The relationship between ICANN and the governments of the world could be best described as "interesting". Or one could be slightly more explicit and call it "tense". While at an individual level many governments hold different views of how ICANN should be managing the roll out of the new top level domains (new TLDs), when the group as a whole speaks there is often both a … [Read more...] about Governments Send Yet Another Salvo Across ICANN’s Bows
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Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Closing Soon
ICANN opened nominations for the 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award back in December. Nominations close on March 2nd 2015. It's an interesting idea to provide recognition for people who spend a lot of their days (and nights) working on Internet Governance matters: The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in … [Read more...] about Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Closing Soon
Community Application For DotGay Wins Reconsideration Request
While there were four applicants for the new TLD string .gay only one of them did so as a "community" application. Under ICANN's established processes for new TLD applications a "community" application is treated differently to a "standard" one and follows a different set of rules. As has been covered in depth elsewhere, the community application for .gay failed to pass the … [Read more...] about Community Application For DotGay Wins Reconsideration Request
IANA Explained [Video]
Unless you've been hiding under for the last few months you'll know that the IANA transition is a hot topic in internet governance circles Of course while there has been numerous meetings, thousands of emails, more meetings, media coverage and plenty of conversations about the topic, there are probably still quite a few people who don't fully understand what IANA is and, … [Read more...] about IANA Explained [Video]
ICANN Releases Official Statement on ICANN 52
There has been some speculation about the upcoming ICANN meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Yesterday some news sources reported that the meeting was postponed, though there hadn't been any official statement from ICANN. ICANN has now released an official statement on the situation: Statement on ICANN 52 Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco Following Morocco’s recent request to … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Official Statement on ICANN 52
Olivier Crépin-Leblond Stepping Down As ALAC Chair
Olivier Crépin-Leblond announced earlier today that he would step down as ALAC Chair. He has been Chair of ALAC since 2010. He also nominated Alan Greenberg to take his place. Nominations for the position are open until September 3rd. Whether other candidates will be nominated for the position is unclear, but Greenberg has accepted the nomination. The new Chair would be … [Read more...] about Olivier Crépin-Leblond Stepping Down As ALAC Chair
Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015. Dublin has previously played host to both RIPE and IETF meetings. It is also the venue for Web Summit (now known as The Summit) , which attracts several thousand attendees. A growing number of domain registries are based in Ireland's capital city. While some … [Read more...] about Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN Tells US Court Country Codes NOT Property
ICANN has filed a motion to quash in a US court today. The filing is in relation to a court case being brought by victims of terrorism who are trying to get assets of the countries involved. One of the assets that they were trying to go after were the ccTLDs and and IP address assignments to those countries, namely Syria (.sy), Iran (.ir) and North Korea (.kp). You can … [Read more...] about ICANN Tells US Court Country Codes NOT Property
Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Vint Cerf is one of the fathers of the internet. So when he sits us all down, metaphorically speaking, to tell us about his child it might be worth listening. This short video explains how the internet's address book works ie. how domains map to numbers (IP addresses) and who runs it all. As well as explaining what the IANA transition is about and what it isn't. It's … [Read more...] about Animated Vint Cerf Explains ICANN and the IANA Transition
Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN
ICANN has suspended Domain Registry of America aka Brandon Gray Internet Services aka NameJuice. The registrar is forbidden from registering any new domain names or accepting any inbound transfers until 17 October 2014. The announcement was posted on the ICANN website earlier this evening and will probably be welcomed in many circles. What happened exactly? ICANN … [Read more...] about Domain Registry Of America Suspended By ICANN