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==New gTLD Program==

==New gTLD Program==

At his arrival, Mr. Cheahdé made the success of the [[New gTLD Program]] a top priority. His assumption of power at the organization was roundly praised but there was also plenty of critics and concerns. One prominent concern came well into his initial foray into the New gTLD Program, in January 2013, when he met with top representative of registry providers at an ICANN regional meeting. At that time he noted a number of problems and obstacles for the program, including maximum staffing capabilities, the feasibility of programming and coding the necessary systems well an on time, and the frenzied pace they are working at in ICANN. He notably said,  "Honestly, if it was up to me, I would delay the whole release of new gTLDs by at least a year," and while he went on to explain that wasn't going to happen, the suggestion itself worried some of the community hoping that ICANN could right its course of consistently missed new gTLD deadlines.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130129_icann_ceos_admissions_icann_is_not_ready_for_new_gtlds_concern/ ICANN CEOs Admissions ICANN Is Not Ready For New gTLDs, CircleID.com] Posted Jan 29 2013, Retrieved Jan 31 2013</ref>

At his arrival, Mr. Cheahdé made the success of the [[New gTLD Program]] a top priority. His assumption of power at the organization was roundly praised but there was also plenty of critics and concerns. One prominent concern came well into his initial foray into the New gTLD Program, in January 2013, when he met with top representative of registry providers at an ICANN regional meeting. At that time he noted a number of problems and obstacles for the program, including maximum staffing capabilities, the feasibility of programming and coding the necessary systems well an on time, and the frenzied pace they are working at in ICANN. He notably said,  "Honestly, if it was up to me, I would delay the whole release of new gTLDs by at least a year," and while he went on to explain that wasn't going to happen, the suggestion itself worried some of the community hoping that ICANN could right its course of consistently missed new gTLD deadlines.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130129_icann_ceos_admissions_icann_is_not_ready_for_new_gtlds_concern/ ICANN CEOs Admissions ICANN Is Not Ready For New gTLDs, CircleID.com] Posted Jan 29 2013, Retrieved Jan 31 2013</ref> This admission was clearly disregarded soon afterwards when he set April 23rd, 2013, as the date when ICANN will be ready to recommend the first TLDs for delegation.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kymny74B9dM&feature=youtu.be Youtube Video, youtube.com]Posted and Retrieved 15 Feb 2013</ref>

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