ICANN Newsletter
A weekly electronic newsletter from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 25 May 2007
Announcements This Week
Clarification of Request For Proposals to Host ICANN Meetings
On 23 May 2007 ICANN issued a request for proposals to host future ICANN meetings to be held in 2008. The announcement stated that proposals would be accepted until 15 June 2007. This should be considered as an initial expression of interest and additional time will be allowed for more comprehensive submissions should that be required.
25 May 2007
ICANN has received a proposal and expression of interest from the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) to be recognized as one of the official dispute resolution providers under the UDRP.
25 May 2007
ICANN Calls for Proposals to Host 2008 Meetings
ICANN is actively soliciting proposals from organisations seeking to host ICANN International Public Meetings in 2008.
23 May 2007
ICANN Posts Proposed 2007-08 Budget (Version 1)
In accordance with its bylaws, ICANN has posted the Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2007-08 [PDF, 157K] and reposted version 1 on 5/23/07 [PDF, 245K] with minor modifications in descriptive text not affecting revenue or expenses.
23 May 2007
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for .br (Brazil)
ICANN has announced an exchange of letters with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .br -- Comite Gestor da Internet no Brasil (CGI.br) administered through NIC.br (Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do .br, in Portuguese).
22 May 2007
ICANN in the News
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Security Firm Renews Campaign for .bank Domain (PC Pro)
F-Secure has renewed its campaign for the introduction of a .bank Web domain that it believes could help to reduce instances of phishing data and identity theft.
22 May 2007
The Impending Internet Address Shortage (InformationWeek)
Sometime in the next six years, the Internet will run out of space. Expediting the migration to IPv6 is the solution to the impending crisis, says ARIN.
21 May 2007
ICANN Featured Individual: Michelle S. Cotton, IANA Liaison to the IETF
Michelle Cotton joined ICANN in January 2000 and has significntly contributed in several areas of the organization. In 2001 her focus shifted to ICANN's IANA function, where she has been instrumental in the formation of the systems that enable the IANA department to do its day-to-day work. She has worked with all of IANA'S stakeholder groups, and is currently the IANA Project Specialist for the IETF.
Before coming to ICANN Michelle worked in the business world in marketing research. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business with a specialization in marketing from San Diego State University.
Upcoming Events
28 - 30 May, AfTLD ccTLD Workshop, Cairo, Egypt
3 - 6 June, APTLD Meeting, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8 - 9 June, CENTR 33th General Assembly, Helsinki, Finland
25 - 29 June 2007 -- ICANN Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico
About ICANN
Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org.
Strategic Plan, July 2007 - June 2010
Operating Plan (Draft) Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008
Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2006 - 2007 [PDF, 172K]
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