Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions

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Subject: Re: [lac-discuss-en] [At-Large] ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions
From: Christopher Wilkinson <cw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 19:43:42 +0200

> ...the "system" …  doesn't work well for anyone else ...

Which is , inter alia, a major reason why the globalisation of the IANA 
transfer has to be quite independent of the gTLD Registry/Registrar 
constituency(ies).

CW


On 15 May 2014, at 18:54, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> There were a couple of sessions on the topic in Singapore and a group of us 
> also met with ICANN senior management to discuss options. 
> 
> At present the "system" is very much angled towards north American companies 
> - it doesn't work well for anyone else, which is part of the reason why there 
> are relatively few ICANN accredited registrars outside North America
> 
> It's not just an issue of the "South" 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Michele
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-large-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlton Samuels
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 3:39 PM
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> Subject: [At-Large] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Report: Supporting the Domain 
> Name Industry in Underserved Regions
> 
> FYI.  This would be of interest for those of us in the South.  I know Evan 
> and Dev have always been close to this issue; it was a baseline for Summit I. 
> Maybe the ALAC would engage again and act appropriately.
> 
> -Carlton
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>  [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert
> 
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may14-en.htm
> ------------------------------
> Report: Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions
> 
> 14 May 2014
> 
> 
> *Forum Announcement:* Comment Period Opens on *Date:* 14 May 2014
> *Categories/Tags:*
> 
>   - Contracted Party Agreements
>   - Reviews/Improvements
>   - Participation
> 
> *Purpose (Brief):*
> 
> This is a report about supporting the domain name industry in underserved 
> regions, prepared by ICANN staff for public comment. Public comments on this 
> report will be used to determine next steps to support the domain name 
> industry in underserved regions.
>  *Public Comment Box Link:*
> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/dns-underserved-14may14-en.htm
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