
>>> 1. Initiation of next round - do you think a date should be identified
so that ICANN has a target to work towards?
>>> 2. Requirements for round initiation - what do you think should be in
place before the next round is initiated?
>>> 3. Improvements - what elements of the new gTLD program should be
improved for next round?
>>> 4. Other aspects that are of concern to the ALAC?
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>>> For the Board to have a chance to review the slide before its
discussion, it would be good to receive the slide by 23 June 2016 latest.
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>>> I do understand that this is short notice.  If you do not have
sufficient time to develop a formal position, informal input would be
sufficient at this time and it would be appreciated.
>>> The Board is likely to revisit the topic again during its workshop in
September.  There is thus another chance to provide a more extensive view,
but for now the Board would just like to have a sense from the community on
the topic to guide its early deliberations.
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>>> Thank you in advance and apologies for the short notice.
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>>> Best regards,
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>>> Rinalia
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>>> on behalf of the ICANN Board
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>> Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
>> http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
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