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The '''New Top-Level Domain Applicant Group''' (or '''NTAG''') is an interest group formed under Article III.D. of the Charter of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]). 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 members to the RySG, the [[GNSO]] Council, the ICANN Board of Directors, and other influential bodies.

The '''New Top-Level Domain Applicant Group''' (or '''NTAG''') is an interest group formed under Article III.D. of the Charter of the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group ([[RySG]]). The primary role of the NTAG is to represent the interests of entities that applied for a new gTLD(s) in ppICANN]]'s 2012 gTLD round. The NTAG represents the views of its members to the RySG, the [[GNSO]] Council, the ICANN Board of Directors, and other influential bodies.

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==

==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.<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> They summarized the following points and critiques in processing the new gTLDs:<ref name="scribd">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/105540989/Communications-and-Support-NTAG-to-ICANN Communications and Support NTAG to ICANN], Scribd.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>

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.<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> They summarized the following points and critiques in processing the new gTLDs:<ref name="scribd">[http://www.scribd.com/doc/105540989/Communications-and-Support-NTAG-to-ICANN Communications and Support NTAG to ICANN], Scribd.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>

# ICANN should continue to conduct regularly scheduled webinars, but after critiquing ICANN's first webinar on August 9, 2012, NTAG believes that the webinars should have lengthened durations, to allow more time for Q&A sessions. The webinars should be more interactive and scheduled on a biweekly basis, with at least three weeks notice prior to each event.

# ICANN should continue to conduct regularly scheduled webinars, but after critiquing ICANN's first webinar on August 9, 2012, NTAG believes that the webinars should have lengthened durations, to allow more time for Q&A sessions. The webinars should be more interactive and scheduled on a biweekly basis, with at least three weeks notice prior to each event.