ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 6 February 2009
Announcements This Week
Mexico City Meeting Schedule Published
The schedule for the upcoming meeting in Mexico City on 1-6 March is now published.
6 February 2009
Proposed Global Policy for Remaining IPv4 Address Space - Final Call for Comments and Background Report
On 4 February 2009, the Chair of the Address Supporting Organization
Address Council forwarded a Proposed Global Policy for Remaining IPv4
Address Space, for ratification by the ICANN Board. A final call for public comments is now open until 26 February 2009.
5 February 2009
Applicant Guidebook Video Update
A video update on the Applicant Guidebook and the overall new gTLD process has been posted.
5 February 2009
Community Comment Invited on GNSO Constituency Confirmation Documents
At the direction of the ICANN Board, the six existing constituencies of
the GNSO have submitted
documents that are intended to demonstrate their compliance with the
principles of representativeness, openness, transparency and fairness
set forth in the ICANN Bylaws. All members of the ICANN community are
now invited to review those submissions and share comments and
observations with the Board through 25 February 2009.
4 February 2009
Rome Presentations Published
On 22-23 January 2009, ICANN hosted its European registry/registrar
regional gathering in Rome, Italy. In the interest of
transparency, the presentations are being made public.
2 February 2009
Public Comment: More Detailed Expense Reporting
This month’s ‘dashboard’ includes new reporting on ICANN’s expenses.
2 February 2009
Upcoming Events
23 - 24 February 2009: APTLD - Manila, The Philippines 19 March 2009: CENTR General Assembly - Barcelona, Spain 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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