Dear NCSG / NPOC Members,

Earlier in 2019 a couple of conversations on price caps in the proposed renewal of .ORG Registry Agreement came up as a hot topic and there were lots of public comments on the implication of removing a price cap for the dor ORG.

NPOC through the then Chair (Joan Kerr) submitted an open letter and public comment on NPOC's rejection of removing the price cap. (see the attachment to understand the context for those just catching up on the issue).

NameCheap an ICANN registrar took ICANN to the Independent Review Process (IRP) panel and a verdict/recommendations were made.

The links below are public statements from both ICANN and Namecheap.

ICANN's Statement

https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-receives-final-declaration-in-the-namecheap-independent-review-process-05-01-2023-en

NameCheap's Statement

https://www.namecheap.com/blog/namecheap-vs-icann-removal-of-price-caps-for-org-and-info-found-improper/

I'm still searching for the IRP panel report but can't find it. So whoever finds it first should kindly share.

Why this email: This is for our general information and to suggest that these issues should be one of the things we should watch out for and engage at the next ICANN meeting as I suspect this issue will always come back to the community for more conversational input.

Caleb Ogundele

Email: muyiwacaleb@gmail.com

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Joan Kerr <joankerr@fbsc.org>
Date: Thu, May 2, 2019 at 8:15 AM
Subject: [NPOC-EC] NPOC Public Statement of .org renewal
To: <globalsupport@icann.org>, <npoc-ec@icann.org>, Maryam Bakoshi <maryam.bakoshi@icann.org>

Dear Mr. Weinstein

On behalf of the NPOC Executive Committee and members of NPOC, I am submitting the attached statement as our public comment regarding the .org renewal.

Regards,

Joan Kerr, Entrepreneur, Artist, Humanitarian

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Chair, Climate Smart Victory Garden Team

Chair, ICANN, Not for Profit Operations Constituency

Chair, IEEE Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

Chair, Science for Peace, Climate Smart Victory Gardens

Advisor, IEEE Humanitarian Initiatives Committee

Advisor, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network, (CSAYN) Canada

UN WSIS Award Recipient, for Content & Creativity

Durham Region Recipient, Community Partnership Award

Founder, Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities

www.joankerr.ca, www.fbsc.org

Skype: joankerr_fbsc

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