[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&...> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-06-27-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_anno...> ________________________________ Update to Short-term and Long-Term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews 27 June 2018 LOS ANGELES – 27 June 2018 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announces an extension to both the Public Comments on Short-term Options to Adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews and the Long-term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews in response to community requests for additional time to prepare comments. The Public Comment periods on both the Short-term Options and Long-term Options remain open and we encourage all stakeholders to contribute. The Public Comment period on Short-term Options to adjust the Timeline for Specific Reviews [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...> and the Public Comment period on Long-term Options to Adjust the Timeline of Reviews [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...> will close on 31 July 2018 at 23:59 UTC. About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.