Thank you for this interesting report, Justine. *To the Policy Forum members* (1) Justine is very fortunate to be able to incorporate key points, raised during the recent APRALO discussions, into the ALAC submission about the important Recommendation 17.2 of the Applicant Support Programme. This does not stop APRALO or any individual in APRALO from making a separate submission detailing the more specific Asia Pacific perspectives on the issue. This is an opportunity for the Policy Forum to present something from our region on a specific policy issue that was very well discussed with Justine. Let's start having our say in these public comments. All we need is someone to volunteer to be a penholder and to put their initial draft on a google doc so that others can contribute to it (just as the ALAC is doing). (2) The GNSO recently released their Initial report with the 9 separate issues on the applicant Support Programme, to be discussed by the public. You don't have to look at the whole 9 issues -* just choose ONE recommendation* that you think others might find interesting to start a discussion, as an APAC end-user topic. Closing date for GGP comments is 11 September. so you would have to have it done by 8th September. *Information on the GGP public comment is below:* *GGP APPLICANT SUPPORT PUBLIC COMMENT (31 JULY - 11 SEPTEMBER 2023)* - *Formal announcement:* https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-seeks-input-on-ggp-appl... - *Guide to Public comment inputs: * guided-input-form-ggp-applicant-support-25-07-2023-en.docx <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/218466610/guided-input-form...> - *The GNSO Guidance Recommendation Initial Report*: 12 July 2023-GNSO Guidance Recommendation Draft Report.pdf <https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/218466610/12%20July%202023-...> - *ALAC GGP Team Guidance for CPWG & APRALO PF responses*: 16 August-GGP-APPLICANT-SUPPORT-4-CPWG - MHILYARD .pdf <https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/GNSO+Guidance+Process+%28GGP%29+...> Maureen On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 10:00 PM Justine Chew via Apralo-policy < apralo-policy@icann.org> wrote:

Dear all,

At the APRALO Monthly Call held earlier today on Thursday, 17 August 2023 <https://community.icann.org/x/K4bxDg>, an update was provided on a number of APRALO Policy Forum (APF) activities which took place last month and more recently.

I would like to share for APRALO members' information, links those reports on the ICANN77 Readout and last week's APF Town Hall Meeting.

- ICANN77 Readout Takeaways <https://community.icann.org/pages/replycomment.action?commentId=256147842&pa...> - APF Town Hall Meeting Takeaways <https://community.icann.org/pages/replycomment.action?commentId=257196147&pa...>

Further, from the discussions and polls conducted during the 2 sessions of the APF Town Hall Meeting, there is now a Refreshed APF aims, priorities & calendar <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zT7U2HiB1jmWT6YFMUc8DusDRPJl-t4t4FrnHqyW...>, for which further input remains very welcomed. Please feel free to post your input on Refreshed APF aims, priorities & calendar <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zT7U2HiB1jmWT6YFMUc8DusDRPJl-t4t4FrnHqyW...> in comment mode.

Finally, I am pleased to also report that the single topic consultation on Applicant Support which was conducted at last month's APRALO Monthly Call <https://community.icann.org/x/u5KZDg> had generated some useful input from APRALO Members. Thank you! This input has since been incorporated into a position which the ALAC is currently in the process of endorsing, for onward submission to a GNSO Council small team. This position takes the form of a proposal on how to remedy the still-pending Recommendation 17.2 of the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures policy development process on Applicant Support.

If you would like to know more about how APRALO's input have contributed to the policy-related work which the At-Large undertakes through the At-Large Consolidated Policy Working Group (CPWG), then I invite you to review the following CPWG Zoom call recordings:

- CPWG 9 Aug 2023 call <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/87b_TmyMA02rP7gaWIdjq4Crdmws1pfRZB7_cLZJLjZr...> - CPWG 16 Aug 2023 call <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/share/nl-pNT55z4KcBH-evOQ6EXBHh2akB_IKra1h4Ui13kA0...>

Kind regards,

*Justine Chew* *APRALO Policy Forum* <https://community.icann.org/display/APRALO/APRALO+Policy+Forum> Book a slot to talk to me <https://calendar.app.google/GF6WLNpDfhX9UP2T6> ----- _______________________________________________ Apralo-policy mailing list Apralo-policy@icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/apralo-policy

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