ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 7 November 2008
Announcements This Week
ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Egypt (.eg)
ICANN has announced that it has signed an exchange of letters
with the country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .eg, EUN,
.eg Registry Sector.
7 November 2008
ICANN Concludes Successful 33rd Meeting in Cairo
During the meeting, key issues that will influence the future development of the Internet were discussed by more than 1,000 delegates from 144 countries, including the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs).
7 November 2008
ICANN's 33rd International Meeting Arrives In Cairo
Further progress towards the implementation of new generic Top Level
Domains and the global expansion of the domain name system is expected
this week, as ICANN opens its 33rd International meeting in Cairo.
3 November 2008
Independent Reviewer's Report on the ICANN Board
ICANN's Board has been provided with the Boston Consulting Group/Colin Carter & Associates' independent review of the Board.
2 November 2008
More Mechanisms for Transparency and Accountability
In recent years, ICANN has taken many steps to improve transparency and
accountability in its operations. Most notably, a detailed budget
process and disclosure process has been developed.
2 November 2008
ICANN Cairo: Working Session on Single-Character Names Added to Schedule
ICANN added an open Working Session on Single-Character Second-Level Domain Names to the schedule for Wednesday 5 November 2008.
2 November 2008
Fast Track Receives Over 50 Responses
Following the recommendation from the IDNC WG Final report, ICANN sent
letters to all countries and territories requesting information about
their interest in participating in the Fast Track process.
1 November 2008
Upcoming Events
Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org. Strategic Plan, July 2007 - June 2010 Adopted FY09 Operating Plan and Budget [PDF, 489K]
1 - 6 March 2009: 34rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Mexico City, Mexico
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