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On December17th, 2011, Mr. Beckstrom responded to an anti-gTLD expansion editorial that was published in the Washington Post; his reply, also published in the Washington Post, was a direct response to the original editorial, which asked why ICANN was rushing into a gTLD expansion despite the serious reservations of various groups and individuals. He noted the laborious 6 year process that led to the creation and approval of the new [[gTLD Applicant Guidebook]]; the long road ahead for all applicants, with those that pass the review process beginning to be signed into the [[Root Zone|root]] only in 2013; and the number of trademark protections in place that will help prevent [[Defensive Registration| defensive registrations]]. Rod's response can be read [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/plenty-of-protections-for-the-web-domain-expansion/2011/12/14/gIQAnMf30O_story.html?tid=sm_btn_tw here], the original anti-TLD piece can be read [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whats-the-rush/2011/12/09/gIQA5Ms9nO_story.html here].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/plenty-of-protections-for-the-web-domain-expansion/2011/12/14/gIQAnMf30O_story.html?tid=sm_btn_tw Plenty of .protections For the Web Domain Expansion, WashingtonPost.com]</ref>

On December17th, 2011, Mr. Beckstrom responded to an anti-gTLD expansion editorial that was published in the Washington Post; his reply, also published in the Washington Post, was a direct response to the original editorial, which asked why ICANN was rushing into a gTLD expansion despite the serious reservations of various groups and individuals. He noted the laborious 6 year process that led to the creation and approval of the new [[gTLD Applicant Guidebook]]; the long road ahead for all applicants, with those that pass the review process beginning to be signed into the [[Root Zone|root]] only in 2013; and the number of trademark protections in place that will help prevent [[Defensive Registration| defensive registrations]]. Rod's response can be read [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/plenty-of-protections-for-the-web-domain-expansion/2011/12/14/gIQAnMf30O_story.html?tid=sm_btn_tw here], the original anti-TLD piece can be read [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whats-the-rush/2011/12/09/gIQA5Ms9nO_story.html here].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/plenty-of-protections-for-the-web-domain-expansion/2011/12/14/gIQAnMf30O_story.html?tid=sm_btn_tw Plenty of .protections For the Web Domain Expansion, WashingtonPost.com]</ref>

Rod Beckstrom's pro-gTLD expansion editorial in the USA Today, which appeared February 1, 2012, can be seen [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2012-02-01/ICANN-Rod-Beckstrom/52922786/1 here].  The paper's own counter-piece can be read [http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-02-01/ICANN-expanding-domain-names/52922824/1 here].

On April 30, 2012, he stated that he is hoping that the [[TAS]] technical glitch will be resolved before his term as expires and hand over the job to his successor on June 29, 2009 at the [[ICANN 44]] meeting in Prague. He said, ''"I’d like to see us obviously get the technical issues resolved, notify applicants, reopen the window and publish the strings before I pass the baton in Prague. That’s not a commitment at this point in time, it’s an indication as CEO that it’s absolutely my intention to push for a timely resolution of this issue… If we can get things done sooner, then the sooner the better."'' <ref>

[http://domainincite.com/beckstrom-breaks-tas-bug-silence-says-big-reveal-could-be-as-late-as-prague/ Beckstrom breaks TAS bug silence, says Big Reveal could be as late as Prague]</ref>

==Career History==

==Career History==