<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">HI All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Wanted to share the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-seeks-pro-bono-service-providers-for-applicant-support-program-01-06-2023-en" class="">full announcement here</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5rem; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Noto Sans", sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">The <a href="https://www.icann.org/newgtlds-next-round-en" style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit; color: rgb(4, 123, 193); cursor: pointer;" class="">New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program: Next Round</a> has the potential to foster diversity, encourage competition, and enhance the utility of the Domain Name System (DNS). It is important to community members of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) because it ensures that efforts are made to minimize competitive disadvantages for new potential applicants, especially applicants working in the public interest with financial need. ICANN is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from pro bono service providers for the Applicant Support Program (ASP)</p><div class="">Regards</div></div><div class="">Bob.</div></body></html>