+1I support this from my side Le vendredi 5 septembre 2025 à 00:43:54 UTC+1, Maureen Hilyard via ALAC <alac@icann.org> a écrit : Great suggestion Justine. For all ASP applicants who may fall into this category, it is important. And if the Board and IRT stand behind their original proposal to ensure that underserved regions get an opportunity to actively and successfully participate in this upcoming round, then they really need to support your request as well. Maureen On Fri, 5 Sept 2025, 1:18 am Justine Chew via ALAC, <alac@icann.org> wrote: I am petitioning the ALAC to urgently produce advice to the ICANN Board to support the intent of Edmon Chung's proposal to help ASP applicants have an appropriate way out of a contention set should they get caught in one, and not be pushed towards an ICANN Auction which they will more than likely not win given the cap to the Bid Credit. We have pushed as hard as we can in the SubPro IRT but apart from pushback from ICANN org IRT support staff (too late, additional costs, complications to alter system development), several IRT members are constrained to support it as the IRT isn't supposed to make "policy" changes. Other members of the IRT are opposed to any changes whatsoever. So the only way through is to appeal to the Board. It would be better if we can secure (another) collaboration with the GAC, but we should move in parallel and just submit ALAC Advice if we cannot get GAC on board quickly. If there is support for this, I would ask that Edmon Chung be involved in helping to set out a suitable description of changes that could be accommodated without too much difficulty to ICANN org. Kind regards, Justine _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list -- alac@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to alac-leave@icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALA...) _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list -- alac@icann.org To unsubscribe send an email to alac-leave@icann.org At-Large Online: http://www.atlarge.icann.org ALAC Working Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALA...) _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos). You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.