ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 8 November 2013
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Cheapies.com Inc. to Tucows Domains Inc.
7 November 2013 | ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Cheapies.com Inc. to Tucows Domains Inc. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Cheapies.com Inc.
Thick Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration
6 November 2013 | Obtain community input on the Thick Whois Policy Development Process recommendations adopted by the GNSO Council prior to ICANN Board consideration.
Implementing the Extended Process Similarity Review Panel in the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process
5 November 2013 | On 27 June 2013, the ICANN Board approved the proposed amendments to implement a two-panel process for string similarity review in the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) Fast Track Process.
ICANN Launches WHOIS Website Beta
4 November 2013 | Following through on community recommendations for improving accountability and transparency, ICANN has launched the first phase of a new "one-stop" online resource about the WHOIS directory service.
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17-21 November 2013: 48th International Public ICANN Meeting - Buenos Aires
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