ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 30 November 2012
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Trademark Clearinghouse "Strawman Solution"
30 November 2012 | Out of the recent Clearinghouse implementation discussions, a strawman solution has been produced to balance and address the concerns of affected stakeholders. This strawman solution is being posted for public comment.
Vice Presidents for Stakeholder Engagement Announced as Part of ICANN's Global Expansion
28 November 2012 | 28 November 2012... ICANN's Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement, Sally Costerton, has announced the appointment of four vice presidents whose mission is to improve the international presence and participation in the organization's multi-stakeholder model.
ICANN Board Forecasts New gTLD Protections for Intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organizations [PDF, 201 KB]
28 November 2012 | Los Angeles, California... The ICANN Board's New gTLD Program Committee has approved two resolutions with the goal of providing interim Domain Name protections to certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs).
Chehadé, Crocker Accept ITU Invitations to WCIT Opening Ceremony in Dubai
28 November 2012 | Fadi Chehadé, President of ICANN, and Steve Crocker, ICANN Board Chair, have accepted invitations from International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Secretary General Dr. Hamadoun Toure as his special guests to attend the opening ceremony of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai from 3 December 2012.
Consultation on the IANA Customer Service Complaint Resolution Process
27 November 2012 | A consultation on establishing and implementing a Customer Service Complaint Resolution Process for the 2012 IANA functions contract.
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