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What happened?

• ICANN org revealed their modelling for the Next Round gTLD string application fee based on their interpretation of Board-approved SubPro policy recommendations.
• Current implementation cost of Next Round is estimated at US$70mil, most of which are fixed costs.
• Uncertainty remains - fee amount cannot yet be finalized due to pending consideration by the Board of IDNs-EPDP recommendations on variant application and SSAC recommendations for name collisions (NCAP).
• Community asked for more detailed breakdown of the costing done by org.

What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? 

It looks like the string application fee is going to be significantly costly. Applicant support is going to be a key factor towards the goal to expand registry pool to effectively include underserved, undeveloped / indigenous communities, small businesses, non-profit orgs as potential applicants.

What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)?

No specific action as yet. Discussion continues at session 2 and/or session 3 as we/community (i) need time to study what was presented and (ii) await more specific details from ICANN org on the way they are costing the implementation for the Next Round.

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What happened?

This session discussed the next steps in the adoption of Phase 2 Initial Report of EPDP on IDNs. The EPDP started looking at the comments received, starting with the non-substantive comments. Regular meetings will resume from 27 June 2024 until the Team can close all the comments received at the report finalized. The current expected date of completion by end of October 2024.

What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? 

At-Large has earlier submitted its inputs to the public comment to the Phase 2 initial report. At this point there's nothing that At-Large needs to do from its side.

What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)?

At-Large needs to look at the status of its inputs submitted earlier when the Phase 2 Final Report is released. In the meantime, the EPDP Team from ALAC will continue to work processing the inputs received to the public comments and finalize the Phase 2 report.

What happened?

The GAC raised 9 topics for discussion with the ICANN Board:

1. GNSO Statements of Interest
2. Resolution of Contention Sets
3. Public Interest Commitments and Registry Voluntary Commitments
4. Name Collisions
5. DNS Resiliency
6. New DNS Technologies
7. Applicant Support in Next Round of New gTLDs
8. Registration Data Request Service
9. Balancing of Stakeholder Interests

What are the At-Large specific takeaways from this session? 

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1. GNSO SOI: The Board supports the GAC's position of full transparency in policy development process participation; has asked Org to develop an Ethics Policy.
2. Resolution of Contention Sets: The Board spoke about the NERA report/study on auctions/contention resolution; cannot accept GAC's proposition to not force non-commercial applicants to compete with commercial applicants that are caught in a contention set. 
3. Registry Voluntary Commitments (RVCs): The Board has resolved not to accept RVCs that restrict content based on legal analysis that it will violate the ICANN Bylaws even if the registry outsources compliance monitoring. The Board thinks that registries can have their own policies to enforce content restrictions but those policies cannot be in their Registry Agreement. (NB. existing Community Registration Restrictions distinguished)
6. New DNS Technologies: 
7. Applicant Support Program (ASP): The Board has accepted all the SubPro recommendations on ASP, including Supplementary Recommendation 17.2 regarding non-financial resources for ASP qualifiers.
8. Registration Data Request Service (RDRS): To be completed later.

What are the At-Large specific action items (next steps)?

• To watch out for Org's announcement on resolutions that the Board passed at their 8 June meeting, and determine any next steps afterward.

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Community discussions emphasize the multistakeholder model as an open, inclusive, transparent, accountable, agile, adaptable, and efficient approach. More importantly, it is mindful of power asymmetries among and within the different stakeholders, drives to treat stakeholders fairly and equitably, and facilitates meaningful discussions.

If we don’t ensure the policy is made in the public interest and in the interest of a free, open interoperable Internet, we risk losing all the hard work and benefits of the last 30 years.

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From Atlarge we must use all possible structures and forms of communication with all local, regional, and global stakeholders to raise awareness about the importance of knowing, practicing, and strengthening the multi-stakeholder model within the decision-making processes within ICANN.  Become ambassadors of the Multistakeholder Model while participating in an internal process for its review and evolution.

Highlight ICANN's value of being able to participate in multilateral spaces, making contributions from the multi-stakeholder construction. To understand the MSHM as a geopolitical tool that allows ICANN to have a greater voice in these multilateral stages.

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