Comment Close Date | Statement Name | Status | Assignee(s) and | Call for Comments | Call for Comments Close | Vote Announcement | Vote Open | Vote Reminder | Vote Close | Date of Submission | Staff Contact and Email | Statement Number |
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n/a | Preferential Treatment for Community Applications in String Contention | Adopted | Rinalia Abdul Rahim (APRALO) | 05.08.2013 | 08.08.2013 | 09.08.2013 | 12.08.2013 00:00 UTC | 15.08.2013 | 16.08.2013 | 19.08.2013 | n/a | AL-ALAC-ST-0813-02-00-EN |
FINAL VERSION TO BE SUBMITTED IF RATIFIED
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FINAL DRAFT VERSION TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE ALAC
The ALAC notes that some of the new gTLD applications that are intended for communities and have wide public or grassroots support were not submitted as community applications. These applications are currently in contention with those that are not designed for the benefit of specific communities of interest and are driven purely by commercial considerations.
We firmly believe that applications with demonstrable support, appropriate safeguards and strong emphasis on community service should be accorded preferential treatment in the new gTLD string contention resolution process. We thus support the position of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as per its Durban Communiqué dated 18 July 2013. We call on ICANN to review all 688 applications currently in contention and provide preferential treatment to applications that meet the characteristics of community applications.
FIRST DRAFT SUBMITTED
The ALAC notes that due to strict eligibility criteria, some of the new gTLD applications intended for communities and with wide public/grassroots support were not submitted as community applications. These applications are currently in contention with those that are fully commercial (i.e., driven purely by financial gain).
We firmly believe that applications with demonstrable support, appropriate safeguards and emphasis on community service over revenue maximization should be accorded preferential treatment in the new gTLD string contention resolution process. We thus support the position of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as per the GAC Communiqué dated 18 July 2013 and call on ICANN to review all 688 applications currently in contention and provide preferential treatment to applications that meet the specification described above.
8 Comments
Rinalia Abdul Rahim
Dear ALAC Colleagues,
There are urgent emerging issues related to the new gTLD string contention that the EXCOMM believes warrant an ALAC intervention. With the support of Evan, I have taken the liberty of drafting an ALAC response for your immediate input. We need to submit the statements by the second week of August (latest) to have the possibility of an ICANN response before community priority evaluation begins. Please do try your best to provide comments for improvements or endorsements if you like the text/intent via the wiki page indicated by Thursday (8 August 2013).
Policy Development wiki page links and statement text pasted below for your quick review. If the wiki link is not active, kindly copy and paste the URL for activation.
Thank you!
Best regards,
Rinalia
1. ALAC Statement on Preferential Treatment for Community Applications in String Contention
WIKI page for your comments: https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/ALAC+STATEMENT+ON+PREFERENTIAL+TREATMENT+FOR+COMMUNITY+APPLICATIONS+IN+STRING+CONTENTION
DRAFT ALAC STATEMENT ON PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR COMMUNITY APPLICATIONS IN STRING CONTENTION
The ALAC notes that due to strict eligibility criteria, some of the new gTLD applications intended for communities and with wide public/grassroots support were not submitted as community applications. These applications are currently in contention with those that are fully commercial (i.e., driven purely by financial gain).
We firmly believe that applications with demonstrable support, appropriate safeguards and emphasis on community service over revenue maximization should be accorded preferential treatment in the new gTLD string contention resolution process. We thus support the position of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as per the GAC Communiqué dated 18 July 2013 and call on ICANN to review all 688 applications currently in contention and provide preferential treatment to applications that meet the specification described above.
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Eduardo Diaz
I will support such a statement.
Anonymous
There seems to be a problem with my login ID, but I want to be on record as supporting this initiative.
Gareth Shearman
Holly Raiche
I am happy to support the statement
Holly Raiche
Rinalia Abdul Rahim
Ed, Gareth and Holly: Thank you for the support. Please note that there is a second statement related to this one, but focuses on the expertise required for prioritizing community applications. This second statement is also in need of comments/support. Link is here:
2. ALAC Statement on Community Expertise in Community Priority Evaluation
WIKI page for your comments: ALAC STATEMENT ON COMMUNITY EXPERTISE IN COMMUNITY PRIORITY EVALUATION
Many thanks.
Rinalia
Jean-Jacques Subrenat
Hello Rinalia,
thanks for this.
Preferential treatment for community applications...
1) like Tijani, I do have a question about the degree to which such things are enforceable. But I agree with your initiative.
2) A detail: at the end of the first paragraph, I would suggest "(driven by commercial considerations)" instead of (i.e., driven purely by financial gain).
Jean-Jacques.
Rinalia Abdul Rahim
Thank you, Jean-Jacques. Your suggestion has been incorporated. Regarding enforceability, we will know based on the Board's reaction to this statement. Best regards, Rinalia
FINALIZED STATEMENT TEXT
The ALAC notes that some of the new gTLD applications that are intended for communities and have wide public or grassroots support were not submitted as community applications. These applications are currently in contention with those that are not designed for the benefit of specific communities of interest and are driven purely by commercial considerations.
We firmly believe that applications with demonstrable support, appropriate safeguards and strong emphasis on community service should be accorded preferential treatment in the new gTLD string contention resolution process. We thus support the position of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) as per the GAC Communiqué dated 18 July 2013. We call on ICANN to review all 688 applications currently in contention and provide preferential treatment to applications that meet the specifications described above.
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Carlton Samuels
This finalized statement has my support.
Carlton