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 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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