ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 18 July 2008
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
ICANN's gTLD Registry Failover Plan
15 July 2008 | Following extensive collaboration and consultation with experienced gTLD registries, ccTLD managers, SSAC, and other members of the community, ICANN announced the implementable version of the gTLD Registry Failover Plan [PDF, 85 KB] during the ICANN Public Forum in Paris, France on 25 June 2008. ICANN has now posted the plan for public comment. Comments on the plan may be submitted to registry-failover-plan@icann.org through 14 August 2008 23:59 UTC and may be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/registry-failover-plan/.
Public Comments Requested on the Newly Proposed ICANN Board of Director's Code of Conduct
15 July 2008 | Public comments on ICANN Board of Directors' Code of Conduct [PDF, 25 KB] are encouraged to be submitted by 29 August 2008 via email to bcoc@icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/bcoc.
Comments Encouraged on the Final Report of IDNC Working Group on ccTLD "Fast Track" Mechanisms
15 July 2008 | Deadline and How To Submit Comments: The Public Comment forum on the Final Report of the IDNC WG will be open through 15 August 2008. Comments on the document are welcome via email to idn-cctld-fast-track@icann.org. An archive of all comments received will be publicly posted at http://forum.icann.org/lists/idn-cctld-fast-track/.
ICANN Policy Issue Briefs Now Available in Arabic, Chinese, and Russian
14 July 2008 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the availability of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian versions of ICANN Policy Issue Briefs in furtherance of ICANN's internationalization efforts.
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