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ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org Week ending 13 February 2009

 


Announcements This Week

Public Comment: Single and Two-Character .BIZ Domains
ICANN has opened a public comment forum on a proposed amendment from NeuStar to Appendix 6 and 7 of the .BIZ Registry Agreement.
13 February 2009

Microsoft Collaborates With Industry to Disrupt Conficker Worm
Together with security researchers, ICANN, and operators within the Domain Name System, Microsoft coordinated a response designed to disable domains targeted by Conficker.
12 February 2009

Recruitment for ICANN Leadership Positions: 2009 Nominating Committee
The 2009 Nominating Committee began its work in November 2008 following the ICANN Annual Meeting in Cairo, Egypt, and is actively seeking qualified candidates for key positions within ICANN.
12 February 2009

What Do You Want to Ask in Mexico City?
To allow community members that are not able to physically attend, to account for those attendees that do not wish to speak into a public microphone, and to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to ask a question directly of ICANN staff and/or the ICANN Board, we have set up an online question box.
11 February 2009

Public Comment: ALAC Review WG Draft Final Report
The ALAC Review Working Group (WG) has released its draft Final Report presenting its conclusions on ALAC improvements.
11 February 2009

Governments and Country-Code Managers' Interest in the Fast Track Process
A total of 252 letters were sent to national governments, and copied to country code top-level domain managers. So far we have received 74 responses.
10 February 2009

July 2009 – June 2012 Strategic Plan Posted
After extensive consultation with the community, the July 2009 - June 2012 Strategic Plan is being posted following its approval by the ICANN Board at its February meeting.
9 February 2009

 


Upcoming Events

23 - 24 February 2009: APTLD - Manila, The Philippines

1 - 6 March: 34rd 
	International Public ICANN Meeting - Mexico City, Mexico 1 - 6 March 2009: 34rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Mexico City, Mexico

19 March 2009: CENTR General Assembly - Barcelona, Spain

13 - 17 April 2009: AfTLD Meeting - Arusha, Tanzania


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