Recommendations for ICANN’s Root Name Service Strategy and Implementation
Open Date: 27 October 2020 Close Date: 08 December 2020 Originating Organization: Office of the CTO Categories/Tags: Engagement/Participation and Security/Stability Brief Overview: ICANN’s Office of the CTO is soliciting review of its recommendations for DNS root name service strategy and…
The Fifth Eastern European DNS Forum Goes Virtual
Brussels – 27 October 2020 – The fifth Eastern European Domain Name System Forum (EEDNSF) will take place online from 18-19 November 2020. The event is organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in partnership with…
What ITHI Can Tell Us About Resolver Concentration
In July 2020, we published a blog in which we presented one of ICANN’s research initiatives – the Identifier Technology Health Indicators (ITHI) – describing why it is important for the Internet ecosystem and why we are keen to welcome…
ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY20
LOS ANGELES – 26 October 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published its audited consolidated financial statements and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) published its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending 30 June…
Call for Expressions of Interest: Chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track
LOS ANGELES – 26 October 2020 – The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is seeking expressions of interest for a chair of the Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Work Track, a subteam within an ongoing Policy Development Process (PDP) to review all…
ICANN at the 15th Internet Governance Forum
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will be held virtually due to COVID-19, officially opens on 9 November and closes on 17 November. Pre-events and other working sessions will be held from 2 to 6…
ICANN69 Governmental Advisory Committee Communiqué Now Available
HAMBURG, Germany – 23 October 2020 – Today, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issued the ICANN69 GAC Communiqué. It is available for review here. Previous GAC advice and past communiqués…
Thank You for a Successful ICANN69
Thank you to everyone who helped make the ICANN69 Virtual Annual General Meeting a success. This was our largest Virtual Public Meeting ever, with over 1,616 registered attendees from 157 countries. ICANN69 Statistics In the coming weeks, we’ll release the…
Recognizing ICANN Community Contributions in 2020
The ICANN Board, community, and organization are grateful for the community’s tireless efforts and cooperative spirit shown over the last year. The collaborative contributions that community members have made through our Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and other groups are central to supporting…
2020 Hindsight After 20 Years
After two decades of involvement with ICANN, I am stepping down from the Board of Directors, where I served for nine years. I have spent considerable time of late reflecting on the past 20 years and I have isolated some…