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Joint Session: ALAC & GAC

High-Level Notes

Contention Resolution

•  An overview of what contention resolution is and its history. 
• The ALAC and GAC would like to avoid a repeat of the previous rounds contention resolution method. 
  • It will be difficult to prevent gaming. 
• ALAC recommends banning private resolution and supports the idea of having auctions be part of application process. 
  • all the org's analysis would only need to be once since it would take place at the beginning of the application assessment process. The applicants would submit bid with application. 
  • there may be opportunities to game the application process through name collisions. 
• Joint ventures is an option for resolving contention resolution, though there were no joint ventures formed during the last round. 
• Bid multiplier would be for non-commercial applicants and successful applicant support applicants. 
• The Board has issued resolution on contention resolution. Board intends to not adopt GAC advice on contention resolution as they relate commercial vs non-commercial applicants. 
• The Board has been looking into this issue and commissioned a report by NERA. The report looks into ways to disincentivize private auctions without totally banning them. 
• The Board has not yet decided on how to resolve contention resolution issue. There is pressure to resolve this issue because of the timing of the Next Round. Contention resolution will be discussed during within the Next Round IRT. 
• With sealed bid, applicants would not know whether they were in contention until after bid is paid out. 

ASP

• Applicant Support Program is of importance to the ALAC and GAC. The ALAC was provided an overview of the outreach and engagement plan.
• The ALAC believes this is a good time to begin an awareness program and would provide targeted audience with enough time to begin
• The ALAC would like to collaborate with the GAC on ways to up outreach and enagement. The ALAC highlighted that outreach and engagement materials are being developed by ICANN org. 
• ASP remains a key topic of interest. The ASP should promote diversification in TLD space.
• ASP Recommendaiton 17.2 has been apporves by the Board. The GAC looks forward to a holistic program being implemented 
• The ALAC and GAC have met outside of ICANN meetings to talk about issues related to the next round program. They provided correspndence during intersessional time. 
  • GAC ASP Small Team will be having Bilateral with ICANN staff to brainstrom on ways to communicate efficenitly in lead up to ICANN81
  • The GAC is still reviewing questions regarding ASP, such as first come first serve issue. The GAC looks forward to working together with the ALAC on mutual issues of 
  • Joint capacity sessions are an option for both parties to discuss ways forward. 
• ASP Applications should not be judged based on timing of submission. 
  • Applicants should be aware of what the process will be, especially if applicants must consider if first come, first serve is applied.  
  • Would first come, first serve be a way to solve contention resolution 
    • this may be a risk issue
• Is there any intention an action plan about creating awareness for O&E plan about what the GAC needs to do to support the second phase? 
  • The GAC has asked for clarification on budget and financial paramaters with regard to ASP. There are also discusiooonis taking place reagrding back-end registrt service platforms. 
• The AGB and materials will be translated to UN language, need to recognize that those are not all the languages spoken in the world, and will require time and resources to translate to the right languages. The GAC would like for there to be an equitable chance for applicnats to submit. This is a reason why they do not like the idea of ifrst come first serve for ASP 
• When will the app round start?
  • ASP will launch 12 months before the applicaiotn window starts and is expected to launch Q4 2024. Raising awareness should start now. 
  • Community Awareness campaign should be taking place now and ending around October 2024. Materials from ICANN org is needed to help with comm awareness campaign. 
• First come, first serve is a bad idea. Could joint communication be published to either force all languages should be done and then first come first serve, or have all applications reviewed at once for ASP. Applications should be treated equally, this is the point of having a application window 
• Will ASP will receive more applications due to the rise in fee cost?
  • The GAC advocated for a complete waiver for those applying in ASP. Currently looks like there will be a large fee reduction for ASP applicants. If there are more than anticipated applicants, GAC might ask Board to consider more funding for successful applicants
• How we distribute efforts for outreach and engagement?
  • through GGP, specifc targets for ASP were debated and agerred upon. Board has accepted the GGP Recommendaiotns. GAC has a specific definition for underserved regions 

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