ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 9 January 2015
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Co-Chairs of CCWG-Accountability Publish High Level Statements
9 January 2015 | On behalf of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability, the co-chairs Thomas Rickert (GNSO), León Sanchez Ambia (ALAC) and Mathieu Weill (ccNSO) are pleased to announce that the CCWG has prepared a set of high level statements that might be valuable to all groups or individuals working on proposals as part of the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition Process.
Webinar: Interactive Presentation of the Initial Report of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group
9 January 2015 | The PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information has been chartered to determine whether contact information data should be translated or transliterated into a common language and/or script. The Group has published its Initial Report recommending not to make translation/transliteration of contact information mandatory but to allow for it on a voluntary basis.
Data Retention Waiver (Germany) - CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH
8 January 2015 | CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
Data Retention Waiver (Belgium) - Register NV dba Register.eu
8 January 2015 | Register NV dba Register.eu ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
Data Retention Waiver (France) - Online SAS
8 January 2015 | Online SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Proposal Assembly and Finalization Process and Updated Transition Process Timeline
7 January 2015 | Today the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) announced its transition proposal Assembly and Finalization Process.
Three Contention Sets Postponed for 21 January gTLD Auction
7 January 2015 | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is postponing auctions that had been scheduled for 21 January 2015, for .LLC, .LLP and .INC.
Release of Country and Territory Names within the .DVAG, .TUI, .SPIEGEL, .ALLFINANZ and .FLSMIDTH TLDs
6 January 2015 | Five (5) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators to allow the release of country and territory names for the requested TLDs. In total, the requests concern 5 New gTLDs.
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