Hello, I am interest in joining the SubProIRT team subtrack on ASP. I hope this is still open for persons interested to join. Thanks Aderonke Sola-Ogunsola Financing & Stakeholder Management Team Head; Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecoms Sector (NODITS) Nigerian Communications Commission Mbora - Abuja Tel: +234 813 988 0702 Mobile: +234 817 267 6937 [cid:image003.png@01DA59D5.345458A0] From: Kennybirch, Rosalind (DSIT) <rosalind.kennybirch@dsit.gov.uk> Sent: Monday, November 6, 2023 4:57 PM To: Ronke Sola-Ogunsola <ronke@ncc.gov.ng> Subject: FW: For GAC Information – New gTLD Applicant Support Program Follow-up Info From ICANN78 Hi Ronke, I hope you are well! It would be great to have your participation in the GAC small team on the applicant support program (ASP). As you know from the presentations we gave at ICANN78, ensuring a successful ASP will be key to ensure geographic diversification of the new gTLD application program is achieved. We had our first meeting today to address questions the Board put to us on implementing the ASP, but it would be great to get your attendance at the next one on Monday 4 December at 14:00. Please email Gulten and Rob if you are interested in joining! Separately, the SubPro IRT team subtrack on the ASP is open to all, and it would be great to have you join that effort, too! If you’re interested, please do email: * subpro-irt@icann.org<mailto:subpro-irt@icann.org> * elisa.busetto@icann.org<mailto:elisa.busetto@icann.org> * samantha.mancia@icann.org<mailto:samantha.mancia@icann.org> We’d love to have you 😊 Best wishes, Roz From: gac <gac-bounces@gac.icann.org<mailto:gac-bounces@gac.icann.org>> on behalf of Rob Hoggarth via gac <gac@gac.icann.org<mailto:gac@gac.icann.org>> Date: Monday, 6 November 2023 at 15:46 To: gac@icann.org<mailto:gac@icann.org> <gac@icann.org<mailto:gac@icann.org>> Subject: [GAC] For GAC Information – New gTLD Applicant Support Program Follow-up Info From ICANN78 Dear GAC Members and Observers; As a follow-up to the recent session discussions at ICANN78 about applicant support efforts for the next round of new gTLD applications, members of the GAC Small Team on Applicant Support matters have asked the staff to share some additional information resources with you. First, ICANN published earlier this year an EOI (expression of interest) survey [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdolczIy...> so that future in-kind support providers to the ICANN Applicant Support Program (ASP) can indicate interest in potentially providing pro bono services to new gTLD applicants through the ASP. Potential pro bono services might include general business services, application services or technical services. The link to the full announcement of the EOI effort can be found here<https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-seeks-pro-bono-service-...>). The small team invites GAC colleagues to encourage any providers you believe may be interested in providing pro bono support to complete the EOI survey, as these types of services will be crucial to supporting next round applicants through the ASP. Secondly, small team members have noted that ICANN’s ASP team has complied an additional list of reference resources generated around ICANN78 that can provide useful background information and potentially generate further ideas from examination of other successful global support programs. Those resources can be found at this link - https://community.icann.org/display/SPIR/ASP+Sub-Track+Resources. The Small Team will be discussing follow-up committee efforts on this important issue this week. Going forward, if you would like to be included in future committee or small team discussions about applicant support and to join the small group email list, please reach out to me and Gülten Tepe Oksuzoglu at gac-staff@icann.org<mailto:gac-staff@icann.org> so we can add you to the Small team “ggp” list. Best, Rob ----- Robert Hoggarth Vice President, Policy Development and GAC Relations Washington, D.C.
