Dear APRALO Community members, On behalf of the APRALO CIP Small Team, we are making a call for comments to a draft APRALO Statement in response to ICANN's Public Comment Proceeding on the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) Framework <https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/continuous-improvement-pr...> This call is an action item from the APRALO Monthly Call of 12 December 2024 <https://community.icann.org/x/RgBEFw>, where summary points for the statement were discussed. In particular, we welcome your input on:- 1. The draft text in Section C <https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ac4WoopDqfZ01k9LHWZmI1OVo_ZfskttP9UIXBB...>; and/or 2. Additions, changes to the bullet points in Section B <https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ac4WoopDqfZ01k9LHWZmI1OVo_ZfskttP9UIXBB...>, including suggestions for improvements to the CIP Framework Please provide your comments on this *Googledoc <https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ac4WoopDqfZ01k9LHWZmI1OVo_ZfskttP9UIXBB...> by COB 5 January 2025* to enable us to meet the following submission timeline. TIMELINE FOR SUBMISSION 19 Dec 2024 - 5 Jan 2025 Community Input 6 - 9 Jan 2025 Penholders’ consideration of Community Input 10 - 14 Jan 2025 APRALO Leadership Team (AP-LT) Review & Input 14 - 16 Jan 2025 Penholders’ consideration of AP-LT Input 16 Jan 2025 AP-LT Endorsement 17 Jan 2025 Submission Thank you. On behalf of the APRALO CIP Small Team, Shita, Justine and Pranav -- Shita Laksmi Skype/Twitter/Instagram: @slaksmi