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ICANN Hiring Registrar Liaison

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ICANN is hiring for their registrar liaison team. The vacancy arose due to internal movement of current staff which was announced at the Singapore meeting. The job vacancy details are here, though there's no indication of salary - or even salary range .. Related articles ICANN Names Steve Crocker as Chair of the Board (circleid.com) ICANN Approves New TLD Program … [Read more...] about ICANN Hiring Registrar Liaison

George Sadowsky’s Explanation of His No Vote

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George Sadowsky voted against the launch of new TLDs in last Monday's ICANN board meeting. I'd been meaning to re-read the transcript, as I found a lot of what he said was very well thought out and logical. Here it is: >>GEORGE SADOWSKY:   Thank you, Peter. This is one of the most important votes in which I will participate within ICANN.  I have agonized over it, and … [Read more...] about George Sadowsky’s Explanation of His No Vote

ICANN Board Votes in Favour of New TLDs

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This morning's board meeting in Singapore didn't bring too many surprises. The board voted in favour of launching the new TLD program, though not all board members voted in favour. They've also put out a timeline for applications, which should make quite a few people happy. What is interesting is what the board members said both in favour of the decision and against … [Read more...] about ICANN Board Votes in Favour of New TLDs

D-Day For New TLDs?

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  Later this morning, during the ICANN meeting in Singapore, ICANN's board will meet. This is not a "normal" board meeting, as it has only one item on the agenda:   Consideration of New gTLD Program. That single line says so little and yet so much. For the last few years the new gTLD program has dominated ICANN meetings. This meeting could be the one … [Read more...] about D-Day For New TLDs?

EU Rep Refers to ICANN as “deaf or stupid”

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Earlier this evening in Singapore the board of ICANN met with the GAC (representatives of governments). The meeting's start was delayed by about 45 minutes and the entire thing ran over by about an hour. While it was evident that the relations between the GAC and board aren't exactly "warm" there usually is a certain degree of mutual respect and general civility. This … [Read more...] about EU Rep Refers to ICANN as “deaf or stupid”

CloudRegistry Save The Day – Again!

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If you attend ICANN meetings, or even just peruse the meeting schedule, you'll realise that it's a very full schedule. Trying to be in all the correct meetings on the timetable, combined with all the "unofficial" ones can be a nightmare to organise And ICANN's meeting schedule is still not available in a "sane" format. RIPE makes theirs available in multiple formats, but … [Read more...] about CloudRegistry Save The Day – Again!

New TLD Advocates Circulate Open Letter / Petition To ICANN Board

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Next week's ICANN meeting in Singapore could herald the official launch of the new TLD process. ICANN's board might decide to give the entire thing a "green light". Of course it's not that simple.  The GAC isn't exactly impressed with ICANN, the US definitely isn't and the IP lobby is still more than a little piqued .. If you think that signing on to the letter and the … [Read more...] about New TLD Advocates Circulate Open Letter / Petition To ICANN Board