ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 16 September 2011
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
2012 Will See One of the Biggest Changes in the History of the Internet. Are You Ready?
14 September 2011 | Join ICANN, overseers of the new domain application and approval process, for an informative and thought-provoking discussion on all aspects of the new Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program.
Safe and Secure New gTLDs: ICANN Seeks Back-up Registry Operators
14 September 2011 | ICANN issued today a Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential Emergency Back-End Registry Operators (EBEROs).
Un petit déjeuner spécial sur le thème de la egouvernance
14 September 2011 | Nous organisons pour l'événement un petit déjeuner spécial sur le thème de la egouvernance, le mercredi 21 septembre à 8h30, au restaurant Ladurée (16 rue Royale, 75008 Paris).
ICANN Podiumsdiskussion in Berlin
13 September 2011 | ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom reist nun durch Europa, um über die Bedeutung der neuen TDL – vor allem für Unternehmen, Marken und Regionen – zu sprechen. Geplant sind Diskussionsveranstaltungen in London, Paris – und Berlin.
ICANN Leader Praises Brazil's Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Coordination [PDF, 338 KB]
12 September 2011 | Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's President and Chief Executive Officer today praised Brazil as one of the few countries that has adopted a multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance issues.
Updated FY12 Operating Plan and Budget
12 September 2011 | Based on the Board's decision to approve the launch of the New gTLD Program and to open the application window on 12 January 2012, the application processing now extends into the 2013 fiscal year. Therefore, it became obvious that including the New gTLD revenue and expenses across FY12 and FY13 presents a more accurate view of the overall FY12 budget.
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23 - 28 October 2011: 42nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Dakar
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