Press Releases and Media Advisories
ICANN and Verisign Announce Proposed Amendment to .COM Registry Agreement
3 January 2020
First ICANN Managed Root Server Instance Installed in Shanghai
3 September 2019
ICANN and NASSCOM Collaborate on Internet Innovation Research
18 June 2019
Global Internet Stakeholders to Convene in Marrakech for ICANN's 65th Public Meeting
17 June 2019
Spain's Secretary of State for Digital Advancement Reinforces the Importance of Domain Names During ICANN63 Opening Ceremony
22 October 2018
Internet Stakeholders from Around the World Will Meet in Barcelona for ICANN's 63rd Public Meeting
9 October 2018
News Release: Board Approval of KSK Roll
18 September 2018
Sri Lankan Community Preparing for a Multilingual Internet Using Local Scripts
12 Dec 2017
ICANN Discusses Future of the Internet in Sri Lanka
12 December 2017
ICANN Appoints New Board Chair and Vice-Chair
3 November 2017
Global Internet Stakeholders Convene in Abu Dhabi for ICANN60
30 October 2017
Global Internet Stakeholders to Meet at ICANN's 60th Public Meeting in Abu Dhabi
16 October 2017
ICANN Releases a Study on the Digital Economy in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey in the Run-Up to ICANN60
9 October 2017
ICANN Delays Changing Keys Protecting the Domain Name System
28 September 2017
ICANN CTO Tours Asia To Engage the Technical Community and Regional Stakeholders
6 September 2017
Changing the Keys for the Internet's Addressing System – Don't get locked out
16 August 2017
Global Internet Stakeholders to Convene in Johannesburg for ICANN's 59th Public Meeting, and 10th Meeting in Africa
16 June 2017
Pacific Governments to Enhance Better Participation in Internet Governance Discussions
4 May 2017
ICANN Hires Domain Name Policy Expert to Head Engagement in China
30 March 2017
Denmark's Minister of Culture Remarks on the Success of ICANN's Multistakeholder Model
13 March 2017
Danish Minister of Culture and Board Chair of DIFO and DK-Hostmaster to Speak at ICANN58 in Copenhagen
2 March 2017
The Third Turkey DNS Forum Kicks Off Tomorrow in Istanbul
14 February 2017
Indian Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Reaffirms Support of Multistakeholder Model at ICANN's 57th Public Meeting
5 November 2016
Global Internet Stakeholders to Convene in Hyderabad for ICANN's 57th Public Meeting
19 October 2016
Inaugural Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy Grooms Young Leaders
8 August 2016
ICANN Hires DNS Expert to Lead Research
25 May 2016
Kenya to Host ICANN's African Regional Engagement Office
24 May 2016
29 April 2016
Plan to Transition Stewardship of Key Internet Functions Sent to the U.S. Government
10 March 2016
Moroccan Minister of Industry & Digital Economy Stresses Importance of IANA Stewardship Transition During ICANN55
7 March 2016
Save the Date: Press Conference with ICANN President - CEO and Board Chair During ICANN55 in Marrakech
4 March 2016
Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade & Digital Economy to Speak at ICANN's 55th Public Meeting in Marrakech
23 February 2016
Experienced Technology Leader Named as ICANN President and CEO
8 February 2016
ICANN Urges Asia Pacific to Help Shape the Future of Internet
29 January 2016
ICANN Holds Second Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul
12 January 2016
ICANN and ETDA Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Collaboration on Translation
22 October 2015
Irish Communications Minister Expresses Support for Multistakeholder Model, IANA Stewardship Transition
19 October 2015
India's Web Werks Contributes to More Responsive and Resilient Internet with L-Root Instance in Mumbai, India
13 October 2015
India's BASIS Technologies Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in India
13 October 2015
Vocus Communications Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with L-Root Instance in Australia
7 October 2015
ICANN Reinforces Globalization Commitment in Asia Pacific
7 October 2015
ICANN Kicks Off With First DNS-Entrepreneurship Center Roadshow This Month
6 October 2015
Indonesia's CITRANET Contributes to More Responsive and Resilient Internet with L-Root Instance in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
