[NA-Discuss] FW: Regional Advice for Papergate

[Alan Greenberg]

As Darlene said, incorporating but not having any viable organization 
is not particularly good either. I happen to be associated with a 
functioning, productive not-for-profit (far from the ICANN world) and 
I would hope that our not having incorporated (initial and ongoing 
cost just to high to justify) would not be held against us.

Proof/demonstration of ongoing activities and membership is the key.

I cannot remember whether there is a step in the process that allows 
us to ask for more information (and that stops the clock from ticking).

Alan

At 06/04/2009 01:59 PM, Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>Darlene wrote:
>
> > 1.    Papergate seems to be registered as a business but has not yet
> > registered as a corporation so we have no proof of its actual existence;
> >
>At least in my jurisdiction, an unincorporated registration is little
>more than a legal alias. So we are indeed likely dealing with an
>individual and not (yet) a bonafide group.
>
> > I guess my major concern is fairness and transparency.  When Danny
> > Younger applied to become an ALS as an individual, he was turned down.
> > How is this application any different?  Should we be:
> >
> >
> > 1.    Accepting this application as an individual and accepting 
> it on this basis;
> > 2.    Accepting this application as an ALS; or
> > 3.    Rejecting this application.
> >
>
>Choice (1) really isn't applicable, because no approval is required for
>someone to join as an individual.
>
>My first choice would be to suspend or defer approval until Papergate is
>incorporated and the appropriate demonstration of ALS eligibility can be
>validated. If deferral is not an option then IMO this application ought
>to be rejected, and resubmitted when Papergate is incorporated.
>
>- Evan
>
>
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