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Period of 19 - 29 July 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date

The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply
Period Close dates, 19-29 July 2012. As a member of the ICANN community, your
timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. For
your convenience, we have included direct links below to comments that will
soon close.

During the Reply period for Public Comments, participants should only address
previous comments submitted and new posts concerning the topic should not be
introduced. When constructing Replies, contributors are asked to cite the
original poster's name, comment date, and any particular text that is pertinent.

Please note that comments submitted after the posted Close Date/Time are not
guaranteed to be considered in any final summary, analysis, reporting, or
decision-making that takes place once that period ends.

For more information please refer to the ICANN Public Comments page at:
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Title

Comment Period Close Date [UTC Time]

Reply Period Close Date [UTC Time]

<b>Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization
Names in New gTLDS <<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/prelim-protection-io-names-04jun12-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/prelim-protection-io-names-04jun12-en.htm</a>></b>

25 June 2012 [23:59]

<b>Extended to 26 July 2012</b> [23:59]

Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part C Policy Development Process Initial Report</font></pre><pre><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> <<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/irtp-c-initial-report-04jun12-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/irtp-c-initial-report-04jun12-en.htm</a>>

4 July 2012 [23:59]

25 July 2012 [23:59]

ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Independent Expert
Report<<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/board-coi-review-report-05jun12-en.htm">https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/board-coi-review-report-05jun12-en.htm</a>>

6 July 2012 [23:59]

28 July 2012 [23:59]</font></pre></span><div><br></div></body></html>