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All applicants who have applied in the 2012 gTLD round are eligible for membership. Upon delegation of their string(s) to the ICANN root, they will be eligible for full membership in the RySG.<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/ntag/about_ntag About NTAG], gTLDRegistries.org.</ref> | All applicants who have applied in the 2012 gTLD round are eligible for membership. Upon delegation of their string(s) to the ICANN root, they will be eligible for full membership in the RySG.<ref>[http://www.gtldregistries.org/ntag/about_ntag About NTAG], gTLDRegistries.org.</ref> | ||
==NTAG & ICANN== | |||
In September 2012, NTAG addressed a letter to ICANN staff, summarizing the consensus support of NTAG members on the increase of support for and communication with [[new gTLD]] applicants. They stressed the following points as important during application review and processing of new gTLDs:<ref name="newsletter">[http://www.gtldregistries.org/sites/gtldregistries.org/files/NTAG-October_Newsletter_0.pdf NTAG October Newsletter], gTLDRegistries.org. Published October 2012.</ref> | |||
* ICANN conducts regularly scheduled webinars | |||
* ICANN takes comments from applicants prior to making new decisions related to new gTLDs | |||
* ICANN publishes and updates a process dashboard or scorecard regularly | |||
* ICANN conducts applicant surveys to gather additional information for refining processes | |||
* ICANN designates a new gTLD Applicant Liaison to interact with the community | |||
* ICANN Staff and Board members discuss appropriate interactions with applicants | |||
* NTAG requests that ICANN's new gTLD Program Director regularly attends NTAG teleconferences to provide updates | |||
* NTAG supports a September 1 letter submitted by the [[RySG]] Timelines and Milestones | |||
==Current Officers== | ==Current Officers== | ||
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==NTAG Teams== | ==NTAG Teams== | ||
In September 2012, NTAG formed three new teams, responsible for monitoring developments within their area, updating memberships, and offering comment to the ICANN community as they deemed necessary. This resulted in eight total teams, broken down as follows:<ref> | In September 2012, NTAG formed three new teams, responsible for monitoring developments within their area, updating memberships, and offering comment to the ICANN community as they deemed necessary. This resulted in eight total teams, broken down as follows:<ref name="newsletter"></ref> | ||
* '''Team 1''': Overall New gTLD Timeline Including [[GAC]] Issues & [[ANA]] | * '''Team 1''': Overall New gTLD Timeline Including [[GAC]] Issues & [[ANA]] | ||