ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 20 June 2008
Announcements This Week
French Minister Besson to Attend Paris Opening Ceremony
French Minister of State Eric Besson will attend the opening ceremony
of ICANN’s 32nd international public meeting in Paris on Monday 23 June.
20 June 2008
Call for Expressions of Interest for 2009 Nominating Committee Chair
ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2009 Nominating Committee Chair.
18 June 2008
New gTLD Program Page Updated with Additional Information and Resources
18 June 2008
Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement
This announcement describes fifteen draft amendments to the Registrar
Accreditation Agreement for consideration and discussion by the
ICANN community.
18 June 2008
Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers - Final Call for Comments and Background Report
16 June 2008
Improving Institutional Confidence consultation launched
The President’s Strategy Committee has provided the following three documents to launch a discussion with the community about how to complete the transition of the organization after the conclusion of the Joint Project Agreement.
16 June 2008
ICANN in the News
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No Vacancy: Make Room for New Internet Addresses (The Korea Times)
By Paul Twomey: The traditional approaches for obtaining and assigning addresses will soon be no longer available.
21 June 2008
21st-century trend: solving conflicts on the Internet (Canada.com)
As the world economy changes and more people conduct business over the Internet, disputes increasingly get resolved on the information highway instead of main street at high noon.
20 June 2008
OECD Sees Internet as Crucial for Economic Progress (Digital Chosun Ilbo)
World experts discussed ways to use the Internet as a driving force for the recovery of the global economy at the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy which opened in Seoul on Tuesday.
18 June 2008
Upcoming Events
22 - 27 June 2008: 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting -
Paris, France
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