In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle tonight, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom when asked when the new gTLD program will be approved by ICANN answered: “The earliest time this…
Category: ICANN
Domainers: So You’re At ICANN, Now What? Here is What You Should Attend
So if you trekked near or far to San Fransisco for the ICANN meeting, especially if you haven’t attended one before, you may not know what sessions to attend or what to…
ICANN Is Coming To Toronto in 2012
ICANN just announced that its October meeting for 2012 will be held in Toronto Canada. The meeting will be held October 14-19, 2012 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. The Canadian Internet…
ICANN Schedules 16 More Hours Of Facetime With The GAC
ICANN just announced a change in the scheduled for the ICANN meeting in San Fransisco starting on March 14th. According to the change ICANN is now planning on meeting with the Governmental…
Launched Days Ago WIPO’s Global Brands Database Already 560,000 Strong & Full Of Generics
WIPO announced a few days ago, that it started a “Global Brands Database” no doubt in hopes that once the concept is giving the final approval by ICANN that WIPO will be…
Will ICANN Lose Its Power Over The New gTLD Program?
According to several reports the GAC/ICANN meeting is Brussels went so poorly, ICANN’s entire existence may be in jeopardy. Cnet.com was the latest to write about the possibility that ICANN may lose…
ICA Tells ICANN: Don’t Fold Under Government Pressure
In a letter addressed to the US Department of Commerce, but also sent to Rod Beckstrom and other ICANN execs, Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association told ICANN not to cede…