21 September 2015
ICANN and CZ.NIC Collaborate to Increase Regional Internet Stability and Reliability
10 September 2015
ICANN to Conduct Workshop on Label Generation Panel for Thai Script
19 August 2015
ICANN Discusses Future of the Internet in Asia Pacific
19 August 2015
ICG Seeking Public Input on Key Internet Governance Proposal
31 July 2015
Indonesia's PANDI Contributes to Responsive and Resilient Internet with First L-Root Instance in Indonesia
1 July 2015
2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Goes to Two Members of the Global Internet Community
25 June 2015
ICANN and Senatics to Increase Coordination and Collaboration on the Domain Name Space In Paraguay and Regionally
23 June 2015
ICANN, JPNIC and JPRS Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Collaboration on Translation
22 June 2015
Indian Government Declares Support for Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance at ICANN53
22 June 2015
Save the Date: Press Meeting with ICANN President and Board Chair
16 June 2015
Chehadé Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in March 2016
21 May 2015
ICANN Hosts Discussion in Dubai to Explore Important Regional Internet Issues
11 May 2015
ICANN Senior Executives Visited Korea to Engage Local Community on Internet Governance
13 March 2015
ICANN and APTLD Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Regional Collaboration
12 February 2015
ICANN Signs MOU with EURid to Develop Local Expertise in the Domain Names System (DNS) Sector in Africa and the Middle East
10 February 2015
Global Tech Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance
9 February 2015
Global Internet Stakeholders to Convene in Singapore for ICANN's 52nd Public Meeting
3 February 2015
Join the ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report on 29 January 2015
23 January 2015
A New L-Root Instance Established with ICANN and China's ZDNS Cooperation
22 December 2014
ICANN Welcomes the EU Council's Conclusions on Internet Governance
2 December 2014
ICANN to Hold Its First Turkey Domain Name System Forum in Istanbul on November 18th, 2014
13 November 2014
U.S. Court Quashes Attempts to Attach ccTLDs: Federal Judge Agrees with ICANN
12 November 2014
ICANN CEO Congratulates Newly Elected ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao
23 October 2014
ICANN Announces Appointment of Head of India
14 October 2014
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Meeting
13 October 2014
U.S. Commerce Secretary Pledges to Protect a Free and Open Internet
13 October 2014
New ICANN Chief Contract Compliance Officer Appointed
12 October 2014
Global Internet Community to Focus on Internet's Future at Los Angeles ICANN Meeting
6 October 2014
New L-Root Instance in Puerto Rico Will Help Mitigate Network Outages and Deliver Improved Internet Experience
25 August 2014
ICANN Begins Transition To New Website
17 April 2014
Historic Singapore Meeting Marks the Beginning a New Phase for ICANN
28 March 2014
The Future of Internet Governance Dominates Opening of ICANN's Singapore Meeting
24 March 2014
Global Community to Discuss the Future of the Internet at ICANN's Singapore Meeting
20 March 2014
ICANN Expands Global Stakeholder Engagement Team
20 March 2014
Global Community to Discuss the Future of the Internet at ICANN's Singapore Meeting
19 March 2014
Internet Technical Leaders Welcome IANA Globalization Progress
14 March 2014
Administrator of Domain Name System Launches Global Multistakeholder Accountability Process
14 March 2014
Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions
26 February 2014
ICANN CEO to Meet with Chinese Internet Industry Leaders in Beijing
11 February 2014
Dubai Forum to Examine Business Opportunities in Domain Name Sector
3 February 2014
Largest Domain Name Expansion in Internet's History Reaches Benchmark
21 January 2014
IANA Functions Satisfaction Survey Yields Overwhelmingly Positive Results
15 January 2014
ICANN At-Large Begins Search for Board Member
16 December 2013
High-Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms Convenes in London
13 December 2013
ICANN Issues Advice to IT Professionals on Name Collision Identification and Mitigation
