This morning's protest outside ICANN's headquarters is in full swing. I'm currently attending a meeting in the vicinity, but not close enough to actually see the protest. Fortunately a friend is there and sent me a couple of photos. As of around 945 am local there's about 15 to 20 people at the protest as well as a few onlookers including media. Apparently … [Read more...] about SaveDotOrg Protest Outside ICANN HQ
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Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
One of the campaigns that has been working against the sale of PIR and the .org registry under the "Save dot Org" moniker is planning to picket ICANN's headquarters in LA. Save Dot Org are planning on picketing the Los Angeles' offices of ICANN on Friday January 24th: Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Time: 9 am – 11 am Location: ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe
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 vacant. Chris Mondini, who has worked for ICANN since 2011 … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe
ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
ISOC's CEO Andrew Sullivan has put out a statement on the sale of .org which tries to address the points raised by the Save Dot Org campaigners. The statement addresses the concerns about pricing, rights protection mechanisms as well as how ISOC ended up running .org in the first place. It's worth a read, though it's clear from some of the very passionate interventions … [Read more...] about ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale
27 nonprofit organisations have come together to put pressure on ISOC and stop the sale of PIR, the operator of the .org domain. They're also asking ISOC to find an alternative nonprofit to take over the role: Decisions affecting .ORG must be made with the consultation of the NGO community, overseen by a trusted community leader. If the Internet Society (ISOC) can no longer … [Read more...] about Nonprofits Mobilise Against 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 to spend a second term on the ICANN Board. The announcement was made yesterday: This message is being … [Read more...] about 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 "forum" meeting, which is usually smaller in terms of attendance numbers. Over … [Read more...] about ICANN Chooses Puerto Rico for 2022 Meeting
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. At the upcoming meeting in Montréal there … [Read more...] about 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 "preview" of the meeting over on the … [Read more...] about 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 would be and it's Maarten Botterman. He'll be joined by León Felipe … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Incoming Board Chair