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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Next Round Champions Toolkit Available in the Six ICANN Languages </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is working with the community to identify potential Applicant Support Program (ASP) applicants – especially in regions that are currently under-represented in ICANN. If you are
interested in helping to raise awareness among your own contacts or communities, please use the materials in the
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<span style="color:#2B94AB">Next Round Champions Toolkit [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To stay up to date on the New gTLD Program: Next Round and ASP, join the mailing list: nextroundinfo@icann.org. ASP leads, targets, and ideas can be sent to
<a href="mailto:engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">engagement.newgTLDprogram@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for ASP Mentors</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN is seeking volunteer mentors who would like to offer their expertise to supported applicants as part of the ASP in the
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<span style="color:#2B94AB">new gTLD Program: Next Round [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a>. ICANN is looking for mentors who can share insights and experience across ICANN Languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, or Spanish) to support diverse
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Mentors may play a role in: advising applicants on navigating the gTLD application process and DNS industry; identifying resources; providing guidance; sharing experiences as appropriate;
and helping supported applicants navigate the ICANN community and Public Meetings. If you or someone in your network might be interested, please refer to the
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<span style="color:#2B94AB">mentor registration announcement [danh45uab.cc.rs6.net]</span></a> for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions about the ASP or becoming a supported applicant Mentor can be sent to
<a href="mailto:globalsupport@icann.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2B94AB">globalsupport@icann.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B94AB">.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C03E30">NEXT WEEK:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Nominations for ICANN Fellowship Program Mentors</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor representative to serve for the ICANN87–ICANN89 meetings, and notify ICANN Fellowship Program Manager Siranush
Vardanyan via email at <a href="mailto:siranush.vardanyan@icann.org" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#48A199">siranush.vardanyan@icann.org</span></a> no later than
<b>10 February, 2026</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Request for Proposal: 2026 Round Evaluation Quality Control</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As was the case in the 2012 Round of the New gTLD Program, administration of the QC process will be outsourced to a third party to preserve independence with the objective of ensuring
that the evaluation processes are transparent, consistent, and repeatable across all applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DEADLINE: 10 February 2026</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ICANN Request for Proposal: Evaluator Panels for String Similarity and Variant Strings for the new gTLD Program: 2026 Round</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The selected provider(s) will also be required to collaborate with ICANN on the development of evaluation guides for the work conducted by the panels, ensuring that the evaluation processes
are transparent, consistent, and repeatable across all gTLD applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">DEADLINE: Wednesday 18 February, 23:59 UTC</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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