Update 29 April 2001

Preliminary Agenda for Stockholm Meeting

The preliminary agenda for the ICANN Board meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on 4 June 2001 has been posted on the information page for the Stockholm meeting at <http://www.icann.org/stockholm/>. The agenda currently includes the following items:

• Approval of Minutes
• 2001-2002 Budget:
  • Action to Approve of Proposed Budget
• At Large Study Committee:
  • Progress Report by Chair or Representative
• Sponsored TLD Agreements:
  • Action on Proposed Sponsored TLD Agreements
• ccTLD Registries:
  • Update on Status of Agreements and Approval of Pending Agreements
• Criteria for the Establishment of New Regional Internet Registries:
  • Action on Report Submitted by ASO Council
• Report of IDN Board Working Group:
  • Presented by Director Katoh, Chair
• Report on Simultaneous Language Translation:
  • Presentation by President on Possible Approaches
• DNSO Directions:
  • Discussion of Public Forum Presentations

As it is refined, the agenda will be updated at <http://www.icann.org/stockholm/>.

Negotiations of Proposed .biz and .info Registry Agreements Completed

The negotiations between ICANN and the registry operators for the new .biz and .info top-level domains have resulted in completed registry agreements. The agreements and their supporting appendices may be viewed at <http://www.icann.org/tlds/>. The agreements are undergoing a final, seven-day review by the ICANN Board before being signed. We expect the operators of these TLDs to make announcements regarding their start-up schedules in May.