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*[[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> | ||
====RSSAC==== | ====RSSAC==== | ||
The [[RSSAC]] responded that three hypothetical growth rates for the root zone (100, 1,000, or 10,000 new top-level | The [[RSSAC]] responded that three hypothetical growth rates for the root zone (100, 1,000, or 10,000 new top-level domains) in the next round of new gTLDs would not be worrisome but RSOs would need advanced notice of expected changes to the root zone to adapt and a projection of the change rate would be helpful since it is largely an administrative function.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-031-02feb18-en.pdf RSSAC031]</ref> | ||
domains) in the next round of new gTLDs would not be worrisome but RSOs would need advanced notice of expected changes to the root zone to adapt and a projection of the change rate would be helpful since it is largely an administrative function. | |||
====The ALAC==== | ====The ALAC==== | ||
The ALAC expressed concerns about the annual cycles proposed in Option 2 of [[Operational Design Assessment]] for the next round of new TLDs; the enforceability of registry [[Public Interest Commitments|voluntary commitments]]; the nature and scope of applicant support; and the resourcing and marketing for the Applicant Support Program; and potential gaming of auctions and community objections.<ref>ICANN76 policy outcome report, published 10 Apr 2023, pgs15</ref> | The ALAC expressed concerns about the annual cycles proposed in Option 2 of [[Operational Design Assessment]] for the next round of new TLDs; the enforceability of registry [[Public Interest Commitments|voluntary commitments]]; the nature and scope of applicant support; and the resourcing and marketing for the Applicant Support Program; and potential gaming of auctions and community objections.<ref>ICANN76 policy outcome report, published 10 Apr 2023, pgs15</ref> |