[governance] gac & new gTLDs today

[Imran Ahmed Shah]

Dear IGC Fellows 
Please accept my heartiest congratulation on the approval of new gTLD Program, 
at least after many years, ICANN has taken second step on the new TLDs, IDN 
ccTLD and now gTLDs. Those fellows who are at Singapore meeting, they would tell 
us better that how warmly this announcement is being welcomed. Indeed, it will 
open new layers and diversified emerging Business opportunities on the Globe of 
Internet. 
 
This news will be also celebrating by the richest organizations who has been 
applying by paying a huge application fee, but as we relates to the voluntarily 
contributor from developing economies will have to wait for the approval of JAS 
Work Group proposals, but the discounted fee of US$.44K it is still too high to 
bear for a non-for-profit organization.
 
However, we also congratulate the ICANN's Chairman & ICANN's President/CEO on 
this achievement after trying their best to resolve the IP and Trademark 
Protection Issues (some issues were not seems to resolved in last day meeting).
 
Thanking you and Best Regards
 
Imran Ahmed Shah


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From: Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
Sent: Mon, 20 June, 2011 11:40:48
Subject: Re: [governance] gac & new gTLDs today

Dear All,

I must say that the atmosphere was electric as the Board gave their views of 
abstention and non-votes as well as those that supported the Resolution. Whilst, 
there were some mixed feelings and reactions, the general conclusion seems to be 
that it was inevitable. In a few minutes, we are about to have a session on the 
New gTLD programme and of course the transcripts are in real time and so are the 
remote sessions.

Warm Regards,

Sala


On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:38 PM, William Drake <william.drake at uzh.ch> wrote:

The board overwhelmingly approved the new gTLD program a few minutes ago.  So 
the GAC's advice was indeed advice rather than a binding command, and 
multistakeholderism gets a bit of an affirmation.
>
>It should be noted that the GAC arguments against the launch yesterday were 
>largely incoherent and palpably unconvincing, with some bits of rather abrasive 
>"do what we tell you" (particularly from the E Commission) added in for good 
>measure.  Didn't help their case.  Might also add that civil society reps here, 
>the NCUC, adopted several statements in support of the board's positions.
>
>Bill
>
>
>On Jun 18, 2011, at 10:02 PM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:
>
>> I was not able to get in, but heard that signs from the GAC today are not 
>>encouraging regarding the expectations of DAG's approval. Anyone would have more 
>>info on this?
>>
>> --c.a.
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Sala
 
"Stillness in the midst of the noise".
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