Hi,

I think a statement that endorses the ALAC statement, which I just submitted to the comment area, would be a good thing.  And if there are any other points that people want to make that we did not cover, that would be good too.  There is a lot more in the program that we did not comment on because we wanted to hit the major points.

Also any comment from individual NCSG members, especially those from organizations in developing economies from their perspective would be wonderful.  Getting a viable support program from ICANN is an uphill struggle, so any help from the NC world would be helpful.

avri


On 6 Jan 2012, at 11:30, William Drake wrote:

> Hi Avri
> 
> On Jan 6, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Avri Doria wrote:
> 
>> Is there any intent amongst NCSG, NCUC or NPOC to comment on New gTLD Applicant Support Program: Financial Assistance <http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/new-gtld-applicant-support-handbook-20dec11-en.htm> which ends on 10 January 2012.
> 
> Would be a good thing to do, since NC members spent a lot of juice supporting this effort in Council, JAS, etc.  At the same time, your ALAC group statement seems to cover the main points pretty well, so it's not clear we need a crash push to restate them differently.  Perhaps a one para reiteration of the highlights would suffice to add a little extra wind in the sails?
> 
> BD