Proposed Amendment 1 to the .JOBS Registry Agreement
Open Date: 30 September 2020 Close Date: 16 November 2020 Originating Organization: ICANN Global Domains and Strategy Categories/Tags: Contracted Party Agreements Brief Overview: ICANN org is posting for Public Comment the proposed Amendment 1 to the .JOBS Registry Agreement to…
Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available on Preview for Your Feedback
As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby wrote about in his May 2020 blog, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to https://preview.icann.org on a regular basis. This https://icann.org content has been improved with ITI’s enhanced search…
A New Milestone for ICANN’s Reserve Fund
Two years ago during ICANN63, the ICANN Board approved an eight-year plan to replenish the ICANN Reserve Fund to an amount equal to one year of operating expenses as the minimum target level of the Reserve Fund. Last month, for…
Call for Community Groups to Nominate NextGen@ICANN Mentors and Selection Committee Members
LOS ANGELES – 28 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites ICANN’s Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies, and Regional At-Large Organizations to nominate volunteers to serve on the NextGen@ICANN Selection Committee…
ICANN69 Update: Improving Your Meeting Experience
With all ICANN meetings, our goal is to provide a secure and inclusive space for all participants. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this objective all the more important. The virtual meeting format, which we launched with ICANN67 in March and…
IANA Naming Function Review Team Community Webinar
LOS ANGELES – 21 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Naming Function Review Team (IFRT) has announced that it is in the final stages of completing its Initial Report. The IFRT will be holding a webinar…
Chair’s Blog: September Virtual Board Workshop
Last week, from 9 to 11 September, the ICANN Board held a virtual workshop focused on organizing our work and ensuring that we are fully prepared to deliver on our operational priorities. With ICANN69, our Annual General Meeting (AGM), quickly…
The new Cybersecurity Trending Dashboard (beta)
An at-a-glance overview of the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape Keeping up with the most critical threats, vulnerabilities, and threat actors can be time consuming and overwhelming. We have been working with some existing Feedly for Cybersecurity customers to create a…
Naela Sarras Appointed ICANN Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement in North America
LOS ANGELES – 17 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that Naela Sarras has been appointed Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement, North America. She is based in Los Angeles and reports to…
ICANN Installs Root Server Cluster in Singapore
I am pleased to update our community on the installation of an ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster in Singapore. This new cluster will help to increase the root server capacity for the Asia Pacific region and bolster the resiliency…