ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 3 July 2009
Announcements This Week
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Portugal (.PT)
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).
2 July 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Paraguay (.PY)
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.
1 July 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Vanuatu (.VU)
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.
1 July 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Uruguay (.UY)
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).
1 July 2009
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Haiti (.HT)
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.
1 July 2009
Public Comment Encouraged on Revised GNSO Stakeholder Group Charters
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).
1 July 2009
Public Comment: Proposed Bylaw Amendments Related to GNSO Restructuring
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.
30 June 2009
Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO
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.
26 June 2009
Upcoming Events
25 - 30 October 2009: 365th International Public ICANN Meeting - Seoul, South Korea
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