ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 9 January 2009
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook Update
9 January 2009 | The comment period received over 300 comments from participants from 24 different countries. Among the many participants were individuals and organizations representing intellectual property interests, brand owners, business owners, ICANN supporting organizations, domain name industry players, and governments.
Help Build The New GNSO
9 January 2009 | The GNSO is creating five new Work Teams to be the incubators through which implementation plans for ICANN Board approved GNSO improvement recommendations can be developed and proposed by members of the ICANN community. Each Work Team will be made up of community volunteers who have interest in and expertise in one of five main focus areas.
Public Comment: Initial Report on the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (Part A)
9 January 2009 | A public comment period opens today for 21 days on an Initial Report into the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP).
Participate In Improving the GNSO
8 January 2009 | Now is an excellent time for interested individuals/entities to become engaged in this critically important work.
Upcoming Events
1 - 6 March 2009: 34rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Mexico City, Mexico
13 - 17 April 2009: AfTLD Meeting - Arusha, Tanzania
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