ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 9 January 2009
Announcements This Week
New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook Update
The comment period received over 300 comments from participants from 24
different countries. Among the many participants were individuals and
organizations representing intellectual property interests, brand
owners, business owners, ICANN supporting organizations, domain name
industry players, and governments.
9 January 2009
Help Build The New GNSO
The GNSO is creating five new Work Teams to be the incubators through which implementation plans for ICANN Board approved GNSO improvement recommendations can be developed and proposed by members of the ICANN community. Each Work Team will be made up of community volunteers who have interest in and expertise in one of five main focus areas.
9 January 2009
Public Comment: Initial Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (Part A)
A public comment period opens today for 21 days on an Initial Report into the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP).
9 January 2009
Participate In Improving the GNSO
Now is an excellent time for interested individuals/entities to become engaged in this critically important work.
8 January 2009
Upcoming Events
13 - 17 April 2009: AfTLD Meeting - Arusha, Tanzania 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 2007 - June 2010 Adopted FY09 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 489K]
1 - 6 March 2009: 34rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Mexico City, Mexico
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