John Demco
The ICANN Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for open positions on the ICANN Board of Directors, the At Large Advisory Committee, the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), and the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO). Statements of Interest should be submitted by April 15.
ICANN has opened a public forum on proposed changes to allow one- and two-character .biz domain names. Comments may be submitted until March 15.
ICANN has posted its July 2009-June 2012 Strategic Plan.
Yachtworld, Nova Scotia Company, U.L.C. wins a dispute over yachtworld.ca.
Timeline
Tue, Feb 3 – Mon, Mar 23: .tel domain registrations commence at a premium price
Sun, Mar 1 – Fri, Mar 6: ICANN meetings in Mexico City, Mexico
Fri, Mar 6: last day for nominations for the .ORG Advisory Council
Sun, Mar 15: last day for comments on one- and two-charcter .biz names
Tue, Mar 24: .tel domain registrations open to all
Wed, Apr 15: last day for applications to the ICANN Nominating Committee
Sun, Jun 21 – Fri, Jun 26: ICANN meetings in Sydney, Australia
Sun, Oct 25 – Fri, Oct 30: ICANN meetings in Seoul, South Korea