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…
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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 Extends Coronavirus-Related Travel and Meetings Guidance to 31 December
I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe during these unprecedented times. We appreciate all the work our community is undertaking, despite the limitations as a result of COVID-19. I would like to share with you that ICANN…
A Roadmap for Success: ICANN Affiliate PTI Publishes First Strategic Plan
Today, we published the first Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) strategic plan, the last step in fulfilling the implementation plan outlined in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) stewardship transition by the cross-community working group. To view the strategic plan, click…
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…
What's New on the RDDS Roadmap?
As part of an effort to keep the community informed about the evolution of policy and management of registration data, new information about the ICANN org’s ongoing projects related to Registration Data Directory Services (RDDS) has been published. This roadmap,…
Chair’s Blog: Board Priorities Ahead of September Remote Workshop
This week, the Board will be meeting remotely from 9 to 11 September to discuss and deliberate on several pressing issues. While the present circumstances continue to disrupt how the Board normally meets and conducts its business, it’s important that…