ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 28 September 2012
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Protection of International Olympic Committee (IOC) / Red Cross Names (RCRC) Drafting Team – Recommendations
28 September 2012 | The IOC/RCRC Drafting Team (DT) requests community comment on the latest recommendations created for second level protections of names relating to the International Olympic Committee and the Red Cross/Red Crescent.
Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment
24 September 2012 | The Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is posted for public comment in accordance with the previously established timeline.
Uniform Rapid Suspension System for New gTLDs: ICANN Seeks Service Providers for Uniform Rapid Suspension
24 September 2012 | ICANN is issuing today a Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Service Providers [PDF, 112 KB].
Trademark Clearinghouse Update: Implementation Material for Public Comment
24 September 2012 | Today, ICANN is publishing two explanatory memoranda related to the Trademark Clearinghouse for a 45-day public comment period.
Save the Date: Webinar on Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS)
24 September 2012 | ICANN will host a webinar to on 3 October 2012 at 15:00 UTC to inform discussion in Toronto and continue development of the Uniform Rapid Suspension system.
Update on Registrar Accreditation Agreement Amendments
24 September 2012 | In advance of the ICANN meeting in Toronto, ICANN and the Registrars are posting two documents on the status of negotiations of amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA).
ATRT Recommendation 6: Clarifying Document Published
24 September 2012 | In fulfillment of Recommendation 6 of the Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT), ICANN's Board Governance Committee has approved the publication of a document that seeks to identify items that are clearly subject to community consultation prior to Board consideration, and those do not require community consultation.
IDN Variant TLD Program – Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels
24 September 2012 | The Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Variant TLD Program deals with the variant form of top-level domain (TLD) names in different scripts. To enable IDN Variant TLDs in the root, it is necessary to establish the Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the DNS Root Zone.
Community Input and Advice Process
24 September 2012 | This discussion document is posted at the request of the Board Governance Committee to solicit views from the ICANN community on ways to enhance the process by which the Board seeks advice from the ICANN community beyond the traditional public comment process.
Accountability Structures Expert Panel - Project Plan Posted
24 September 2012 | The Accountability Structures Expert Panel (ASEP) that is performing the review of ICANN's accountability structures has released its Project Plan, available at http://www.icann.org/en/news/in-focus/accountability/asep/project-plan-24sep12-en.pdf [PDF, 83 KB].
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14 – 19 October 2012: 45th International Public ICANN Meeting – Toronto
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