ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 4 May 2012
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
IDN Variant TLD Program - Revised Program Plan
4 May 2012 | The purpose of this project is to resolve many of the issues necessary to delegate variant TLDs.
TAS Interruption - Update (4 May 2012)
4 May 2012 | The TLD Application System, or TAS, held 2091 applications - either submitted or in progress - when it was taken offline on 12 April 2012.
Period of 03-13 May 2012: Public Comment Periods Approaching Closing Date
3 May 2012 | The Following Public Comment periods are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, May 03-13 2012.
TAS Interruption - Update (2 May 2012)
2 May 2012 | ICANN is in the process of notifying applicants whether they were affected by the software glitch that caused us to take the TLD Application System, or TAS, offline. As we announced earlier this week, we plan to complete this notification process on or before 8 May.
Security, Stability & Resiliency of the DNS Review Team (SSR RT) Public Webinars on Draft Report
2 May 2012 | Consistent with its initial announcement, the SSR Review Team now invites the Community to participate in a public webinar with a view to presenting its draft report and recommendations and soliciting the Community's feedback on its findings and conclusions.
ICANN Draft FY13 Operating Plan and Budget
1 May 2012 | ICANN's annual operating plan and budget describes the planned activities and required resources for the fiscal year.
ICANN Wraps Up Prague Meeting on Thursday
30 April 2012 | The Friday morning program, which in the past has comprised AC/SO committee reports, Board committee reports, and the public Board meeting, has been removed.
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24 - 29 June 2012: 44th International Public ICANN Meeting - Prague
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