Yvette Miller ⬥ 18 November
As new TLD applicants and the ICANN community attend sessions at the 48th ICANN Meeting in Buenos Aires, ICANN is working to push as many applicants as possible through Contracting and Delegation. To date, 24 top-level domains (TLDs) have been incorporated into the technical architecture of the Internet. That’s more than the total number of TLDs that exist now, outside of the new TLD program. Another 135 applicants have signed contracts; 235 applicants are engaged in the contracting process; and 958 applicants have been invited to enter into a contract with ICANN.
ICANN took the opportunity to announce the introduction of its latest strategic panel: the Strategic Panel on Future of Global Internet Cooperation. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé said this panel will provide input to the Internet governance summit in Brazil that is slated for Spring 2014.
For Your Radar
ICANN48 is in session in Buenos Aires through Thursday, November 21.
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet will hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 19, titled The Rise of Innovative Business Models: Content Delivery Methods in the Digital Age. The hearing will be held in room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building at 1:30 PM, but it can also be viewed online here.
The 11th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators will be held December 4 – December 6 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Public Comment Periods:
Nov 22: Comment Period closes on ICANN’s Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Draft Report & Recommendations
Dec 7: Comment Period closes on ICANN’s Thick Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration
Jan 31: Comment Period closes on ICANN’s Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan
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