6 December 2013
Experts to Discuss Benefits of Open Internet
20 November 2013
Internet Governance Takes Center Stage at ICANN's Buenos Aires Meeting
18 November 2013
High-Level Panel Organizes to Address Future of Internet Governance
17 November 2013
Experts Address the Global Expansion of the Internet
15 November 2013
ICANN Names New Chief Security, Stability and Resiliency Officer
29 October 2013
Internet Domain Name Expansion Now Underway
23 October 2013
Indian Center for DNS Security Announced
17 October 2013
ICANN Announces Membership and Frameworks for Strategy Panels
14 October 2013
Montevideo Statement on the Future of Internet Cooperation
7 October 2013
ICANN Announces Conclusion of New gTLD Initial Evaluations
30 August 2013
Internet Governance Expert to Advise ICANN on Global Strategy
28 August 2013
ICANN Names Communications Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean
16 August 2013
ICANN Launches Digital Innovation Platform, ICANNLabs
23 July 2013
ICANN's Durban Meeting Kicks Off with Signing of New Registrar and Registry Agreements
15 July 2013
Internet Pioneer to Speak About Internet Growth in Africa
10 July 2013
Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New Domain Names
3 July 2013
New Registrar Accreditation Agreement Approved By ICANN Board
28 June 2013
ICANN's Expert Working Group Recommends WHOIS Replacement
25 June 2013
ICANN Announces Top-Level Executive Changes
6 June 2013
Technology Policy Expert to Lead ICANN's Asia Engagement Strategy
3 June 2013
ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Latin America
3 May 2013
ICANN to Open Istanbul Hub
25 April 2013
Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team
10 April 2013
ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Beijing
8 April 2013
ICANN Commends .JOBS Use of Trademark Clearinghouse
5 April 2013
Backup Internet Registry Operators Named
2 April 2013
ICANN President Announces Major Expansion in Africa
11 March 2013
ICANN President Encourages Arab Involvement In Shaping the Internet's Future
6 March 2013
Internet Groups Discuss New Priorities In Latin America and Caribbean
7 February 2013
ICANN Board Forecasts New gTLD Protections for Intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organizations
28 November 2012
ICANN Board Launches New Effort to Tackle gTLD Registration Data Challenges Based on Policy Review Team Report
19 November 2012
ICANN CEO Announces Expanded Partnership Initiatives at Close of Internet Governance Forum
9 November 2012
ICANN Leaders to Brief Internet Governance Forum Attendees in Azerbaijan
1 November 2012
CEO to Prioritize Agreement with Registrars and Establishment of Trademark Clearing House
22 October 2012
Agreement Signed to Expand L-Root Servers Across Africa
19 October 2012
Initiative Unveiled to Increase ICANN's Presence and Participation Across Africa
16 October 2012
New ICANN CEO is Out of the Blocks with Ambitious Operational Plans
14 September 2012
ICANN Awarded Contract to Continue to Perform Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Functions
2 July 2012
Outgoing CEO Praises Expansion of ICANN's International Community
25 June 2012
Multi-National High Tech Leader Named as ICANN President and CEO
22 June 2012
ICANN Leaders to Discuss New Generic Top-Level Domains and Other Issues at Prague News Conference
20 June 2012
New CEO To Be Announced At Prague News Conference
18 June 2012
New Top-Level Domain Name Applications Revealed
13 June 2012
New gTLDs to be Unveiled During London News Conference
6 June 2012
ICANN to Reveal Who Applied for Which New Generic Top-Level Domain
2 April 2012
Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla Says The Internet is a Source of Hope, Not a Threat
12 March 2012
ICANN Leaders to Give Update on New Generic Top-Level Domain Name Program
8 March 2012
Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla to Address ICANN Public Meeting
8 March 2012
Number of Registrants Reaches 100 in New Generic Top-Level Domain Online Application System
14 February 2012
ICANN Board Reaffirms Commitment to Open Second Application Window for Generic Top-Level Domain Program
9 February 2012
Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants Seeking Financial Support
7 February 2012
Application Window for New Top-Level Domain Names Successfully Passes One-Week Mark
19 January 2012
ICANN Appoints New Vice President for Europe
11 January 2012
ICANN Appoints New Vice President for Latin America
11 January 2012
Distinguished Chinese Internet Expert Named ICANN Vice President for Asia
8 December 2011
ICANN CEO Calls for Companies and Organizations Worldwide to Prepare for the Introduction of New Internet Domains
7 December 2011
News Release - ICANN Board Focuses on Assistance for Developing Economies
28 October 2011
News Release - Internet Root Server Goes Online in Senegal
27 October 2011
ICANN Formalizes Relations with French Top-Level Domain Manager
26 October 2011
ICANN Dakar Meeting Opens with Calls for Greater Internet Access for Africans
24 October 2011
Cyber Security Experts Meet to Discuss Protections for the Domain Name System
18 October 2011
ICANN to Manage Time Zone Database
14 October 2011
ICANN Leader Stresses Benefits of New gTLD Program to Arabic Speakers and Middle East
10 October 2011
Beckstrom Points to Multi-stakeholder Model as "Catalyst for the Internet"
27 September 2011
ICANN Names Award-Winning Broadcast News Veteran as Senior Director of Communications
20 September 2011
ICANN Unveils Online Site, Applicant Guidebook for New Generic Top-Level Domains
19 September 2011
ICANN Leader Praises Brazil's Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Coordination
12 September 2011
ICANN Names Seasoned International Financial Executive as Interim Chief Financial Officer
9 September 2011
News Release - Beckstrom to Leave ICANN at End of His Term
16 August 2011
ICANN Security Chief Urges Widespread Adoption of DNSSEC
3 August 2011
Historic Singapore Meeting Concludes After Significant Advances to Internet's Naming System
24 June 2011
ICANN Names Technology Public Policy Expert as its First Vice President of Europe
23 June 2011
Internet Groups Inaugurate Cyber Security Facility in Singapore
22 June 2011
ICANN Approves Historic Change to Internet's Domain Name System
20 June 2011
ICANN Leaders to Discuss Future of New Generic Top-Level Domains at Singapore News Conference
16 June 2011
News Conference to Inaugurate Cyber Security Facility in Singapore
14 June 2011
G8 Governments Urged to Embrace Multi-stakeholder Approach to Internet Issues
23 May 2011
INTERPOL and ICANN Advance Cooperation on Internet Security after Historic First Meeting
23 May 2011
Jeff Moss Appointed ICANN Chief Security Officer
28 April 2011
ICANN Leaders Say Internet Community Will Support June Launch of New Generic Top Level Domains
21 March 2011
President Bill Clinton Voices Support for ICANN's Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance
17 March 2011
ICANN Bolsters Its Contractual Compliance Team with Two New Hires
15 March 2011
Internet Town Hall Meeting to Pursue Emerging Issues for the Online Community
14 March 2011
ICANN Leader Calls for Broad Support of the Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance
14 March 2011
ICANN Leaders to Answer Journalists' Questions at Launch of the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Public Meeting
8 March 2011
President Bill Clinton's Address to ICANN Silicon Valley/San Francisco Meeting Open to Registered Journalists
8 March 2011
ICANN and Qatar Celebrate Launch of Arabic Top-Level Domain
2 March 2011
Available Pool of Unallocated IPv4 Internet Addresses Now Completely Emptied
3 February 2011
Major Announcement Set on Dwindling Pool of Available IPv4 Internet Addresses
1 February 2011
ICANN Joins Broad Coalition in Opposing a Government Only U.N. Advisory Committee to Internet Governance Forum
10 December 2010
Advancing ICANN Accountability and Transparency
10 December 2010
ICANN Board Plans Consultation with Government Representatives on New Generic Top-Level Domains and .XXX Top-Level Domain
10 December 2010
Seasoned Internet Policy Expert Named as ICANN's Latin American Representative
9 December 2010
ICANN Meeting Opens in Cartagena Against Controversial Backdrop Of Generic Top Level Domain Expansion
6 December 2010
ICANN Leader Calls for Global Collaboration in Battle Against Cyber Security Threats
