ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 3 July 2009
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Portugal (.PT)
2 July 2009 | ICANN has announced that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .PT (Portugal), Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional (FCCN).
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Paraguay (.PY)
1 July 2009 | ICANN has announced that it has signed an accountability framework with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .PY (Paraguay), The National Computer Center (CNC) from the National University of Asuncion (UNA) and Laboratory Electronycs Digital Telecom (LED) of the University Catholic Nuestra Senora de la Ascuncion (UCA), together known as NIC. Paraguay.
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Vanuatu (.VU)
1 July 2009 | ICANN has announced that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .VU (Vanuatu), Telecom Vanuatu Limited.
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Uruguay (.UY)
1 July 2009 | ICANN has announced that it has signed an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .UY (Uruguay ), Servicio Central de Informatica (SeCIU).
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Haiti (.HT)
1 July 2009 | ICANN has announced that it has signed an accountability framework with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .HT (Haiti), Consortium FDS/RDDH.
Public Comment Encouraged on Revised GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters
1 July 2009 | As part of the comprehensive GNSO Improvements effort, last year the ICANN Board approved the formation of four new GNSO Stakeholder Groups (SGs). After considering proposed SG Charters that were submitted by the community and posted for public comment, the ICANN Board passed a Resolution in May directing its Structural Improvements Committee (SIC) and ICANN Staff to revise the SG Charters to make them consistent with the Board's GNSO Improvements Report (and related Resolutions).
Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Amendments Related to GNSO Restructuring
30 June 2009 | Implementation of the GNSO Improvements process requires the amendment of a substantial number of the ICANN Bylaws to reflect new GNSO structures, processes and mechanisms.
Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO
26 June 2009 | Internet founders and leaders are joining industry executives and government officials in praising the selection of Rod Beckstrom as the new Chief Executive Officer and President of ICANN.
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25 - 30 October 2009: 365th International Public ICANN Meeting - Seoul, South Korea
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