ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 16 May 2008
Announcements This Week
Cairo Selected to Host 33rd International Public Meeting
Cairo, Egypt will host the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' 33rd International Public Meeting from 2-7 November 2008.
16 May 2008
ICANN in the News
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ICANN More professionals to be allowed .pro domains (ZDNet.co.uk)
The organisation behind .pro has received approval to make the top-level domain available to a wider range of users.
14 May 2008
NIST Tool Helps Internet Master Top-level Domains (NIST Tech Beat)
At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new top-level domains.
13 May 2008
Upcoming Events
18 - 24 May 2008 - APTLD - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - full program [PDF, 404K]
- May 18 & 19 (Sunday & Monday) – Attack & Disaster Response Planning Workshop
- May 20 & 21 (Tuesday & Wednesday) – World Cyber Security Seminar – Organised by MYNIC
- May 22 & 23 (Thursday & Friday) – APTLD Member’s Meeting
- May 24, 2008 (Saturday) – APTLD Workshops on
- ccTLD Policy Development Processes
- ccTLD Marketing
- Registry Software Options
20 June 2008 - EGENI Europe 2008 - Paris, France
22 - 27 June 2008: 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting -
Paris, France
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