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<div class="field-item even"><p><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> is seeking individuals to serve on the Support Applicant Review Panel (SARP), an important component of the <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support">New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Applicant Support Program</a> that seeks to serve the global public interest by ensuring worldwide accessibility to, and competition within, the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Program. Panelists will be responsible for evaluating and scoring applications for financial assistance.</p>
<p>As new gTLDs are ushering in the biggest change to the Internet in
years, SARP volunteers will be on the front line of the effort to lessen
the digital divide by expanding the Internet to less-developed parts of
the world. They will be part of an exclusive group of individuals
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. SARP volunteers will make a real and
lasting contribution to ensuring that the opportunities for innovation
and economic development created by the Internet are open to all.</p>
<p>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 USD 47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee
of USD 185,000.</p>
<p>SARP members will evaluate support applications against the
established public interest, financial capabilities and financial need
criteria outlined in the <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assistance-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf">Financial Assistance Handbook</a>
[PDF, 710 KB] and as a group they will score each applicant. It is
important to note that panelists will not weigh the relative merits of
overall <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> applications.</p>
<p>If you are interested in applying to be a SARP member, please review
the criteria, time commitment and other expectations as detailed in the <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request-03feb12-en.pdf">posted EOI</a> [PDF, 172 KB].</p>
<h3>Useful References</h3>
<ul><li>Applicant Support Program: <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support</a></li><li>New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Financial Assistance Handbook: <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assistance-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assistance-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 710 KB]</li>
<li>Basic informational materials about the New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> program: <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials</a></li>
<li>New <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain">gTLD</abbr> Applicant Guidebook: <a href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/guidebook-full-11jan12-en.pdf">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/agb/guidebook-full-11jan12-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 3.79 MB]</li>
<li>About <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/about/">http://www.icann.org/en/about/</a></li></ul></div>
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