*[[NCUC]] focused on developing Applicant Support, which in the past led to the [[Applicant Guidebook]], and ensuring new applicants have more than 18 months to apply in the next round and significantly slashing the application fee (estimated USD$$240,000) for people from developing countries. The board is afraid that if they pay someone's attorney fee, it may create a conflict of interest as in "who does the attorney represent?" [[Kathy Kleiman]] recommended creating boards or groups willing to work at low cost or pro bono (she explained the [[EFF]] does this).<ref>[https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann76/c0/TRANSC_I76CUN_Sat11Mar2023_GNSO-%20NCUC%20Membership%20Meet-en.pdf NCUC Membership Meeting Transcript, ICANN 76]</ref> | *[[NCUC]] focused on developing Applicant Support, which in the past led to the [[Applicant Guidebook]], and ensuring new applicants have more than 18 months to apply in the next round and significantly slashing the application fee (estimated USD$$240,000) for people from developing countries. The board is afraid that if they pay someone's attorney fee, it may create a conflict of interest as in "who does the attorney represent?" [[Kathy Kleiman]] recommended creating boards or groups willing to work at low cost or pro bono (she explained the [[EFF]] does this).<ref>[https://static.sched.com/hosted_files/icann76/c0/TRANSC_I76CUN_Sat11Mar2023_GNSO-%20NCUC%20Membership%20Meet-en.pdf NCUC Membership Meeting Transcript, ICANN 76]</ref> |