Dear Sala, On 01/03/2013 14:29, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
Just out of curiosity, when was the deadline for submitting comments for ALAC members or members of At Large on this particular matter?
The schedule which we had originally set is actually in the table at the top of the WIKI page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40927847 You'll note that Vote opening was supposed to take place on 27 Feb (which means an end to any more comments) but due to the extensive discussions and the length Alan went to try and include everyone's point of view, we are 2 days late. Matt has the green light to start the vote today, 1 March, and close it on 6 March (5 days / 3 working days only, which is the absolute minimum), just in time for a submission of the statement to the process on 7 March. Speaking to Board member Cherine Chalaby earlier this week, I was told that there is no possibility to ask for an extension as the Board new GTLD Committee which he Chairs will meet the week after and Staff needs to collate all comments in 3 or 4 days. So everything is really under a very tight schedule. The call for comments was open since 5 February, so it is a pity that you were only able to contribute now and of course, we're all in the same boat, having other commitments too outside ICANN, but unfortunately, because of the tight time-line, once a statement is frozen, it is frozen. Kindest regards, Olivier