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Dear Rinalia,<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Kindest regards,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 13/06/2016 17:12, Rinalia Abdul
Rahim wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Dear ALAC, <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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>
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Some questions to guide you:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">1. Initiation
of next round - do you think a date should be identified so
that ICANN has a target to work towards? <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">2.
Requirements for round initiation - what do you think should
be in place before the next round is initiated?<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">3.
Improvements - what elements of the new gTLD program should be
improved for next round? <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">4. Other
aspects that are of concern to the ALAC?<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
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>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">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>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thank you in
advance and apologies for the short notice. <br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best regards,<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Rinalia<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">on behalf of
the ICANN Board<br>
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