Announcements for 2012
December 2012
.CAT Cross-Ownership Removal Request
22 December 2012
Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Beijing, People’s Republic of China Meeting
21 December 2012
RAA Negotiations Update – December 2012
14 December 2012
Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services Launched
14 December 2012
Leader Named for Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
14 December 2012
Consultation on IANA Secure Notification Process
12 December 2012
Root Zone Scaling Measurements at L-Root
7 December 2012
WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Survey Final Report Published
7 December 2012
November 2012
Trademark Clearinghouse "Strawman Solution"
30 November 2012
Vice Presidents for Stakeholder Engagement Announced as Part of ICANN's Global Expansion
28 November 2012
At-Large White Paper on Future Challenges Entitled Making ICANN Relevant, Responsive and Respected
20 November 2012
Consultation on Internet Number Resources Performance Standards
20 November 2012
IDN ccTLD Request From Sudan Successfully Passes String Evaluation
19 November 2012
Letter to the ICANN Community
15 November 2012
Apply Now for ICANN's Leadership Positions
7 November 2012
At-Large In Full Force at Internet Governance Forum
6 November 2012
October 2012
IDN Variant TLD Program – Interim Report Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs
23 October 2012
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) Part C Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration
22 October 2012
Agreement Signed to Expand L-Root Servers Across Africa
19 October 2012
Registry Stakeholder Group Charter Revisions (Sep 2012)
11 October 2012
Expired Registration Recovery Policy
11 October 2012
Use of a Drawing for Prioritizing New gTLD Applications
10 October 2012
Application for New GNSO Constituency Candidacy-"Public Internet Access/Cybercafe Ecosystem"
10 October 2012
ICANN FY12 Audited Financial Statements
8 October 2012
Implementing the Global Policy for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA
4 October 2012
ICANN Consolidated Meetings Strategy Proposal
2 October 2012
September 2012
Protection of International Olympic Committee (IOC) / Red Cross Names (RCRC) Drafting Team – Recommendations
28 September 2012
Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment
24 September 2012
Uniform Rapid Suspension System for New gTLDs: ICANN Seeks Service Providers for Uniform Rapid Suspension
24 September 2012
Save the Date: Webinar on Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS)
24 September 2012
Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments
24 September 2012
ATRT Recommendation 6: Clarifying Document Published
24 September 2012
IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels
24 September 2012
Community Input and Advice Process
24 September 2012
Accountability Structures Expert Panel - Project Plan Posted
24 September 2012
Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN 46 in Beijing, People's Republic of China
19 September 2012
Proposed Bylaws Amendments to Align Board Terms
18 September 2012
WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey Invitation (Avail Until 31 OCT 2012)
17 September 2012
New ICANN CEO is Out of the Blocks with Ambitious Operational Plans
14 September 2012
ICANN to Hold Public Meeting in Durban, South Africa in July 2013
10 September 2012
Pre-Toronto ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
7 September 2012
August 2012
Period of 30 August – 09 September 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
30 August 2012
ICANN 2012 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
30 August 2012
Tell Us What You Think: ICANN.ORG Web Site Redesign Survey
29 August 2012
SSAC Report on Dotless Domains
24 August 2012
IDN Variant TLD Program Update
23 August 2012
New gTLD Update for Applicants
20 August 2012
Call for Expressions of Interest for 2012-2013 NomCom Chair
20 August 2012
Update to DNS Risk Management Framework Consultant RFP – Responses to Questions Received
20 August 2012
Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Toronto, Canada Meeting
17 August 2012
Period of 16 – 26 August 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
16 August 2012
DSSA Working Group Phase 1 Report
14 August 2012
New gTLD Progress Report
13 August 2012
New gTLD Application Comment Period Extended
10 August 2012
A New Approach to Africa
10 August 2012
Period of 09 – 19 August 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
9 August 2012
Period of 02 - 12 August 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
3 August 2012
July 2012
Introducing the GAC Advice Register
30 July 2012
ICANN Seeks Input on gTLD Batching
29 July 2012
Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings
25 July 2012
Tell Us What You Think: Meeting Guide Survey
13 July 2012
Period of 12 – 22 July 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
13 July 2012
.name Registry Agreement Renewal
3 July 2012
IANA 2012 Customer Survey Results Summary
2 July 2012
June 2012
Following Public Comment Process, ICANN Board Authorizes .COM Contract, FY13 Operating Budget and Plan
28 June 2012
New gTLDs: Root Zone Scaling Report
27 June 2012
Digital Archery Suspended
23 June 2012
Changes to New GTLD Program Management
21 June 2012
Next CEO to be Announced at Prague News Conference
18 June 2012
ICANN Relocates Offices in Brussels, Los Angeles
18 June 2012
Call for Volunteers: Developing the Process for Root IDN Table Creation and Maintenance
18 June 2012
New gTLD Application Details Restored
14 June 2012
New gTLD Application Details Temporarily Offline
14 June 2012
