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1. JAS WG Charter (original Charter - April 2010)

Note: This Working Group has re initiated its activities in January 2011 under a new extended Charter 

Objectives for the Working Group:

Preamble: The Joint SO/AC Working Group on New gTLD Applicant Support shall evaluate and propose recommendations regarding specific support to new gTLD applicants in justified cases. The working group expects to identify suitable criteria for provision of such support, to identify suitable support forms and to identify potential providers of such support. However, there is no presumption that the outcome will imply any particular governing structure. Accordingly, if the recommendations indicate that the preferred solutions are of a voluntary nature, the criteria and other provisions arrived at in line with the objectives below will solely serve as advice to the parties concerned. The objectives are not listed in any priority order. An overall consideration is that the outcomes of the WG should not lead to delays of the New gTLD process.

Objective 1: To identify suitable criteria that new gTLD applicants must fulfill to qualify for dedicated support. The criteria may be different for different types of support identified in line with Objective 2 and 3 below.

Objective 2: To identify how the application fee can be reduced and/or subsidized to accommodate applicants that fulfill appropriate criteria to qualify for this benefit, in keeping with the principle of full cost recovery of the application process costs.

Objective 3: To identify what kinds of support (e.g. technical assistance, organizational assistance, financial assistance, fee reduction) and support timelines (e.g. support for the application period only, continuous support) are appropriate for new gTLD applicants fulfilling identified criteria.

Objective 4: To identify potential providers of the identified kinds of support as well as appropriate mechanisms to enable support provisioning.

(Objective 5: To identify conditions and mechanisms required to minimize the risk of inappropriate access to support. Agreed within WG)

Operating Procedures

The Working Group will operate according to the interim working group guidelines set out in the Draft Working guidelines of 5 Feb 2010

Working Teams:

WT1 - Work team on reviewing application fee structure

WT1 - Working Text\

Volunteers: Tony Harris, Rafik Dammak, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Richard Tindal, Elaine Pruis, Andrew Mack
Cost consideration document from DAG 1, see http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-23oct08-en.pdf
Updated cost consideration document, Oct 2009, see: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/cost-considerations-04oct09-en.pdf

WT2 - Work team "Who and what" on identifying applicants in need of support

WT2 - Working Text\

Volunteers: Andrew Mack, Carlos Aguirre, Tijani Ben Jemaa, Elaine Pruis, Rafik Dammak

Support organizations/programs
Special Programs and Funds for LDCs at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/178/
UN and civil society/NGOs cooperation regarding LDC at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/partnerships/related/53/
UNDP, at http://www.undp.org/
UNIDO, at http://www.unido.org/
GKP, Global Knowledge Partnership at http://www.globalknowledgepartnership.org/index.cfm
Council of Country Code Administrators at http://www.coccaregistry.net/

Which applicants may need support?
Based on country origin?
LDC (Least Developed Countries) at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/related/62/
LDC criteria at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/related/59/
LLDC (Landlocked Developing Countries) at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/lldc/39/
LLDC description at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/lldc/31/
SIDS (Small Island Developing States) at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/sids/44/
SIDS description at http://www.unohrlls.org/en/sids/43/
Based on legal form?
Non-profit organizations - structure overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organizations
Non-governmental organizations - structure overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGO
Based on orientation, goals?

2. OTHER

MP3 recordings and transcripts: http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/

E-mail Archives: http://forum.icann.org/lists/soac-newgtldapsup-wg/

Conference call agendas, MP3 recordings and transcripts

• all MP3s and transcripts available on http://gnso.icann.org/calendar/)
• email exchanges up to 1 June 2010

Agenda for JAS WG call 20 July
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. WT1 – update on developments
3. WT1 discussion
4. WT2 – update on developments
5. WT2 discussion
6. Final report: format, planning and adoption procedure
7. AOB
20 July 2010> http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100720.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 13 July
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Format of final report - discussion
3. WT2 – update on developments
4. WT2 discussion
5. WT1 – update on developments
6. WT1 discussion
7. AOB
13 July 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100713.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 6 July
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Follow-up from Brussels meeting
2.1 Statement from AfriICANN/AFRALO
2.2 Other comments received
3. Planning of further work to reach final report
4. AOB
6 July 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100706.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 15 June
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Finalization of “snapshot” for posting
3. Preparation of Brussels meeting
4. AOB
15 June 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100615.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 8 June
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Update regarding Charter
3. WT2 – update on developments
4. WT2 matters – discussion
5. WT1 – update on developments
6. WT1 matters – discussion
7. Preparation of “snapshot” for posting
8. Preparation of Brussels meeting
9. AOB
8 June 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100608.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 1 June
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Update from ALAC regarding Charter
3. WT1 – update on developments
4. WT1 matters – discussion
5. WT2 – update on developments
6. WT2 matters – discussion
7. Scheduling, preparation of Brussels meeting
8. AOB
1 June 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100601.mp3

Agenda for JAS WG call 24 May
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Background on support aspects - ICANN staff briefing
3. Update from GNSO Council call regarding Charter
4. WT2 – update on developments
5. WT2 matters – discussion
6. WT1 – update on developments
7. WT1 matters – discussion
8. Scheduling, preparation of Brussels meeting
9. AOB
24 May 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-201005024.mp3

Agenda 17 May 2010
1. Roll call and agenda adoption
2. Update of Statements of Interest
3. Background on support aspects - ICANN staff briefing (TBC)
4. Finalize charter text for Objective 2
5. WT1 – update on developments
6. WT1 matters – discussion
7. WT2 – update on developments
8. WT2 matters – discussion
9. Schedule review
10. AOB
17 May 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100517.mp3

Agenda 10 May 2010
1. Agenda review
2. Update of Statements of Interest
3. WG Charter approval
4. Substance discussion – next steps
5. AOB
10 May 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-jas-20100510.mp3

Agenda 5 May 2010
1. Agenda review
2. Update of Statements of Interest
3. Selection of co-chairs
4. WG Charter approval
5. Substance discussion – next steps
6. AOB
5 May 2010: http://audio.icann.org/gnso/gnso-so-ac-wg-20100505.mp3

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