<div>I have dropped a few paragraphs of text into the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4tRltx7mOfKgeZneRjmkCMMiiLY9cFRkyaeThD1uUE/edit?usp=sharing" title="Google Doc" rel="nofollow">Google Doc</a> for the budget response. I suspect my comments may not have the consensus of the NCSG, but it's a starting point. The document is, at least, no longer a blank page...<br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block "><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user "><div>Ayden <br></div></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: Call for volunteers for Public Comments<br></div><div>Local Time: 19 April 2017 1:09 PM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 19 April 2017 12:09<br></div><div>From: rafik.dammak@GMAIL.COM<br></div><div>To: NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I am sending this as follow-up to yesterday NCSG confcall, to ask for volunteers to take the lead to draft a statement to the public comments listed below ( deadlines indicated too). <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It is good opportunity for new members to join and work with others. it is collaborative work and so all kind of help is welcome from reading report, sharing comments, reviewing, proof reading and so on.<br></div><div dir="ltr">A group of volunteers can work on the same doccument and share the workload. the NCSG Policy comment will support you. A statement doesnt need to be long, just highlighting important points of interest, either to support or express concerns<br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-uctn-interim-paper-2017-02-24-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Interim Paper Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level Domains</a>, 21 Apr 2017 23:59 UTC<br></li><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-guidelines-good-faith-2017-03-07-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Enhancing Accountability Guidelines for Good Faith</a>, 24 Apr 2017 23:59 UTC<br></li><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-rt-draft-report-2017-03-07-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for New gTLDs</a>, 27 Apr 2017 23:59 UTC, Poncelet volunteered for drafting comment and he will send draft by Thursday<br></li><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-budget-2017-03-08-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">ICANN's Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, and Five-Year Operating Plan</a>, 28 Apr 2017 23:59 UTC, Volunteers: Martin, Sam, Stephanie,<br></li></ul><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4tRltx7mOfKgeZneRjmkCMMiiLY9cFRkyaeThD1uUE/edit" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z4tRltx7mOfKgeZneRjmkCMMiiLY9cFRkyaeThD1uUE/edit</a><br></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cc2-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-2017-03-22-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">GNSO Community Comment 2 (CC2) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process</a>, 1 May 2017 23:59 UTC, possible extension, Volunteers:  Bruna<br></li></ul><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/133uzvDQI__EmNGhqiDkHW0EvfvKOwLE9m7ozNIZUVNY/edit" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/133uzvDQI__EmNGhqiDkHW0EvfvKOwLE9m7ozNIZUVNY/edit</a><br></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines</a>, 2 May 2017 23:59 UTC<br></li><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-11-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study</a>, 5 May 2017 23:59 UTC, Volunteers: Dorothy<br></li></ul><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxbxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ee3gKApsPyKqDE70GSmTjxbxl0DejNLV3Jfry4dAt1Y/edit?usp=sharing</a><br></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ethiopic-lgr-2017-03-23-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Proposal for Ethiopic Script Root Zone‬ Label Generation Rules (LGR)</a> , 5 May 2017 23:59 UTC<br></li><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-bgc-2017-03-31-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Proposed Fundamentals Bylaws Changes to Move the Board Governance Committee's Reconsideration Process Responsibilities to Another Board Committee</a>, <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px">10 May 2017 23:59 UTC, Volunteers Matt, James</span></span></span><br></li></ul><div style="text-align:center"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p3XBXp7XI6WYSgmIAPfIfq79bmJdSQGgYFITscRvAAs/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p3XBXp7XI6WYSgmIAPfIfq79bmJdSQGgYFITscRvAAs/edit?usp=sharing</a></span></span></span><br></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccnso-review-deferral-2017-04-06-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Deferral of Country Code Names Supporting Organization Review</a>, 19 May 2017 23:59 UTC, Volunteer: Ahmed Almarwani<br></li></ul><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa2onEpQ9nXBgjZl0Ql0FnlNPRogwBXKzf2IpasD7K4/edit" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa2onEpQ9nXBgjZl0Ql0FnlNPRogwBXKzf2IpasD7K4/edit</a><br></div><ul><li><a href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/soac-accountability-2017-04-14-en" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">Recommendations to Improve SO/AC Accountability</a>,  <span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px">26 May 2017 23:59 UTC, Volunteers: Matt </span></span></span><br></li></ul><div style="text-align:center"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vPuedVicbpE6v71sjpZX5rAGgsW8JXyE5EORYgpGbcs/edit" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vPuedVicbpE6v71sjpZX5rAGgsW8JXyE5EORYgpGbcs/edit</a></span></span></span><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px"></span></span></span><br></div><div>please let us know if you want to volunteers and which public comment you want to cover.<br></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="colour" style="color:#333333"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px"></span></span></span><br></div><div><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px">Best,</span></span></span><br></div></div><div><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px"></span></span></span><br></div><div><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)"><span class="font" style="font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px">Rafik</span></span></span><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>