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<p class="title">2008 Annual Report Published</p>
<p class="docdate">31 December 2008</p>
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<p> <strong> </strong>The 2008 Annual Report for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been published online today.</p>
<p>The report covers in detail the organization's achievements and
progress during 2008, including three major initiatives ICANN has
undertaken this year: the process for introducing new generic top-level
domains (gTLDs) to the Internet; the introduction for the first time of
internationalized domain names (IDNs); and an extensive Improving
Institutional Confidence consultation, to enable the conclusion of the
Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the United States government in
September 2009.</p>
<p>Reports from the chairs of ICANN's Supporting Organization and
Advisory Organizations are included alongside detailed rundowns of each
department by the organization's staff. </p>
<p>Additionally, since it is 10 years since ICANN's inception a brief
history of the organization, split into its 33 international public
meetings, is included, alongside a special memorial note to Jon Postel,
one of the Internet's pioneers, from former ICANN chairman Vinton Cerf.</p>
<p>Further contents include:</p>
<ul><li>Biographical details on each of the Board of Directors</li><li>Highlights of the organization's Strategic and Operating Plans</li><li>An in-depth look at the New Delhi, Paris and Cairo meetings</li><li>Messages from the CEO and Chairman</li>
<li>The audit report for ICANN, 2007-2008</li><li>ICANN's compensation practices and salary structures for the corporate officers</li></ul>
<p>I am delighted to announce the release of our third annual report,"
said Peter Dengate Thrush, ICANN's Chairman of the Board of Directors.
"In this our tenth year ICANN and its community either accomplished or
made significant progress toward many goals for the Domain Name System."</p>
<p>"The Internet is growing and evolving at an accelerating pace,"
Dengate Thrush continued. "The next billion users will demand more
innovative products and services, will access the Internet largely
through mobile devices, and will expect to be able to do so in their
own languages and language scripts. ICANN's efforts are geared towards
developing policies and technologies that will satisfy this
next-generation Internet."</p>
<p>The complete annual report is available online at: <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/annualreport/annual-report-2008-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/annualreport/annual-report-2008-en.pdf</a> [PDF, 3,104K]*</p>
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