Dear Councillors,

In relation to Karen Letnz’s presentation on the New gTLD Program Reviews, I wanted to provide the links to the online resources she mentioned. The main page for the New gTLD Program Reviews can be found here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews

The direct link to the estimated timelines can be found here: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews#timeline, although here is a brief summary of some of the planned for completion dates:

Program Implementation Reviews: by the end of Q2 2015

Rights Protection Mechanism Reviews: by the end of Q2 2015. Additionally, staff has prepared a paper for public comment available: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rpm-review-2015-02-02-en. Note that the public comment period closes on 3 Apr 2015.

Competition, Consumer Choice, and Consumer Trust (CCT) Review: by the end of Q2 2017

Best,

Steve