*ICANN is looking for volunteers to weigh in on who will get discounts when applying for Top Level Domains "to assure that the less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain name program,?"*
February 7, 2012 > > Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants > Seeking Financial Support > New Panel Will Help Expand Internet?s Reach > > http://www.icann.org/en/**announcements/announcement-3-**03feb12-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03feb12-en.htm> > > > Marina del Rey, California? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) is seeking volunteers who will assist in the evaluation of > those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic > Top-Level Domain (gTLD). > > ?These volunteers will be key to ICANN?s effort to assure that the > less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain > name program,? said Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President. ?The panel members > will make a real impact in ensuring that the opportunities for innovation > and economic development created by the Internet are open to everyone.? > > The volunteers will be chosen for their background and experience in areas > such as running a small business, operating in developing economies, > analyzing business plans, serving in the public interest, managing a domain > name registry service, or awarding grants. > > The financial assistance component of the Applicant Support Program offers > a > limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced > evaluation fee of $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of $185,000. > > The selected volunteers will assist in the evaluation of financial support > applicants in the context of established public interest, financial > capabilities and financial need criteria as outlined in the ?Financial > Assistance Handbook > <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assist<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assist> > a > nce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf> .? > > Those who are interested in applying, should review the criteria, time > commitment and other expectations, which are detailed here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > sarp-eoi-request-<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request-> > 0 > 3feb12-en.pdf > > ### > * To learn more about the Applicant Support Program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support> > . > * To read the New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assista<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assista> > n > ce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf > * To learn more about the New gTLD program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**about/program/materials<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials> > > *********************** > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie > Peregrine > ICANN At-Large Staff > E-mail: staff at atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss at atlarge-lists.**icann.org <NA-Discuss at > atlarge-lists.icann.org> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.**org/mailman/listinfo/na-**discuss<https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss> > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/private/change/attachments/20120209/bec66e42/attachment.html>
