Dear CPWG Members, On behalf of CPWG co-chairs, we are seeking At-Large Community volunteers to consider the Third Proceeding for Proposed Language for Draft Sections of Next Round Applicant Guidebook (AGB)<https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/third-proceeding-for-prop...> recently posted for public comment by ICANN org. Your insights and/or expertise on the subject matter for public comment would be helpful for: * Firstly, reviewing and identifying any need for the ALAC to submit a comment, and secondly, where such need arises, presenting issues - in the form of bullet points - for discussion at one or more Working Group calls. * If the Working Group subsequently reaches consensus on the need for an ALAC comment, volunteering as a penholder to craft a concise thoughtful response (i.e. an ALAC statement) to this public comment proceeding. As this public comment proceeding will close on 07 February 2025, the proposed schedule for the above-mentioned tasks is as follows: * Reviewer(s): Establish if an ALAC comment is needed. * Reviewer(s): Initial Bullet Point(s) presentation and rationale for discussion in order to establish working group consensus – CPWG call on 08 January 2025 And if needed, * Penholder(s): First Draft Statement presentation and discussion - CPWG call on 15 January 2025 * Community: Comment on Draft Statement – 16 January 2025 – 21 January 2025 * Penholder(s): Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 22 January 2025 * Penholder(s): First and Final Draft Statement presentation – CPWG call on 29 January 2025 * ALAC: Vote on Final Statement – 30 January 2025 – 05 February 2025 * Staff: Submission of ALAC Statement – 06 February 2025 If you are interested in volunteering to be a reviewer, please reach out to At-Large Staff (staff@atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>), copying the CPWG co-chairs, Olivier Crépin-Leblond (ocl@gih.com<mailto:ocl@gih.com>) and Avri Doria (avri@doria.org<mailto:avri@doria.org>) by 07 January 2025 at 23:59 UTC. The following AGB sections are open for comment: * Community Input and Dispute Resolution * Application Comments (Topic 28: Role of Application Comment) * GAC Member Early Warnings (Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning) * GAC Advice (Topic 30: GAC Consensus Advice and GAC Early Warning) * Singular/Plural Notification (Topic 24: String Similarity Evaluations) * Objections (Topic 31: Objections and Topic 32: Limited Challenge/Appeal Mechanism) * Topic 31: Objections and Topic 32: Limited Challenge/Appeal Mechanism * ICANN Dispute Resolution Procedure * ICANN Objection Appeals Procedure * New gTLD Program: Next Round Privacy Policy * Post-Contracting * DNS Stability * Security and Stability (Topic 26: Security and Stability) * Different TLD Types (Topic 4: Different TLD Types) * Legal Compliance Check Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to your contributions! Kind Regards, ICANN Staff in support of the At-Large Community