2020 ICANN Community Excellence Award Honors Olivier Crépin-Leblond
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 22 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is honored to announce the recipient of the 2020 Community Excellence Award is Olivier Crépin-Leblond. The Community Excellence Award honors members of the…
ICANN Extends Call for Expressions of Interest for 2021 Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect through 7 July 2020
LOS ANGELES – 22 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization is seeking Expressions of Interest for the Chair and Chair-Elect of the 2021 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The NomCom Chair is responsible for organizing…
Important Update – ICANN68 to be Held as Zoom Webinars
On the first day of ICANN68, several sessions were subject to instances of disruption, or “Zoombombing.” This occurs when Internet trolls interrupt public Zoom meetings and use Zoom’s features to share offensive audio, images, and video. The individuals responsible for…
Domain Name Marketplace Indicators Published on the Open Data Platform
LOS ANGELES – 17 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the release of updated Domain Name Marketplace Indicators through the ICANN Open Data Platform. The indicators reflect industry metrics related to generic…
APIGA 2020 Cancelled Due to COVID-19
SINGAPORE – 16 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) today announced that the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) will not be…
Third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) Final Report
Open Date: 16 June 2020 Close Date: 31 July 2020 Originating Organization: ICANN Organization – Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) Categories/Tags: Reviews/Improvements, Accountability/Transparency Brief Overview: On 1 June 2020, the third Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT3) submitted its…
ICANN Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Cyber Alliance
LOS ANGELES – 16 June 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). The MoU aims to bolster the relationship between…
ICANN69 to be Held as Virtual Public Meeting
LOS ANGELES – 11 June 2020 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the ICANN Board of Directors has made the decision that the ICANN69 Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was to be held…
Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model – Next Steps
Open Date: 4 June 2020 Close Date: 2 August 2020 Originating Organization: ICANN org, Multistakeholder Strategy and Strategic Initiatives (MSSI) Categories/Tags: Governance, Evolving, Multistakeholder Model Brief Overview: One of the Board’s high-priority topics for 2020 is to continue working on…
Register for ICANN68 Prep Sessions (Update)
This Announcement is an update to a previous Announcement published on 28 May 2020. LOS ANGELES – 2 June 2020 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced live interpretation for multiple ICANN68 Prep Sessions. To…