New gTLD Reveal Day - Applied-for Strings
13 June 2012
Open-Source Reference Implementation of a Domain Name RESTful Whois Server - Responses to RFP Questions
8 June 2012
New gTLD Batching Announcement
6 June 2012
RAA Negotiations - Update
4 June 2012
Roadmap to Implement SAC 051
4 June 2012
Preliminary GNSO Issue Report on the Protection of International Organization Names in New gTLDs
4 June 2012
Protecting Trademark Rights in New gTLDs: Selection of Trademark Clearinghouse Service Providers
1 June 2012
May 2012
New gTLD Update (30 May 2012)
30 May 2012
WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey - Draft
30 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (29 May 2012)
29 May 2012
Fellowship Application Round Opens for ICANN International Public Meeting 45 in Toronto, Canada
23 May 2012
TAS Reopens
21 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (17 May 2012)
17 May 2012
Open-Source Reference Implementation of a Domain Name RESTful Whois Server - Request for Proposals
16 May 2012
Ratification of Global Policy Proposal for Post Exhaustion IPv4 Allocation Mechanisms by the IANA
15 May 2012
Joint Brazilian Network Information Center/ICANN Project Leads to Faster and Safer DNS Resolution in Brazil
11 May 2012
WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report
11 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (9 May 2012)
9 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (8 May 2012)
8 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012)
7 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)
4 May 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (2 May 2012)
2 May 2012
Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) Public Webinars on Draft Report
2 May 2012
ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget
1 May 2012
April 2012
ICANN Wraps Up Prague Meeting on Thursday
30 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (27 April 2012)
27 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (26 April 2012)
26 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (25 April 2012)
25 April 2012
ICANN's Board Chair Inducted into Internet Hall of Fame
24 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (23 April 2012)
23 April 2012
IANA Customer Satisfaction Survey
23 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (22 April 2012)
22 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (21 April 2012)
21 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (20 April 2012)
20 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (19 April 2012)
19 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (18 April 2012)
18 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (17 April 2012)
17 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (16 April 2012)
16 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (15 April 2012)
15 April 2012
TAS Interruption - Update (14 April 2012 06:50 UTC)
14 April 2012
Statement on TLD Application System
12 April 2012
TAS Temporarily Offline
12 April 2012
.post Agreement Amendment
9 April 2012
Fellowship Program Brings Global Voices Together at ICANN | Fellows Announced for Prague, Czech Republic Meeting
6 April 2012
March 2012
Update on New gTLD Batching
30 March 2012
ICANN Nominating Committee Extends Deadline for Statements of Interest to 16 April 2012
30 March 2012
New gTLD Registration Closed Today
29 March 2012
.com Registry Agreement Renewal
27 March 2012
Improving Global Engagement: ICANN Survey
21 March 2012
Fake Renewal Notices Report
21 March 2012
Board–GAC Working Group Announces Implementation of ATRT Recommendations on GAC Advice and GAC Advice Register
16 March 2012
Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: IDN Variant Issues Project – Proposed Project Plan
16 March 2012
Review of the ASO
16 March 2012
Global Policy Proposal Recovered IPv4 Address Space
14 March 2012
ICANN Board Conflicts of Interest Review - Revised Conflicts of Interest Policy and Related Governance Documents
11 March 2012
FY13 SO-AC-SG Additional Budget Requests
9 March 2012
Contractual Compliance Update
8 March 2012
February 2012
Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development Process – Recommendation 8 Concerning Standardizing and Clarifying WHOIS Status Messages
21 February 2012
CEO Search Update
21 February 2012
IDN Variant Issues Project: Final Integrated Issues Report Published and Proposed Project Plan for Next Steps is Now Open for Public Comment
20 February 2012
Public Comment: Roadmap to a New Domain Name Registration Data Access Protocol (WHOIS)
18 February 2012
Further Bylaw Changes Following Adoption of Revised Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy Development Process (PDP)
10 February 2012
Tell Us What You Think of the Nominating Committee
10 February 2012
Defensive Applications for New gTLDs
6 February 2012
Interim Report on Support Significantly Interested Parties for ccTLD Delegation or Redelegation Requests
3 February 2012
ICANN Seeks Evaluators for the Support Applicant Review Panel (SARP) - Request for Expressions of Interest (EOI)
3 February 2012
Pre-Costa Rica ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
3 February 2012
January 2012
.CAT WHOIS Proposed Changes
20 January 2012
Framework for the FY 13 Budget
17 January 2012
New gTLDs Update: Applications Accepted Today; New Guidebook Posted; Financial Assistance for Qualifying Applicants
11 January 2012
Join ICANN for a Discussion on the Next Big .thing New Top-Level Domains and the Expanding Global Internet
9 January 2012
Initial Report on Universal Acceptance of IDN TLDs
6 January 2012
CEO Announces ICANN Stands Ready for New gTLD Launch
6 January 2012