ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 3 April 2009
Announcements This Week
Public Comment: Phased Equitable Reallocation of Non-Compliant .INFO Sunrise Domain Names
ICANN is opening a public comment forum on a proposed amendment
from Afilias to Appendix 7 of the .INFO Registry Agreement.
3 April 2009
Deadline Approaches for Applications for ICANN Board and Leadership Positions
The deadline for applications through the Nominating Committee for
leadership positions on the Board, At Large Advisory Committee, Country
Code Names Supporting Organization and Generic Names Supporting
Organization is Wednesday, 15 April 2009.
2 April 2009
ICANN Extends Deadline for Independent Evaluator Applications
ICANN is
soliciting Expressions of Interest from firms capable of performing
independent evaluations as part of the new gTLD process.
2 April 2009
Collaborative Communication: New gTLD Overarching Issues
In response to the Public Comments regarding the draft Applicant Guidebook posted 24 October, 2008, ICANN has created a dedicated WIKI space entitled, "New gTLD Overarching Issues."
2 April 2009
Upcoming Events
13 - 17 April 2009: AfTLD Meeting - Arusha, Tanzania
21 - 26 June 2009: 35th International Public ICANN Meeting - Sydney, Australia
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