Next week's ICANN meeting in Singapore could herald the official launch of the new TLD process. ICANN's board might decide to give the entire thing a "green light". Of course it's not that simple. The GAC isn't exactly impressed with ICANN, the US definitely isn't and the IP lobby is still more than a little piqued .. If you think that signing on to the letter and the … [Read more...] about New TLD Advocates Circulate Open Letter / Petition To ICANN Board
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Only 6 ICANN Comment Periods Open
Normally in the weeks prior to an ICANN public meeting there is a buzz of activity as documents need to be submitted to meet the deadlines before the public meeting. While this has happened as usual and the deadline is still open until Tuesday for the GNSO council meeting on 22nd June, there are currently only 6 comment periods open. Whether or not … [Read more...] about Only 6 ICANN Comment Periods Open
Some Considerations For New TLD Operators From A Registrar Perspective
The "hot topic" at the upcoming ICANN meeting in Singapore will, of course, be whether or not the new TLDs will actually launch or not. Sure, they'll launch at some point, but ICANN has been pushing to make the big announcement at Singapore. There has been a lot written over the last couple of years about new TLDs over the last couple of years. We are now coming into what … [Read more...] about Some Considerations For New TLD Operators From A Registrar Perspective
ICANN 41 Schedule
If you're planning on either attending the ICANN 41 meeting in Singapore or participating remotely here is the schedule As usual the meeting doesn't officially start until Monday, but there is a very busy schedule of meetings from Saturday morning onwards. The schedule is "subject to change" and if the last meeting is anything to go by, there will … [Read more...] about ICANN 41 Schedule
Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?
During the last public ICANN meeting in San Francisco there was a public forum. This is quite normal. Several people asked questions of the ICANN board, some were answered, others weren't. Why not? Nigel Roberts from the Channel Isles registry asked the following (for the sake of clarity I'm republishing the entire section of the transcript): >>NIGEL ROBERTS: … [Read more...] about Why Won’t ICANN Answer Questions?
Senior ICANN Staffer Leaves To Join .Bank – Conflict of Interest Anyone?
Craig Schwartz has been headhunted by BITS. Seemingly they're planning on bidding to run a .bank domain extension so adding Craig to their staff wouldn't be such a bad idea However isn't there a small bit of conflict of interest? Should senior ICANN staffers be running off to work for prospective registry operators? … [Read more...] about Senior ICANN Staffer Leaves To Join .Bank – Conflict of Interest Anyone?
ICANN Hires New CSO – Jeff Moss
ICANN has apparently hired Jeff Moss (aka Dark Tangent) as CSO. Moss is a well known figure in the internet security community and was founder of Black Hat and the Def Con conferences. However isn't Moss a bit conflicted? Isn't he on one of the review teams? So how can he work for ICANN whilst also reviewing it? I suspect this will be clarified when a more official … [Read more...] about ICANN Hires New CSO – Jeff Moss
Beckstrom Explains Abstention on XXX Vote (Sort Of)
When the ICANN board voted on XXX in the public meeting in San Francisco there were a number of people who abstained. One of them was ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom, who said that he would provide a reason for his abstention at a later date. That reason has now been provided: (thanks to @thereforeICANN on Twitter) This was an extremely difficult decision. There were extensive … [Read more...] about Beckstrom Explains Abstention on XXX Vote (Sort Of)
ICANN 41 Registrations Open
If you're planning on attending the 41st ICANN public meeting in Singapore in June registrations are now open. So far about 100 people have registered to attend (or at least have opted to be listed as attending) The meeting site currently has information on hotels, visa requirements and lists some of the meeting's sponsors. There's also a lot of practical information on … [Read more...] about ICANN 41 Registrations Open
ICANN 42 Set For Dakar
The 42nd public ICANN meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal from October 24 - 28.See the official announcement on the ICANN blog … [Read more...] about ICANN 42 Set For Dakar