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…
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…
ICANN69 Prep Week Schedule Now Available
LOS ANGELES – 15 September 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN69 Prep Week schedule. These 12 webinars are intended to help prepare the community for the ICANN69 Virtual Annual General Meeting….
ICANN org Responds to Digital Services Act Initiative Public Consultation Launched by European Commission
BRUSSELS – 10 September 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced on 8 September 2020 that the ICANN org has responded to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA…
ICANN Launches Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot
LOS ANGELES – 31 August 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the Pandemic Internet Access Program Pilot for ICANN69, following the ICANN Board’s resolution in support of the pilot program. To facilitate participation…
Reference Label Generation Rulesets (LGRs) for the Second Level
Open Date: 24 August 2020 Close Date: 15 October 2020 Originating Organization: Global Domains and Strategy (GDS) Categories/Tags: Second-Level Domains Brief Overview: To improve the transparency and consistency of the Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) table review process to facilitate the…
GNSO New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Draft Final Report
Open Date: 20 August 2020 Close Date: 30 September 2020 Originating Organization: GNSO Categories/Tags: Policy Development Brief Overview: The objective of this Public Comment period is to share the Working Group’s draft Final Report and present draft final recommendations and…
PTI and IANA FY22 Budget Webinar
LOS ANGELES – 19 August 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that its affiliate, Public Technical Identifiers (PTI), is inviting the community to participate in a webinar with Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)…
Baher Esmat Appointed Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Regional Office
ISTANBUL – 17 AUGUST 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that Baher Esmat has been appointed Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) office in Istanbul, Turkey. He is replacing Nick…
In joint effort, ICANN and Transtelco install Managed Root Server Instance in Mexico
MONTEVIDEO – 10 August 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), today announced the successful installation of an ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) instance in Monterrey, Mexico. Increasing the number of instances improves the overall fault…