;-) And apologies for the typo in the subject line. The deadline for comments for consideration of ALAC/At-Large objections to new gTLD applications is (of course) January 16 2013 and I've corrected the typo in the subject line and in the previous email. Kind Regards, Dev Anand On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Dev Anand Teelucksingh <devtee@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All,

ICANN has formally announced that the objection period whereby objections to new gTLD applications and applied for strings can be filed has been extended to March 13 2013.

The At-Large new gTLD Review Group (gTLD RG ; https://community.icann.org/x/u7-bAQ) is seeking comments from the ICANN's At-Large community (At-Large) on the new gTLD applications and applied for strings received by ICANN for its New gTLD program (http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about).

Such At-Large comments will be used by the gTLD RG to decide whether to draft a formal objection statement to a gTLD application on limited public interest or community grounds for RALO's consideration and ALAC's during the Objection Period as part of ICANN's Objection and Dispute Resolution Process.

All At-Large comments received will be kept at the At-Large new gTLD Applications Dashboard at http://bit.ly/newgtld

For comments to be considered by the gTLD RG for drafting a formal objection statement on limited public interest or community grounds for RALO's and ALAC's consideration, such comments must be submitted by January 16 2013.

Visit the At-Large new gTLD Applications Dashboard at http://bit.ly/newgtld to learn how to review information about the gTLD applications and applicants, read At-Large comments on gTLD applications and strings and how to submit your comments to the gTLD RG.

A one page summary of how the ALAC files an objection to a new gTLD application and a timeline can be viewed at https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/34608480/gTLD-RG-process-De... https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/34608480/At-Large-Objection...

Kind Regards,

Dev Anand Teelucksingh gTLD RG chair