According to a report in Moroccoworldnews.com, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has decided to postpone its 52nd meeting scheduled to take place in Marrakech from February 8-12. “ICANN…
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The 100 People Who Will Shape The Future of The Internet
Kieren McCarthy wrote a piece on TheRegister.co.uk about the 100 people who will shape the future of the Internet. The article takes a look at the Cross Community Working Group who will…
Reforms Needed Before U.S. Hands Over Control of ICANN
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va) wrote a piece on Information Week that discusses the reforms that need to be addressed before the keys to ICANN are handed over. He touches upon things like,…
Here is the GAC Communiqué From ICANN 51 Los Angeles
The Governmental Advisory Council to ICANN (GAC) released its Communiqué concluding its activity from the ICANN 51 conference that was held this week in Los Angeles, CA. Here are the highlights: Transition…
ICANN Updates Agreement With PowerAuctions for Indirect New gTLD Contention Sets & Pays $120K More
ICANN announced tonight that it was updating its agreement with Power Auctions LLC, the company ICANN contracted with to operate auctions of Last Resort for new gTLD’s that received more than one…
ICANN: Looks Like 2nd Round Of New gTLD Won’t Open For At Least 4 Years
ICANN released tonight a 27 page report entitled the “New gTLD Program Reviews and Assessments Draft Work Plan” (Draft Work Plan) which lays out the work required prior to initiating a subsequent…
Google & Donuts Lose All 3 ICANN New gTLD Auctions: What Did We Learn Today?
ICANN published results of the first three ICANN Last Resort Auctions (there was an auction in June for a IDN String) tonight and we certainly learned a few things. Many people had…