ICANN Publishes FY20 Financial Results
LOS ANGELES – 15 October 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced financial results for the fourth quarter of the financial year ending 30 June 2020, which reflects ICANN’s unaudited financials for the full…
Preliminary Issue Report on a Policy Development Process to Review the Transfer Policy
Open Date: 12 October 2020 Close Date: 30 November 2020 Originating Organization: Generic Names Support Organization (GNSO) Categories/Tags: Policy Development Top-Level Domains Brief Overview: Purpose: This Public Comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the Preliminary Issue Report on…
ICANN Board Approves Two-Year Extension of President and CEO’s Term
LOS ANGELES – 9 October 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that the ICANN Board of Directors has approved a two-year extension to President and CEO Göran Marby’s Executive Services Agreement term. It…
ICANN Root Server Cluster in Singapore Now Live
SINGAPORE – 8 October 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the successful activation of the ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster in Singapore. This cluster, composed of dozens of servers with substantial Internet…
IANA Naming Function Review (IFR) Initial Report
Open Date: 8 October 2020 Close Date: 2 December 2020 Originating Organization: Office of the CEO, ICANN organization Categories/Tags: Reviews/Improvements Brief Overview: This Public Comment proceeding is on behalf of the IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFRT). The team conducted…
DRAFT PTI and IANA FY22 Operating Plan and Budgets
Open Date: 08 October 2020 Close Date: 30 November 2020 Originating Organization: Finance Categories/Tags: Operations/Finance Accountability/Transparency Brief Overview: Focusing on ICANN’s commitment to the multistakeholder model, the ICANN organization seeks Public Comment on the operating plan and budgets for delivering…
Recommendations for Early Warning for Root Zone Scaling
Open Date: 05 October 2020 Close Date: 23 November 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 mechanisms to detect whether the size…
ICANN 2020 Nominating Committee Announces Leadership Selections
LOS ANGELES – 2 October 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 2020 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the selections for seven leadership positions as follows: ICANN Board of Directors Sarah Deutsch (North America)…
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…
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…