This meeting will be open an open session and the public is welcome to attend. The NTAG is an Interest Group as described in Article III.D. of the RySG Charter. Interest Groups of the RySG are formed for the purpose of collaborating on issues of common interest. NTAG participants applied to and were approved by the gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group to become an Observer Member. All RySG Observer members are invited to join the NTAG as either a voting or non-voting member (see criteria outlined in the NTAG Charter). The meeting will provide members of NTAG and those New gTLD Applicants yet to apply for Observer membership in the RySG an opportunity to have a productive discussion among themselves and with ICANN staff about the New gTLD program.