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ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 14 September 2007

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Announcements This Week

Schedule Posted for ICANN's 30th International Public Meeting

14 September 2007 | ICANN released the schedule for its upcoming 30th International Public Meeting slated for 29 October to 2 November in Los Angeles.

ICANN's GNSO Council seeks additional comments on proposed changes to WHOIS

14 September 2007 | Public comments are invited via email until 00:00 UTC (17:00 PDT) on 30 October 2007 on the GNSO Council's WHOIS reports and recommendations.

ICANN Posts Issues Paper for the July 2008 - June 2011 Strategic Plan

11 September 2007 | ICANN posted the Issues Paper summarizing comments received during the initial phase of consultation on the July 2008-June 2011 Strategic Plan.

ICANN in the News

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New Generic Top-Level Domains Another Step Closer (EarthTimes.org)

11 September 2007 | New generic top-level domains are a step closer with two important developments at ICANN. First, ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization Council approved policy recommendations to guide the development of a new gTLD application and approval process. Second, ICANN issued a global call for companies to bid to develop the Request for Proposals for new gTLDs.

ICANN Boss: Government should lead IPv6 push (TechTarget ANZ)

10 September 2007 | Government agencies should make migration to IPv6 a priority, according to Dr. Paul Twomey. "Many departments and agencies I have spoken to suggest that migration is something they will consider in their next three-year planning cycle," he said, before urging them to instead make the move a more immediate priority to lead the IT community into the new standard.

ICANN Featured Individual: Marc Salvatierra, Web Content Developer

Marc Salvatierra joined ICANN as Web Content Developer in September 2006. In his role, he is responsible for making ICANN more transparent through its website and online activities.

He is currently focused on a long-term project to unify the content of ICANN's websites within a shared framework, following the recommendations of the One World Trust report [PDF, 360 KB].

Marc's previous online experience includes web production roles at O'Melveny & Myers LLP, the Auto Club of Southern California, KCAL 9 News, LAinsider.com, eToys.com, Sony Online Entertainment, along with several independent projects.

He holds master's degrees in journalism (USC) and war studies (King's College London), and a bachelor's degree in humanities (LMU).

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