Many thanks Lawrence, Paul, and all those who participated actively in this inaugural GGP.  Congrats on what appears to be a very successful use of this new process!

My only questions relate to Guidance 7,8, and 9 in terms of available funding to be determined by ICANN.  The guidance suggests that ICANN will determine the amount of fee reduction it wishes to put in the budget and then divide that number by the number of qualified Applicant Support candidates who actually apply for a new gTLD in the next round.  Am I reading that correctly?

Then it says that nevertheless, an absolute minimum amount of fee reduction should be available for ALL qualified Applicant Support candidates who actually apply.  Has ICANN GDS provided input on how this "minimum" amount would be determined and how ICANN will budget for that? 

In addition, the GGP determined that no prioritization of applicants should be applied in the event there are more applicants that qualify than available funds/budget allocated for fee reductions.  However, it also appears that the GAC has provided Consensus Advice on favoring applications from underserved regions and peoples.  Are we comfortable that these recommendations from the GAC and the GGP are consistent and can be effectively implemented by the Board and ICANN Org?

Thanks for all the hard work - appears to be a huge success for our very first GNSO Guidance Process!

Anne  (reminder that I am non-voting but just wanted to ask for further information for Council)

Anne Aikman-Scalese
GNSO Councilor
NomCom Non-Voting 2022-2024


On Tue, Dec 12, 2023 at 6:05 AM Lawrence O. Olawale-Roberts via council <council@gnso.icann.org> wrote:
Happy to second this motion 

Lawrence 
From: council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> on behalf of Paul McGrady via council <council@gnso.icann.org>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 9:58:16 AM
To: Nathalie Peregrine via council <council@gnso.icann.org>
Cc: gnso-secs@icann.org <gnso-secs@icann.org>; Mike Silber <silber.mike@gmail.com>
Subject: [council] Final Report of the GGP on Applicant Support and Motion to Adopt Same
 

Dear Council Colleagues:

 

I am very happy to attach the GGP Final Report and a Motion to adopt the same!  Congratulations to Mike Silber and the rest of the GGP members on completing this work.  I’m asking Staff to add this as a motion to our next GNSO meeting agenda.  Thanks.

 

Best,

Paul

 

 

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