The comment period is open for the Proposed Language for Draft Sections of the Next Round Applicant Guidebook

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-language-for-draft-sections-of-the-next-round-applicant-guidebook-01-02-2024

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The Comment Period is open until March 19^th . NCSG may wish to submit comments. NCSG members may wish to submit individual comments.

This Public Comment proceeding is the first in a series of proceedings that will seek input from the ICANN community on proposed language for the Applicant Guidebook (AGB) for the New gTLD Program: Next Round.

The Draft Needs Your Input On:

In this first proceeding, ICANN org published the following draft sections of the AGB:

• Predictability Framework (based on the outputs from Topic 2 of the Final Report);
• Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines (based on the outputs from Topic 8 of the Final Report);
• Conflicts of Interest Process for Vendors and Subcontractors (based on the outputs from Topic 8 of the Final Report);
• Applicant Freedom of Expression (based on the outputs from Topic 10 of the Final Report);
• Universal Acceptance (based on the outputs from Topic 11 of the Final Report);
• Reserved and Blocked Names (based on outputs from Topic 21 of the Final Report);
• Geographic Names (Work Track 5 Final Report to the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group);

Specifically, ICANN org is looking for input from the community on whether the proposed language is consistent with the relevant Subsequent Procedures (SubPro) Final Report outputs. It should be noted that the proposed language has been developed in collaboration with the Subsequent Procedures Implementation Review Team.

https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/proposed-language-for-draft-sections-of-the-next-round-applicant-guidebook-01-02-2024

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