Yesterday ICANN announced who would be taking the reins of their European operations. Up until October of last year ICANN in Europe was under the direction of Jean-Jacques Sahel. However Sahel left the organisation to go work for Google in Asia. So for the last couple of months the head post in Europe has been… Continue reading ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe
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ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale
The sale of PIR (.org) which was announced last week has generated a LOT of interest. Both Kevin at DomainIncite and Andrew over at DomainNameWire have written extensively in the last few days digging into various aspects of the sale which I’d recommend you read. The latest salvo comes from the Internet Commerce Association (ICA)… Continue reading ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale
León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Gets Second Term on ICANN Board
León Felipe Sánchez Ambía will get a second term on the ICANN Board. León, who was elected by the ALAC to the ICANN Board back in 2017, was due to have his first term end at the ICANN AGM next year. In the end he ran unopposed for a second term and so will get… Continue reading León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Gets Second Term on ICANN Board
ICANN Chooses Puerto Rico for 2022 Meeting
The ICANN AGM wrapped up in Montréal earlier this week. As usual the Board held several meetings over the course of the week and during one of them they signed off on the organisation returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2022. ICANN 73 San Juan Puerto Rico will be March 2022, which is the… Continue reading ICANN Chooses Puerto Rico for 2022 Meeting
ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable
ICANN has written to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to see if a “Universal Access Model” for domain name registration data is possible under GDPR. The letter, which was sent on Friday, also includes two other documents: Exploring a Unified Access Model for gTLD Registration Data TSG01: Technical Model for Access to NonPublic Registration… Continue reading ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable
LGBTIQ Rainbow Network to Kick Off at Montréal ICANN
The ICANN Community is fairly diverse. At the public meetings people from the four corners of the globe come together to discuss and debate internet governance and related topics. It’s nice to see that several members of the ICANN community have been quietly working on a “Rainbow Network” for ICANN’s LGBTIQ and allies / friends.… Continue reading LGBTIQ Rainbow Network to Kick Off at Montréal ICANN
ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live
The upcoming public ICANN meeting will be held in Montréal, Canada from November 2nd to November 7th. ICANN 66 is also the organisation’s AGM, so there will be the rotation of various positions on boards, councils and other committees. The full schedule for the meeting is now available online here. I’ll be providing my usual… Continue reading ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live
ICANN Announces Incoming Board Chair
ICANN’s AGM will be held in Montreal, Canada in November. It’s the time of the year when several posts on committees, councils and boards are rotated, but a lot of the decisions about who will take on the various roles are made well in advance. Yesterday evening the ICANN Board announced who the new Chair… Continue reading ICANN Announces Incoming Board Chair
ICANN’s Technical Team Hiring in Uruguay
ICANN’s “Office of the CTO”, which of course ends up being called “OCTO”, does quite a bit of technical outreach around the world. They’ve recently announced that they are expanding the team in the Latin American and Caribbean region. The new role will be based out of ICANN’s office in Uruguay, though I’d suspect that… Continue reading ICANN’s Technical Team Hiring in Uruguay
ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW
ICANN’s North American team, in conjunction with Access Now and ISOC, is trying to put together a panel for South by Southwest (SXSW) which is being held in Austin, Texas next March. The panel session being proposed is entitled: “Can we save the global internet?”, which is, I suspect, intentionally provocative: Expansion of the Internet… Continue reading ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW