ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 1 June 2012
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Public Comment Solicitation for FY13 Community Travel Support Guidelines
1 June 2012 | Purpose is to provide community members with the opportunity to review and comment upon the proposed FY13 community travel support guidelines.
Protecting Trademark Rights in New gTLDs: Selection of Trademark Clearinghouse Service Providers
1 June 2012 | ICANN is pleased to announce that it is working with Deloitte and IBM on implementation of Trademark Clearinghouse services.
ICANN's FY 13 Security, Stability and Resiliency Framework
1 June 2012 | ICANN is publishing its FY 13 Security, Stability & Resiliency Framework for community review.
Period of 31 May - 10 June 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date
1 June 2012 | The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, 31 May – 10 June 2012.
Universal Acceptance of All TLDs – Prague Meeting
31 May 2012 | At the upcoming ICANN meeting in Prague we will not have a session specific to this topic on the universal acceptance of all top-level domains. Instead we are reaching out to groups such as The At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) and others in order to schedule times to talk with them about the initiative and how they can help raise awareness.
New gTLD Update (30 May 2012)
30 May 2012 | The TLD Application System, or TAS, has now closed.
WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey - Draft
30 May 2012 | The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council's WHOIS Survey Working Group (WSWG) requests community input on the draft WHOIS Technical Requirements Survey.
TAS Interruption - Update (29 May 2012)
29 May 2012 | The TLD Application System, or TAS, is scheduled to close tomorrow, 30 May 2012, at 23:59 GMT/UTC.
Notice of Extension of ICANN Comment Period: ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget
29 May 2012 | ICANN has extended the ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget public comment period until 8 June 2012, with the reply period closing on June 15th 2012.
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24 - 29 June 2012: 44th International Public ICANN Meeting - Prague
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