ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 12 February 2010
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Invitation for Public Comment: Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS SSR and Global DNS-CERT Business Case
12 February 2010 | ICANN is opening public comment periods on two documents related to DNS security, stability and resiliency — a Proposed Strategic Initiatives for Improved DNS Security, Stability and Resiliency (SSR) and a Global DNS-CERT Business Case. Both documents are being published for community consideration and input in advance of the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and ICANN will conduct an open consultation on the papers at the Nairobi meeting.
Public Comment: Registration Abuse Addressed
12 February 2010 | The Registration Abuse Policies Working Group has published its Initial Report. The Report includes concrete recommendations to address domain name registration abuse in gTLDs for Community consideration and input.
Two Registrars Lose ICANN Accreditation
9 February 2010 | ICANN terminated its accreditation agreement with two registrars ISPREG LTD and SBNames Ltd for failure to comply with the requirements of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.
Updated: Call for Applicants for the Position of Volunteer Review Team Member
9 February 2010 | Extension of Application Deadline to 22 February, 2010
Upcoming Events
7 - 12 March 2010: 37th International Public ICANN Meeting - Nairobi, Kenya
20 - 25 June 2010: 38th International Public ICANN Meeting - Brussels, Belgium
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