[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Weekly Newsletter

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

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ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

*http://www.icann.org* *Week ending 18 September 2009 *


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 Announcements This Week

*Release of Interisle and TNO reports on Root
Scaling*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-18sep09-en.htm>
The ICANN Board requested the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC),
the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and the ICANN staff,
including the IANA team, to study the potential issues regarding the
addition of IDNs, IPv6 addresses, DNSSEC and substantial numbers of new TLDs
to the root zone. Interisle was selected to perform this study. In the
course of their study, they recommended that a modeling effort be undertaken
with the assistance of TNO.
18 September 2009

*Advance Notice: Board Committee Public
Session*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18sep09-en.htm>
The ICANN Board Public Participation Committee will be holding a special
public session on Monday 5 October at 15:00 UTC to discuss the Committee's
work, focusing in particular on the Document Publication Operational Policy
currently out for public comment.
18 September 2009

*"L" Root Server Scaling Report
Released*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-17sep09-en.htm>
As part ICANN's ongoing efforts to ensure the stability of the DNS, ICANN
staff contracted with the DNS Operations, Analysis and Research Center as
independent and well-respected experts to provide an analysis of the impact
of adding IPv6, DNSSEC, and additional top-level domains to the
ICANN-operated L root server.
17 September 2009

*ICANN Formalizes Relationship with ccTLD Manager for Ukraine
(.UA)*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-16sep09-en.htm>
ICANN has announced today that it has signed an exchange of letters with the
country code top level domain (ccTLD) manager for .UA, Communications System
Ltd.
16 September 2009

*Expressions of Interest Sought for Bulk Transfer of
Registrations*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-16sep09-en.htm>
As the result of the recent de-accreditation of registrar Red Register, Inc.
(IANA ID 962), ICANN is seeking expressions of interest from
ICANN-accredited registrars that might wish to assume sponsorship of the
gTLD names that were previously managed by this registrar.
16 September 2009

*Red Register Loses ICANN
Accreditation*<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15sep09-en.htm>
ICANN has terminated its accreditation agreement with registrar Red
Register.
15 September 2009

*Public Comment: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy Part B Policy Development
Process* <http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-14sep09-en.htm>
The GNSO is asking for public comments on issues relating to procedures for
modifying registration information and transferring domain names between
registers to inform the deliberations of the Working Group created to
address these issues.
14 September 2009


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*[image: 25 - 30 October: 36th International Public ICANN Meeting - Seoul,
South Korea] <http://sel.icann.org/>25 - 30 October 2009: 36th International
Public ICANN Meeting - Seoul, South Korea <http://sel.icann.org/>*

*7 - 12 March 2010: 37th International Public ICANN Meeting - Nairobi, Kenya
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