6 December 2010
Possible Historic Expansion of Internet Address Names Takes Center Stage at Cartagena ICANN Meeting
29 November 2010
ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLD Competition
9 November 2010
ICANN Ombudsman Announces Departure
28 October 2010
ICANN Board Moves New Generic Top-Level Domains One Step Closer to Implementation
27 September 2010
Input Sought on New High Security Program Aimed at Select Top-Level Domains
27 September 2010
International Internet Policy Executive Selected To Lead Public Participation
17 September 2010
ICANN Leader Says Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance Under Threat
14 September 2010
Seasoned High Tech Leader Named Chief Operating Officer
13 September 2010
Applicants Sought from Internet User Community for Seat on Board of Directors
24 August 2010
Global Upgrade Makes Internet More Secure
28 July 2010
ICANN Approves Chinese Internationalized Domain Names
25 June 2010
.ORG Becomes First Generic Top-Level Domain to Deploy Enhanced Domain Security Protocol (DNSSEC)
23 June 2010
ICANN Leader Calls for Greater International Cooperation in Addressing Internet Security
21 June 2010
Internet Networking Executive Named as IANA Vice President
17 May 2010
Cryptography Legend Whit Diffie Joins the ICANN Team
14 May 2010
CEO Commends Russia for Bringing Cyrillic to Internet's Top-level Domain Names
13 May 2010
First Non-Latin Domain Names Go Online
6 May 2010
ICANN Gives Final Approval for Four Countries to Use Non-Latin Languages in Internet Address Names
22 April 2010
Jordan Moves One Step Closer to Using Arabic for Entire Internet Address Names
21 April 2010
New DNSSEC Signing Facilities Live at ICANN
17 March 2010
ICANN Approves Trademark Clearinghouse
12 March 2010
ICANN CEO Urges East African Leaders to Make the Affordable Internet Access Available to All Their Citizens
8 March 2010
High Tech Public Affairs Veteran Named as Vice President, Government Affairs for the Americas
29 January 2010
High Tech Corporate Veteran Named as Vice President of Policy Development Support
29 January 2010
News Release - First Four Internationalized Domain Names Pass Key Approval Milestone
21 January 2010
Unallocated IPv4 Internet Addresses Soon to be Consumed
19 January 2010
High Tech Public Affairs Veteran Named as Vice President, Government Affairs for the Americas
6 January 2010
Historic Agreements Punctuate CEO's Trip to Europe to Push Internationalization of the Internet
11 December 2009
New ICANN Developments To Be Discussed at Internet Governance Forum
16 November 2009
News Conference at Internet Governance Forum
16 November 2009
Global Internet Leaders Welcome Internationalization of Internet Address Names
16 November 2009
Internet Naming System Goes Global
30 October 2009
Internationalization of the Internet Takes Center Stage at ICANN Seoul Meeting
25 October 2009
News Conference With Rod Beckstrom, ICANN Chief Executive Officer and Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN Chairman of the Board
25 October 2009
Commerce Department and ICANN Sign Historic Accord on Internet Governance
30 September 2009
Brussels Selected for ICANN International Meeting
3 September 2009
ICANN Announces Selections to Top Leadership Positions
31 August 2009
Internet Community Ends Speculative Short-term Domain Name Registrations
12 August 2009
Arabic Internet Domains to Reshape Online Landscape
4 August 2009
Domain Registrars to Improve Consumer Protection
26 June 2009
Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO
26 June 2009
Rod Beckstrom Named ICANN CEO
26 June 2009
Former Vice President Al Gore and Internet "Father" Vint Cerf Praise the ICANN Model
3 June 2009
ICANN to Work with United States Government and VeriSign on Interim Solution to Core Internet Security Issue
3 June 2009
Conficker Worm Warrants Vigilance, Not Panic
30 May 2009
ICANN's 34th International Meeting Opens in Mexico City
2 May 2009
ICANN Action Assures Equitable Allocation of Remaining IPv4 Internet Addresses
9 March 2009
Trademark Issues to be Addressed Ahead of Internet Address Expansion
7 March 2009
ICANN's President and CEO to Step Down
2 March 2009