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It is unfortunate that Akram Atallah has gone on record as saying that
“However, questions remain as to whether it will be a round or a
permanent window.” despite the ongoing processes which do not presume
there will be further processes. <br><br>
Alan<br><br>
At 13/06/2016 02:53 PM, Rinalia Abdul Rahim wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Dear Olivier,<br><br>
The Board is aware of all the reviews that are currently being
done. Certainly no decision will be made about the next round
without the input from these reviews.<br><br>
There are strong views being made to the Board about the need to start
the next round. I think you can make an educated guess on where it is
coming from. Rather than listen to one group, the Board would like to
have a "sense" of the matter from all groups. A snapshot
of the sense of the community in time if you will while we wait for the
results of the reviews.<br><br>
If you choose not to provide input to the Board at this time on the
matter, that is entirely up to you. In my personal view, you would
give up an opportunity to share what you think, which would be a pity
because it gives more room for other views to stand alone without counter
balance.<br><br>
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.<br><br>
<br>
Best regards,<br><br>
Rinalia<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
On Tuesday, 14 June 2016, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond
<<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Dear Rinalia,<br><br>
<dd>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.<br><br>
<dd>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.<br><br>
<dd>Kindest regards,<br><br>
<dd>Olivier<br><br>
<br>
<dd>On 13/06/2016 17:12, Rinalia Abdul Rahim wrote:<br>
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<dd>Dear ALAC, <br><br>
<dd>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.<br>
<dd>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.<br><br>
<dd>Some questions to guide you:<br>
<dd>1. Initiation of next round - do you think a date should be
identified so that ICANN has a target to work towards? <br>
<dd>2. Requirements for round initiation - what do you think should be in
place before the next round is initiated?<br>
<dd>3. Improvements - what elements of the new gTLD program should be
improved for next round? <br>
<dd>4. Other aspects that are of concern to the ALAC?<br><br>
<dd>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.<br><br>
<dd>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.<br>
<dd>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. <br><br>
<dd>Thank you in advance and apologies for the short notice.
<br><br>
<dd>Best regards,<br><br>
<dd>Rinalia<br><br>
<dd>on behalf of the ICANN Board<br>
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