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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thank you Justine and all. Thanks for this correction. Clear now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">vanda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">ALAC <alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of Justine Chew via ALAC <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 19 June 2024 at 05:43<br>
<b>To: </b>ALAC <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [ALAC] ALAC MEMBERS: Consensus Call on ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on New gTLD Contention Resolution closing 21 June at 23:59 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ALAC colleagues,<br>
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Please find one additional correction needed. It's to paragraph 4, which should read,<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALAC advises the ICANN Board to ban all forms of post-application private resolution of contention sets, including joint-ventures regardless of claims as good-faith joint ventures, with possible one
exception - where there are community-based applications in direct contention with one another and two or more of them prevail in a Community Priority Evaluation (CPE), then ICANN may postpone the auction for a limited period of time to allow such parties
to reach a settlement before proceeding to auction involving only them (as currently provided for in s. 4.2.2 or the 2012 Application Guidebook). </span><br clear="all">
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<span style="color:black">Kind regards,</span><br>
<span style="color:black">Justine</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 06:00, Justine Chew <<a href="mailto:justine.chew.icann@gmail.com" target="_blank">justine.chew.icann@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are some errors in the second last paragraph. It should read, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In other words, the ALAC supports the overall intention of the Subsequent Procedures PDP Recommendation 35.4 which the GNSO Council chose not to submit to the ICANN Board for adoption, EXCEPT FOR (a) the provision allowing participation
in various forms of private resolution; (b) the allowance for applicants whose applications are caught or are added to any contention sets that are expanded as a result of other application procedures to submit a fresh bid; and (c) the provision that ICANN
Auctions must only take place after all the other evaluation procedures, and objections are completed. <o:p></o:p></p>
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Kind regards,<br>
Justine<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, 18 Jun 2024, 23:21 ICANN At-Large Staff via ALAC, <<a href="mailto:alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org" target="_blank">alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Dear All,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">On behalf of Jonathan Zuck, ALAC Chair, this is a three-day Consensus call for the 15 members of the ALAC on the ALAC Advice to the ICANN Board on New gTLD Contention
Resolution. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">The Consensus call will close on Friday, 21 June at 23:59 UTC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Please let us know if you have any significant comments or concerns on the ALAC Advice.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At-Large Advisory Committee Advice to the ICANN Board on New gTLD Contention Resolution </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In her 3 June 2024 Blog <<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en" target="_blank" title="https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en">https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/board-discusses-auctions-of-last-resort-private-resolution-of-contention-sets-03-06-2024-en</a>>,
the ICANN Board Chair reiterated that <i>“the Board is not inclined to sanction a repeat of the 2012 process when private resolutions were encouraged in the Applicant Guidebook.”</i></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALAC strongly supports this statement by the ICANN Board Chair.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALAC agrees with the National Economic Research Associates (NERA) which said in its report of 17 May 2024 <<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/addressing-monetary-means-private-resolution-final-report-17may24-en.pdf" target="_blank" title="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/addressing-monetary-means-private-resolution-final-report-17may24-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/addressing-monetary-means-private-resolution-final-report-17may24-en.pdf</a>>
that attempting to eliminate private auctions or comparable monetary resolutions while allowing legitimate post-application “joint ventures” would be difficult or impossible, and its conclusion that a ban on private resolutions would have to include all forms,
including joint ventures. While also noting the lack of such post-application joint ventures being formed to as a means to resolve contention sets in the 2012 round, the ALAC now reiterates and expands upon its previous advice.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALAC advises the ICANN Board to ban all forms of post-application private resolution of contention sets, including joint-ventures regardless of claims as good-faith
joint ventures.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Furthermore, the ALAC advises the ICANN Board to adjust the ICANN Auction of Last Resort to an auction process a methodology comparable to a Vickrey Auction (sealed-bid second-price auction
- <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickrey_auction__;!!PtGJab4!5_mw9p8LH53CKdy0Qa_hrpCzu8E1QHSvqcPQXg2ciD8heLDDYij8iwoB84wIWYX3tF4wmVe1bIwygRGX6pzj3IQ97DuyOttfCiK2HA$" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickrey_auction__;!!PtGJab4!5_mw9p8LH53CKdy0Qa_hrpCzu8E1QHSvqcPQXg2ciD8heLDDYij8iwoB84wIWYX3tF4wmVe1bIwygRGX6pzj3IQ97DuyOttfCiK2HA$">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickrey_auction
[en.wikipedia.org]</a>) requiring each gTLD string application to be accompanied by an auction bid at the time the application is submitted, and prior to any indication of possible contention sets being formed.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Firstly, requiring an applicant to submit an accompanying auction bid with its application - and if more than one application, a bid with each of its applications -
helps the applicant demonstrate the <i>bona fide </i>intention of operating a TLD that it affirmatively attests to.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Secondly, Vickrey auctions mitigate, if not eliminate, any ability to abuse or game the application process since bids are submitted prior to knowing if there are any
competitors and who they may be. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thirdly, ICANN may be able to capitalize on opportunities to reduce application evaluation costs, for both ICANN org and applicants, in cases where there are multiple
contenders for the same string, by strategically positioning the ICANN Auction as a process of elimination earlier in the evaluation cycle, rather than as a contention set resolution mechanism of last resort, thereby foregoing the need for evaluation processes
which can reasonably be avoided. However, this consideration must not displace the option for Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) by Community-based TLD applicants that opt for the CPE in an attempt to prevail out of a contention set.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In other words, the ALAC supports the overall intention of the Subsequent Procedures Recommendation 35.4 which the GNSO Council chose not to submit to the ICANN Board
for adoption, <u>EXCEPT FOR</u> (a) the provision allowing participation in various forms of private resolution; (b) the allowance for applicants whose applications that are caught or are added to any contention sets that are expanded as a result of other
application procedures to as a result of other application procedures; and (c) the provision that ICANN Auctions would only take place after all the other evaluation procedures, and objections are completed. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALAC would be pleased to enter into further dialogue with the Board on any of these issues.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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