ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 5 July 2013
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
NGPC Progress on Addressing GAC Beijing Advice on New gTLDs
3 July 2013 | On 2 July 2013, the the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) had its seventh meeting to discuss the GAC Beijing advice on New gTLDs.
Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New Domain Names (Updated 5 July 2013)
3 July 2013 | ICANN's New generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) program has reached another milestone with passage of the 2013 Registry Agreement (RA).
African Union Commissioner to Address ICANN's Durban Public Meeting
2 July 2013 | Dr. Elham Ibrahim, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, will address the welcoming session of ICANN47 on 15 July in Durban, South Africa.
Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review: Independent Expert – Request for Proposals
2 July 2013 | The Affirmation of Commitments (AOC) signed by ICANN establishes ongoing reviews of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency – http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/aoc/affirmation-of-commitments-30sep09-en.htm.
Draft Final Report ccNSO Study Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs
2 July 2013 | The treatment of country and territory names as Top Level Domains is a topic that has been discussed by the ccNSO, GAC, GNSO, ALAC and the ICANN Board for a number of years.
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