ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 20 June 2008
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
French Minister Besson to Attend Paris Opening Ceremony
20 June 2008 | French Minister of State Eric Besson will attend the opening ceremony of ICANN's 32nd international public meeting in Paris on Monday 23 June.
Call for Expressions of Interest for 2009 Nominating Committee Chair
18 June 2008 | ICANN is immediately seeking expressions of interest for the 2009 Nominating Committee Chair.
New gTLD Program Page Updated with Additional Information and Resources
18 June 2008
Draft Proposed Changes to Registrar Accreditation Agreement
18 June 2008 | This announcement describes fifteen draft amendments to the Registrar Accreditation Agreement for consideration and discussion by the ICANN community.
Proposed Global Policy for Autonomous System Numbers - Final Call for Comments and Background Report
16 June 2008
Improving Institutional Confidence consultation launched
16 June 2008 | 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.
ICANN in the News
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No Vacancy: Make Room for New Internet Addresses (The Korea Times)
21 June 2008 | By Paul Twomey: The traditional approaches for obtaining and assigning addresses will soon be no longer available.
21st-century trend: solving conflicts on the Internet (Canada.com)
20 June 2008 | 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.
OECD Sees Internet as Crucial for Economic Progress (Digital Chosun Ilbo)
18 June 2008 | 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.
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22 - 27 June 2008: 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Paris, France
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