Public Comments from NTAG | Use of a Drawing for Prioritizing New gTLD Applications
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<!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">Dear ICANN:</p><p
class="MsoNormal">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 <u>Use of a Drawing for Prioritizing New gTLD Applications</u>.
</p><p class="MsoNormal">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).</p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p
class="MsoNormal">The NTAG is open to <u>all</u> 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. </p><p
class="MsoNormal"><b><u>NTAG Level of
Support
_____________________________________________</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p
class="MsoNormal">Total Number of Members: 86
(67 voting, 19 non-voting)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Quorum: The NTAG Charter
requires a vote from no less than 25% of all Voting Members in order for the
vote to be valid.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Voting Members Support:
19<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Voting Members Oppose:
0<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Voting Members Abstained:
0<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Voting Members that did not
Vote: 48</p><p class="MsoNormal">Non-Voting Members Support: 6<o:p></o:p></p><p
class="MsoNormal">Non-Voting Members Opposed: 1<o:p></o:p></p><p
class="MsoNormal">Non-Voting Members
Abstained: 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Non-Voting Members that did
not Vote: 11</p><p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p
class="MsoNormal">Krista Papac<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family: Helvetica; ">--------------------------------</span><br
style="font-family: Helvetica; "></p><p class="MsoNormal">Secretary, New TLD
Applicant
Group (NTAG)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">An Interest Group of the
Registries Stakeholder Group<o:p></o:p></p>
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