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Reveal Day scheduled for June 13th

• 30.05.2012 - 16:47 h
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Today ICANN announced several important dates for new gTLD applicants. The highly anticipated Reveal Day, when all gTLD applications and applicants will be announced, has been scheduled for June 13th.

TAS, the TLD Application System is scheduled to close on 30 May 2012, at 23:59 UTC after it has been re-opend on 22 May 2012. ...click for more

Los Angeles New gTLD Recap

• 23.05.2012 - 16:41 h
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Today ICANN published the presentations and recordings of the North America Registry Registrar session that took place in Los Angeles 17-18 of May 2012. One Session included a new gTLD Recap by Kurtz Pritz, Senior Vice President, Stakeholder Relations at ICANN.

For those who have been following the latest ICANN news it does not contain anything new but it still provides a good recap and overview of what lies ahead in the current gTLD application round. ...click for more

ICANN's TLD Application System Reopens

• 22.05.2012 - 10:05 h
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ICANN's TLD Application System (TAS) has reopened today after being offline for almost 6 weeks. The system will remain open until 30 May 2012 (23:59 UTC).

ICANN has added a "Top Things Users Should Know When TAS Reopens" for applicants on the new gTLD microsite. ICANN also says that it has improved the overall system performance and the HTML preview function. ...click for more

ICANN selects Alain Pellet as Independent Objector for New gTLD Program

• 15.05.2012 - 17:21 h
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ICANN has selected Alain Pellet as the Independent Objector (IO) for the New gTLD Program. The IO does not act on behalf of any particular persons or entities, but acts solely in the best interests of the public. The IO may only file objections based on two types of objections: Limited Public Interest objections and Community objections. He may consider public comment when making an independent assessment whether an objection is warranted. ...click for more