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gTLD Registries Constituency Comments

Input provided to the GNSO Council regarding suggestions for GNSO improvement (21 Dec 2005)

Statement presented at the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, India, regarding the ICANN Board Governance Committee Working Group on GNSO Improvement 2008

gTLD Registries Constituency statement concerning the GNSO Improvements Report (29 April 2008)

Registries Constituency comments regarding GNSO Structure Recommendations (14 August 2008)

Registries Constituency input to GNSO Restructuring (18 September 2008)

Registries Constituency Letter to the ICANN Board on the Registry Services Evaluation Process (22 October 2008)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (22 March 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement regarding the GNSO Communications and Coordination Work Team (CCT) (14 May 2010)

Statement on the GNSO Working Group Guidelines (8 February 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies (4 March 11)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Policy Development Process Work Team Proposed Final Report

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Process for Recognition of New GNSO Constituencies (3 April 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Policy Development Process (PDP) Work Team Final Report

Statement on Revisions to Annex A of the Bylaws to Adopt the New GNSO PDP (5 December 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on Further ICANN Bylaw Changes Following Adoption of Revised Generic Names

RySGcomments on the Westlake Governance GNSO Review (24 July 2015)

RySG comment – Proposed Revisions to Bylaws Section 11 Voting Thresholds GNSO (4 May 2018)

RySG Comment – Operational Design Phase Paper (10 November 2020)

RySG Comment – Operational Design Phase Paper V2 (22 January 2021)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Updates_to_the_GNSO_Operating_Procedures_(15 November-2022)

RySG_comment_GNSO_Guidance_Process_Applicant_Support_Guidance_Recommendation_Initial_Report_(8 September-2023)

RySG statement as adopted and submitted to ICANN regarding the ICANN/VeriSign Settlement (1 December 2005)

Registry Operators’ Statement regarding Objections to the Proposed VeriSign Settlement (February 20, 2006)

gTLD Registries Constituency Statement on the ICANN Travel Support Policy (16 April 2008)

Registries Constituency comments regarding the ICANN Board Review Working Group Interim Report (15 April 2009)

gTLD Registries Constituency comments regarding ICANN Expenditure Analysis by Stakeholder Interest Area (13 July 2009)

Registries Stakeholder Group Comments regarding Improving Institutional Confidence: The Way Forward (25 September 2009)

GNSO gTLD RySG Comments on the Draft Report of the Nominating Committee (NomCom) Review Finalization

GNSO gTLD RySGComments on the Rights Protection Mechanisms and the ICANN Board Letter to the GNSO

GNSO gTLD RySG Proposal, Comments to ICANN’s Draft Proposal for Affirmation Review, Requirements

gTLD RySG statement regarding Procedures for Notification of Breach or Termination of a Registry Agreement

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the FY 12 Community Travel Support Guidelines (22 June 2011)

RySG Comments on ICANN Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks (27 August 2013)

RySG comments on the Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs (15 January 2013)

RySG comments on Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs PDP Recommendations (8 January 2014)

RySG comments on IGO/INGO Working Group Initial Report (17 July 2013)

RySG letter submitted regarding Pre-Delegation testing issues (18 March 2013)

RySG letter submitted regarding Pre-Delegation testing issues (3 June 2013)

RySG comments on Consideration of GAC Safeguard Advice (22 May 2013)

RySG comments on REvised New Registry Agreement Including Public Interest Commitments (26 February 2013)

RySG memo to ICANN Board regarding Treatment of Confusingly Similar Strings (14 March 2012)

RySG memo on Scaling (8 August 2012)

RySG Comments on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (26 June 2014)

RySG Comments on Support in Underserved Regions (27 June 2014)

RySG Input on P&I WG Initial Report Survey (3 Mar 2015)

RySG comment of support on the Initial Report on Data and Matrix for Policy Making (4 Sept 2015)

RySG comments on Draft New ICANN Bylaws (20 May 2016)

RySG comments on Expected Standards of Behavior (7 June 2016)

RySG comments on Recommendations to Improve ICANN’sTransparency (8 April 2017)

RySG comment on ICANN proposed public meeting dates 2021 – 2023 (27 September 2017)

RySG Comment on ICANN Community Onboarding Program (14 December 2017)

RySG comment on Proposed Incremental Changes to ICANN Meeting Strategy (31 January 2018)

RySG – RrSG Comment Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction(10 January 2018)

RySG comment – NextGen@ICANN Community Consultation (9 September 2019)

RySG comment Draft North America Engagement Plan FY21-25 (1 July-2021)

RySG_comment_Proposed_Revisions_to_the_ICANN_Documentary_Information_Disclosure_Policy_(13 December-2021)

Comments concerning the draft ICANN Strategic Plan (February 28, 2005)

gTLD Registries comments submitted to ICANN regarding the ICANN Budget published on May 17, 2005 (22 June 2005)

