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    <string>PUBLICCOMMENTCLOSE</string>
    <date>2020-03-31 00:00:00.0 UTC</date>
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    <string>STATEMENTNAME</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/public-comments/draft-proposal-nextgen-2020-02-11-en&quot;&gt;Draft Proposal for NextGen@ICANN Program Improvements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>STATEMENTSTATUS</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;ac:structured-macro ac:name=&quot;status&quot; ac:schema-version=&quot;1&quot; ac:macro-id=&quot;df65f345-0a31-4f5a-aa43-2957fe02d441&quot;&gt;&lt;ac:parameter ac:name=&quot;colour&quot;&gt;Red&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;&lt;ac:parameter ac:name=&quot;title&quot;&gt;VOTE&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;&lt;/ac:structured-macro&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>STATEMENTASSIGNEE</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;Drafting team volunteer(s):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ac:link&gt;&lt;ri:user ri:userkey=&quot;8aa0802264b484d101656d19c7b7000a&quot; /&gt;&lt;/ac:link&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ac:link&gt;&lt;ri:user ri:userkey=&quot;8aa0802256345d370156925205800011&quot; /&gt;&lt;/ac:link&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;ac:link&gt;&lt;ri:user ri:userkey=&quot;8aa0802249f42f260149f4308ac402bf&quot; /&gt;&lt;/ac:link&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>STAFFCONTACT</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;Ergys Ramaj&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:ergys.ramaj@icann.org&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;ergys.ramaj@icann.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>STATEMENTNUMBER</string>
    <string></string>
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    <string>PUBLICCOMMENTINFO</string>
    <string>&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Brief Overview&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Purpose:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The public comment period is aimed at gathering community input on the draft proposal for the NextGen@&lt;abbr class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;program improvements. It is part of the community consultation process to review existing practices and define the vision for the future of the NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Current Status:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;organization is seeking comments on the draft report, which provides an overview of proposed revisions to the NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program. The proposed changes were informed by feedback from&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(SOs) and&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(ACs) during the&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nextgen-community-consultation-2019-07-09-en&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;first phase&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;of the community consultation. Budgetary decisions are not a part of this process.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Next Steps:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Taking into account the comments that are received,&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;org will prepare a Final Report and will brief the community on updates and the implementation plan for program improvements. Implementation of the program improvements will take effect at least two meetings after the final plan is published.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Section I: Description and Explanation&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program aims to broaden participation in&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;by providing opportunities for university students to better understand&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and the Internet ecosystem. It is intended for students who are 18-30 years old and who are from the region where the&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Public Meeting is taking place. The five-year anniversary of the program presented an opportunity to seek community input on progress to date and evaluate how to best anticipate and meet future community needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The community consultation has been designed to help identify community needs and priorities. It will help define the vision for the future. It is intended, in an efficient and sustainable manner, to ensure that the program continues to evolve to meet current and anticipated community needs. The draft document of the Proposal for NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program Improvements reflects community input on the future of the program. It is summarized in the draft Summary of Findings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Section II: Background&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;As part of the community consultation process to identify improvements for the NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program, the&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;organization considered input from a questionnaire and a poll circulated to&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Supporting Organizations&quot;&gt;Supporting Organizations&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(SOs),&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Advisory Committees&quot;&gt;Advisory Committees&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;(ACs), and relevant stakeholder groups and communities. A report of the findings of this community input was prepared by the&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;organization, which also produced proposed revisions to the NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Section III: Relevant Resources&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-proposal-nextgen-improvements-11feb20-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Draft Proposal for NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program Improvements&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-summary-community-consultation-11feb20-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Draft Summary of Findings from the Community Consultation to Improve the Current NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/draft-nextgen-flowchart-14jan20-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;New NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Flowchart (Draft)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/community-input-issue-tracking-11feb20-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Community Input Issue Tracking – NextGen Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Section IV: Additional Information&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/nextgen-community-consultation-2019-07-09-en&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program Community Consultation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/public-responsibility-support/nextgen&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-nextgen-icann-program-past-results-and-future-plans&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Blog: The NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Program: Past Results and Future Plans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nextgen-five-year-survey-13jun19-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;NextGen@&lt;abbr style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Five-Year Survey Report&lt;/a&gt;              &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/nextgen-fellowship-differences-11feb20-en.pdf&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Differences Between NextGen@&lt;abbr class=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration: none;&quot; title=&quot;Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers&quot;&gt;ICANN&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and the Fellowship Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: start;&quot;&gt;Section V: Reports&lt;/h2&gt;</string>
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  <entry>
    <string>FINALVERSION</string>
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    <string>FINALDRAFT</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;ac:structured-macro ac:name=&quot;view-file&quot; ac:schema-version=&quot;1&quot; ac:macro-id=&quot;c77b77d3-3043-4fc6-9d89-987f1bce135d&quot;&gt;&lt;ac:parameter ac:name=&quot;name&quot;&gt;&lt;ri:attachment ri:filename=&quot;AL-ALAC-ST-0320-05-00-EN.pdf&quot; /&gt;&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;&lt;ac:parameter ac:name=&quot;height&quot;&gt;250&lt;/ac:parameter&gt;&lt;/ac:structured-macro&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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    <string>FIRSTDRAFT</string>
    <string>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See: &lt;a href=&quot;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GuAFfOK2lJ4Laz6a5Ku9QQr-KnKjBE5fFMsbyqjanpE/edit&quot;&gt;Google Doc of draft ALAC Statement&lt;/a&gt; (comment-only)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</string>
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  <entry>
    <string>VOTEOPEN</string>
    <date>2020-03-31 00:00:00.0 UTC</date>
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  <entry>
    <string>VOTECLOSE</string>
    <date>2020-04-03 00:00:00.0 UTC</date>
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