ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 13 October 2006
A weekly electronic newsletter from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
ICANN Allocates IPv6 Address Blocks to the Five Regional Internet Registries
12 October 2006 | On Tuesday October 3, ICANN through its Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocated large blocks of IPv6 address spaces to each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) to promote the efficient assignment of those address spaces to the RIRs' customers.
Review and Recommendations for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
11 October 2006 | ICANN welcomes the recently announced Request for Comments (RFC4690) from the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
Spamhaus Litigation Update
10 October 2006 | ICANN has been advised that a Proposed Order referencing ICANN has been submitted to the court in the matter entitled e360Insight, LLC et al. v. The Spamhaus Project, Case No. 06 CV 3958. This lawsuit is currently pending in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
ICANN Announces New Staff Appointments
9 October 2006 | ICANN is pleased to announce the following new staff appointment joining the Global Partnership's regional liaison network. This appointment demonstrates ICANN's continued commitment to build on existing outreach and support the increasing international participation in ICANN and efficiency of the ICANN multi- stakeholder environment. Savenaca Vocea: ICANN Global Partnership -- Australasia/Pacific Islands Liaison
ICANN in the News
Listed below are some key media mentions involving ICANN over the course of the last week.
Spamhaus Case Could Cause ICANN Crisis (Computerworld)
12 October 2006
Illinois Court Cans Spamhaus (MSNBC)
12 October 2006
Globalising Governance (The Guardian)
11 October 2006
Warning Over 'Broken Up' Internet (BBC News)
11 October 2006
Spamhaus.org Faces Threat to Its Domain Name (CNET News)
10 October 2006
Web's Naming Body Barters Away Privacy (Toronto Star)
9 October 2006
ICANN Featured Outreach and Participation
This space is intended as an area for ICANN staff and board members to highlight their latest efforts and activities.
Major Upcoming Events
26 October: ccTLD Workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria
31 October 2006: IGF Meeting in Athens, Greece, "Towards A Multilingual Global Internet: Avoiding the Risk of Fragmentation." Organized by the Egyptian Government, UNESCO, and ICANN.
2 – 8 December 2006: ICANN Meeting in São Paulo, Brazil
ICANN Bylaws
Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org.
Strategic Plan
July 2006 — June 2009
Operating Plan (Draft)
Fiscal Year 2006 — 07
Proposed Budget
Fiscal Year 2006 — 2007
2 — 8 December 2006 — ICANN Meeting, São Paulo, Brazil
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