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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">News from the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers</span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="float: right;">Week
ending 8 October 2010 </span></span></strong></span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Announcements
This Week</span></h4>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-08oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Fellowship Program Brings Global
Voices Together at ICANN</span></strong></a><br>
Global input and ideas will be on the rise at the 39th International Public
Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers thanks to
ICANN’s on-going Fellowship program.<br>
8 October 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-07oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ICANN and UNESCO Working Together
Towards Successful Implementation of IDN ccTLDs</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN and UNESCO, in a letter of intent, have Identified the first area of
joint collaboration in furtherance of the December 2009 Cooperation Agreement. <br>
7 October 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Root Server Scaling Reports Released
for Public Comment</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is releasing two documents pertaining to its ongoing efforts to ensure
DNS (Domain Name System) stability of in light of potential root zone growth
due to the delegation of new gTLDs (generic Top-Level Domains). Both documents
are for public comment until 5 November. <br>
6 October 2010</span></p>
<p style="margin: 6pt 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-06oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Bulk Transfer of 4Domains's Domains to
Internet.bs</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN has authorized a bulk transfer of 4Domains, Inc.'s gTLD domain names to
Internet.bs Corp., due to a compliance action taken by ICANN that resulted in
the de-accreditation of registrar 4Domains.<br>
6 October 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-05oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Application Round Opens for San
Francisco Fellowships</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is launching the 12th round of applications for the Fellowship program,
to facilitate participation in ICANN's 40th International Public Meeting to be
held San Francisco, California on 13-18 March 2011. <br>
5 October 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Safety and Security Plan for ICANN
Meetings</span></strong></a><br>
As announced earlier within the updated Plan for Enhancing Internet Security,
Stability & Resiliency, ICANN is posting the Safety and Security Plan for
ICANN International Public Meetings. <br>
5 October 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-13sep10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Updated - Public Comment: FY 11 Update
to Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability & Resiliency</span></strong></a><br>
ICANN is providing an update to the public comment period on the FY 11 SSR
Plan, with the posting of translations in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish
(note – the Chinese translation will be added early next week). Accordingly,
the comment period is being extended to 3 November 2010 23:59 UTC.<br>
4 October 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-04oct10-en.htm"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Public Comment: Feedback Requested on
the Public Participation Committee Webinar Information</span></strong></a><br>
The ICANN Participation and Engagement Staff, in conjunction with the work of
the Board Public Participation Committee (PPC), provided two webinar briefing
sessions on Monday 27 September at 15.00 and 24.00 UTC. If you are not able to
participate in either of the two live sessions, we would like to encourage you
to go through the slides and the MP3 file and to provide your feedback. <br>
4 October 2010</span></p>
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<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Upcoming
Events</span></h4>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://cartagena39.icann.org/"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.icann.org/images/cartagena-logo-187x97.png" style="border: 0px solid rgb(48, 110, 255); margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle;" alt="5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International Public ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://cartagena39.icann.org/">5 - 10 December 2010: 39th International
ICANN Meeting - Cartagena, Colombia</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<h4><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">About
ICANN</span></h4>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm">ICANN Bylaws</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Our
bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security,
stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and
transparent. Learn more at <a href="http://www.icann.org/"><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">www.ICANN.org</span></strong></a>.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/planning/">Strategic Plan, 2010 - 2013</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm">Adopted FY11
Operating Plan and Budget</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></p>