Public Comments from NTAG | Use of a Drawing for Prioritizing New gTLD Applications
Dear ICANN: Please accept the attached Public Comments on behalf of the New TLD Applicant Group (NTAG). The NTAG Public Comments are in response to ICANN's recent request for input on its proposed Use of a Drawing for Prioritizing New gTLD Applications. The attached Public Comments received 100% support of those Voting NTAG Members who voted including IDN, Geographic, Brand, Community, and other applicants. Additional details on the level of support received from both Voting and Non-Voting Members are included below under "NTAG Level of Support". The NTAG Public Comments were arrived at through a combination of NTAG email list discussion and NTAG meetings (including teleconference meetings). As mentioned in previous communications, the NTAG is an Interest Group of the Registries Stakeholder Group, and therefore a recognized entity within the GNSO. The primary role of the NTAG is to represent the interests of entities that applied for a New gTLD(s) in ICANN's 2012 gTLD round. The NTAG represents the views of its diverse members to the ICANN Community as a whole, the GNSO Council, other SO's, AC's, the ICANN Board of Directors, and other influential bodies. The NTAG is open to all new gTLD applicants. The guiding principles for the NTAG are fairness, openness, and transparency in all NTAG policies, practices, and operations. With these guiding principles in mind, the NTAG provides outreach to all new gTLD applicants to educate them on the NTAG's existence and to encourage participation -- an essential function of the Group. NTAG Level of Support Total Number of Members: 86 (67 voting, 19 non-voting) Quorum: The NTAG Charter requires a vote from no less than 25% of all Voting Members in order for the vote to be valid. Voting Members Support: 19 Voting Members Oppose: 0 Voting Members Abstained: 0 Voting Members that did not Vote: 48 Non-Voting Members Support: 6 Non-Voting Members Opposed: 1 Non-Voting Members Abstained: 1 Non-Voting Members that did not Vote: 11 Kind regards, Krista Papac -------------------------------- Secretary, New TLD Applicant Group (NTAG) An Interest Group of the Registries Stakeholder Group Attachment:
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