ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 6 March 2009
Announcements This Week
Trademark Issues to be Addressed Ahead of Internet Address Expansion
ICANN's 34th International public meeting in Mexico City has drawn to a
close after the organization's Board of Directors approved the
establishment by staff of an Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT)
comprised of an internationally diverse group of people to develop and
propose solutions to the over-arching issue of trademark protection in
connection with the introduction of gTLDs.
6 March 2009
Public Comment: GNSO-Approved RAA Amendments
A public comment period opens on a range of amendments to the
Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), recently approved by the GNSO.
6 March 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Austria (.AT)
6 March 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Aruba (.AW)
6 March 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Bolivia (.BO)
6 March 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Korea (.KR)
6 March 2009
Community Comment Invited on New GNSO Stakeholder Group Petitions and Charters
As part of the comprehensive GNSO Improvements effort, the ICANN Board directed community members to submit Petitions and Charters for the four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs). As of 5 March, charter petitions for the Registry SG, the Registrar SG, the Commercial SG and the Non-Commercial SG (NCSG) have been submitted to the Board for review and approval.
5 March 2009
Community Comment Invited on Petition To Form A New GNSO CyberSafety Constituency
The ongoing GNSO Improvements process has created significant community
interest in the formation of new GNSO constituencies and several groups
have stepped forward to begin the process of forming a new GNSO
constituency. The ICANN Board has now received its first formal
petition - from the prospective CyberSafety Constituency.
5 March 2009
Board Committee Reports Published
The Board Committees have published their reports for the Mexico City meeting.
5 March 2009
New gTLDs – Preliminary Reports on Competition and Pricing
An important element of ICANN’s consideration of the introduction of new gTLDs is consumer benefit as well as pricing issues. ICANN commissioned independent third-party reports: “Preliminary Report Regarding Impact of New gTLDs on Consumer Welfare” and "Preliminary Analysis Regarding Price Caps for New gTLD Internet Registries."
4 March 2009
Board Review: Public Comment Period to the WG Interim Report
ICANN appointed the Boston Consulting Group/Colin Carter & Associates to perform the external review of its Board of Directors.
3 March 2009
ICANN's President and CEO Announces Departure
Founders and leaders of the Internet praised the achievements of Dr Paul Twomey, the President and Chief Executive Officer of ICANN, after learning that Twomey had advised ICANN's Board of Directors that he will not seek renewal of his contract and will move on from ICANN at the end of 2009.
2 March 2009
Upcoming Events
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]
21 - 26 June 2009: 35th International Public ICANN Meeting - Sydney, Australia
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