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The At-Large New gTLD Working group makes the following recommendations to the ALAC regarding this work:

• Create an ALAC Objections Team;
• Ask the review team, or a subgroup of the review team to stand by to assist the ALAC Objections Team.

ALAC Objections Team

The first task for ALAC is to appoint Six (6) At-Large Members and/or ALAC Members to act as an ALAC Objections Team to act in any discussion. e.g.negotiations or mediation, between ALAC and those applicants who have received objections from ALAC.  Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Engage The ALAC Objections Team should engage in direct discussion with the relevant applicant or applicant representatives
• Keep The ALAC Objections Team should keep ALAC informed of the status of any discussions
• Bring The ALAC Objections Team should bring the draft outcome from any discussions or procedures to the ALAC for approval
• Bring The ALAC Objections Team should bring any recommendations from ALAC to the discussion.

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The six members of the ALAC Objections Teams would be drawn from the following;:

• Current members of ALAC who support the Objection as filed
• Current At-Large members of the review team who support the Objection as filed.

Other criteria:

• Members must have no conflict of interest with regard to the applications receiving the Objections and must release a statement to that effect.
• Should a conflict of interest develop they , a member of the ALAC Objections Team must notify ALAC, which will be responsible for determining whether the team members should be replaced on the team.

Review Group Roles  Roles and Responsibilities

The Review Group should pick a team of knowledgeable members to serve as a research and back-up team for the ALAC Objections Team

Duties

• Provide The review group subteam should provide necessary backup information to the ALAC Objections Team;
• The review group subteam should do any Do additional research as required, e.g.,  by applicants statements or responses;
• The review group subteam should should make Make sure that the Dispute Resolution processes are understood and acted upon by the ALAC Objections Team..
  
  

References

ICC Page on Objections

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