Registries Constituency Questions/Comments on the ICANN FY 2010 Operations Plan and Budget (18 March 2009)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the ICANN Draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2013 (20 January 2010)

GNSO gTLD RySG Statement, Framework for ICANN’s FY 2011 Operating Plan and Budget (1 April 2010)

gTLD RySG statement on the Proposed Framework for the FY 2012 Operating Plan and Budget (4 April 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Formulation of the ICANN 2012-2015 Strategic Plan (29 August 2011)

gTLD RySG comments on the Framework for the FY 2013 Operating Plan and Budget (22 February 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement, ICANN Draft Global Operating Plan and Budget (24 May 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement, ICANN FY 13 Draft Operating Plan and Budget, New gTLD Fees (24 May 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Draft ICANN FY 14 Operating Plan and Budget (31 May 2013)

RySG Comments on ICANN FY15 Budget (27 June 2014)

RySG Comments on ICANN Strategic Plan (26 June 2014)

Clarifying Questions Regarding ICANN’s FY15 Budget and Processes (September 2014)

RySG comments on ICANN Draft 5-yr Op plan (5 Jan 2015)

RySG comments on ICANN Draft FY16 Operation Plan and Budget (1 May 2015)

RySG comments on Draft ICANN FY17 Budget and 5 year Operating Plan (28 April 2016)

RySG comments on ICANN FY18 Operating Plan and Budget (28 April 2017)

RySG comment on ICANN Draft FY19 Budget and Operating Plan and 5 year Operating Plan (8 March 2018)

RySG comment – ICANN Draft FY20 OP and Budget (8 February 2019)

RySG comment -Draft ICANN Strategic Plan for FY 2021 – 2025 (11 February 2019)

RySG comment – First Consultation on a 2 year planning process (4 March 2019

RySG comment – Draft Financial Assumptions, Projections and Operating Initiatives for Developement of FY21-25 (5 August 2019)

RySG comment – Draft FY 21-25 Operating and Financial Plan and Draft FY21 Operating Plan and Budget (25 February 2020)

RySG Comment – Draft FY22 – 26 Operating Plan & Budget (15 February 2021)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Draft_FY23-27_Operating_and-Financial_Plan_and_Draft_FY23_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(7 February-2022)

RySG_comment_ICANN_Draft_FY24-28_Operating_and_Financial_Plan_and_Draft_FY24_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(13 February_2023)

RySG_comment_ICANN_FY25_Plans_(12 February-2024)

RySG_comment_Draft_PTI_FY25_Operating_Plan_and_Budget_(12 February-2024)

Constituency statement on the Terms of Reference for new gTLDs (January 30, 2006)

Registries Constituency Comments on Maintaining a Good User Experience with New gTLDs (12 March 2008)

Statement on the contract provisions contained in the Draft Guidebook for New gTLDs (5 December 2008)

Comments on Registry-Registrar Separation (and Section 2.8 of the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook) (13 April 2009)

Comments on Modules 5-6 of the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Process (13 April 2009)

Comments on Modules 1-4 of the the Second Draft Applicant Guidebook for the New gTLD Process (13 April 2009)

Proposal Amendment Provision for Draft Base Registry Agreement (8 Feb 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Draft Applicant Guidebook, Version 4, “Outcomes of the String Similarity Review” (2 July 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 4, Module 5 and the Base Agreement (21 July 2010)

GNSO gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Draft Applicant Guidebook (DAG), Version 4, Modules 1 – 3 (10 August 2010)

Executive Summary on the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (7 December 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Statement on the Proposed Final New gTLD Applicant Guidebook (7 December 2010)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement on the Recommendation 6 Community Working Group (CWG) Recommendations and the Recommendation 6 CWG

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group statement and comments on the ICANN Board Notes on the GAC’s New gTLDs Scorecard (15 March 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) Applicant Guidebook – April 2011 Discussion Draft (15 May 2011)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the ICANN FY 12 Draft Operating Plan and Budget (16 June 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook, Version 7, Section 2.10 (16 June 2011)

Registries Stakeholder Group comments on the Second Milestone Reort of the JAS Working Group, Expanding Developing Economies Participation in the New

gTLD Program (6 July 2011)

RySG Comments on Proposal for protection of IOC and RC/RC names at Top Level (7 March 2012)

gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group letter to ICANN – disclosure request pursuant to ICANN’s Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP) regarding the

Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) (8 August 2012)

Open Letter from Intergovernmental Organizations on the Expansion of Generic Top Level Domains (15 January 2013)

RySG letter on New gTLD Implementation Issues (8 February 2013)

Statement re: Release of 2-character labels as 2nd level domains in new gTLDs (September 2014)