John Demco
ICANN Completes Toronto Meeting –
The 45th ICANN meeting was held last week in Toronto. The opening ceremony keynote was delivered by the Honourable Tony Clement, MP and President of the Treasury Board. Mr. Clement expressed strong support for the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance.
Incremental progress was made on a number of fronts including the new gTLD
program and a revised contractual agreement between ICANN and its accredited
registrars.
ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) met as usual during the week. In its communiqué [PDF], it indicated that it will forward “early warnings” about new gTLD applications on November 20, and will finalize new gTLD advice following the ICANN meeting in April, 2013.
One of the most notable outcomes of the meeting was the positive impact being
provided by the new ICANN President, Fadi Chehadé. He and his new team were
warmly received by the community, and the more responsive approach already
being adopted by the organization could have longlasting benefits.
Picks To Click
- ICANN President Fadi Chehadé introduced a beta version of the myICANN.org portal which will provide tailored information about ICANN to all.
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ICANN President Fadi Chehadé and ICANN Board Chair Steve Crocker were
interviewed at the close of the Toronto meeting. - The site for the 46th ICANN meeting in Beijing is operational.
Timeline
- Sun, Apr 7 – Thu, Apr 11: ICANN meetings in Beijing