ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 20 July 2007
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Updated IDN .test Evaluation Plan
19 July 2007 | ICANN updates the IDN .test Evaluation Plan based on comment to the previously posted version of the plan for the insertion of evaluation IDN TLDs in the root zone.
Independent Evaluator Seeks Public Input to Nominating Committee Review
19 July 2007 | To be considered by the review team, comments should be submitted no later than 17 September 2007 to nomcom-review@interisle.net.
ICANN in the News
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Web of Confusion Between Domain Names and Trademarks (The Age)
20 July 2007 | Disputes between registered trademark owners and domain name registrants are likely to grow because of misunderstandings among business owners. Business owners are not always aware of the significance, consequences and differing entitlements and protections that are attached to the confusing array of names, registrations and rights.
ICANN Featured Individual: Alexander Kulik, System Administrator
Alexander Kulik is a System Administrator at ICANN deploying, administering and supporting servers. Alexander started at ICANN as a Technical Support Engineer. He provided excellent support to ICANN staff and ICANN's many supporting organizations for over two years before accepting the System Administrator position. Alexander manages many critical ICANN IT services such as real time, continuous backup system, the financial system and the Dial UP/ Wireless/ Broadband Internet connectivity system. Over the past year, Alexander worked with the IT team to successfully deploy the VOIP telephone system, new file server, and the Blackberry Enterprise server. Prior to ICANN, Alexander worked in the operations department of the Trust Company of the West as a System Analyst. Alexander has a Bachelor of Science Degree from California State University, Northridge, majoring in Management Information Systems. His Microsoft certifications include MCP, MCDST, MCSA, and MCSE. Alexander is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and enjoys digital photography and chess.
Upcoming Events
22-27 July 2007 - 69th IETF - Chicago, IL, USA
26-27 July 2007 - Asian ICANN Registrar and Registry Gathering - Hong Kong, China
29 August - 7 September 2007 - APNIC 24 - New Delhi, India
29 August - 7 September 2007 - SANOG 10 - New Delhi, India
23 - 28 September 2007 - AfriNIC 7 - Durban, South Africa
17-19 October 2007 - ARIN XX - Albuquerque, NM, USA
22-26 October 2007 - RIPE 55 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
29 October - 2 November 2007: 30th International Public ICANN Meeting - Los Angeles, CA USA
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Strategic Plan, July 2007 - June 2010
Operating Plan (Draft) Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008
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