ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 1 February 2008
Announcements This Week
This is a first Discussion Draft of the Initial Report of the IDNC Working Group (IDNC WG). It is published for comment and input from the ICANN community.
1 February 2008
ICANN Exploring Certification of Backend Registry Operators
In advance of the ICANN meeting in New Delhi, India, this announcement is to inform the community that ICANN is exploring a potential initiative for the certification of backend registry operators for new gTLDs.
31 January 2008
Successful Evaluations of .test IDN TLDs
The Automomica test raised no issue regarding the ability of root-severs and iterative mode resolvers to handle IDN TLD queries.
31 January 2008
ICANN Board Recommends Action on Domain Tasting
ICANN is looking to effectively end domain tasting with a proposal to start charging the annual ICANN fee on registrar domain registrations.
29 January 2008
The Internet Is Your Business: ICANN Seeks Volunteers
The Nominating Committee for ICANN is looking for volunteers to help it with the global task of coordinating the Internet’s unique identifiers.
28 January 2008
At its meeting on 2 October 2007, the ccNSO Council requested the creation of an Issue Report as a first step in launching a ccPDP.
28 January 2008
ICANN in the News
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ICANN Considers Plan to Stop ‘Domain Tasting’ (The New York Times)
A proposal by the overseer of the Internet's addressing system could make it a lot easier for people to reserve the domain name they want for their Web site.
30 January 2008
Wanted: Six Volunteers To Help Coordinate the Internet's Unique Identifiers (i-Technology News Desk)
"ICANN's work coordinating the Internet's addressing system is at the foundation of the Internet and its future - and we are always looking for people who want to make a contribution," said Hagen Hultzsch, Chair of the Nominating Committee of ICANN as he announced today that ICANN is looking for 6 volunteers. "The Internet is the most powerful communications tool in human history - and the incredible story is how much of this has been accomplished by dedicated volunteers."
28 January 2008
Nigeria: ICANN Has Outgrown JPA (Highway Africa News Agency)
The chairman and board of directors of ICANN, Chairman, Mr. Peter Dengate Thrush, says ICANN has 'outgrown' the expectations of the JPA.
26 January 2008
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S.Department of Commerce Department, will hold a public meeting on February 28, 2008, to discuss the mid-term review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the Department and ICANN.
18 January 2008
Upcoming Events
4 February 2008 - ESNOG 1 - Madrid, Spain
10 February - 15 February 2008: 31st International Public ICANN Meeting - New Delhi, India
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