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The “GNSO Initial Report on Domain Tasting” has been posted for comment at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-tasting/gnso-initial-report-domain-tasting-07jan08.pdf [PDF, 293K].
The comment period will be from 8 January 2008 to 28 January 2008. Comments may be submitted by email to [email protected] and may be viewed at http://forum.icann.org/lists/domain-tasting-2008/.
First-of-its-kind agreement recognizes mutual responsibilities, supports enhanced Internet stability
Marina del Rey, CA: ICANN and Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) are today announcing the signing of a Mutual Responsibilities Agreement for the operation of the F-root nameserver.
Effective root server operations are an essential component in providing a stable and secure, globally interoperable Internet. ISC is one of twelve global root server operators that provide a key element of the underlying domain name system infrastructure of the Internet. Essentially, root servers provide an authoritative directory ensuring Internet services that are accessed with names, for example the URL www.icann.org or email to [email protected], are translated from human readable names into network addresses that a computer can find. The root server system overall answers well over 100,000 queries per second, providing the first step in determining the requested network address.
ICANN Chairman foresees a busy and exciting 2008 for the multi-stakeholder community which makes up the global coordinator of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers.
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today welcomed the beginning of its tenth year of operations.
“Happy New Year to all those involved in the work that ICANN does,” said Peter Dengate Thrush, Chairman of the Board of ICANN. “I extend my personal best wishes to you all, and thank you in advance for the contributions I know you will be making to ICANN’s mission in 2008.”
Annual Report highlights organization’s achievements and progress over past 12 months
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. : The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today released its second annual report, covering in detail the organization’s achievements and progress over the past 12 months.
“I am delighted to announce the release of our second annual report,” said Dr Paul Twomey, ICANN’s President and CEO. “As an organization we have made great progress this year, both in terms of policy work and in the quality of our operations. We have also made great efforts in relation to transparency and accountability”.
In addition to updates on the progress ICANN’s supporting organizations and advisory committees have made during 2007, the report also includes a section on the progress towards the completion of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the United States Department of Commerce.
“The JPA is in the midst of its scheduled mid-term review, and the annual report highlights that ICANN has achieved the responsibilities outlined in the Agreement,” Dr Twomey said
The process for the introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is central to fostering choice and competition in domain registration services, and as such is significant to the promotion of ICANN’s core values. The evolution of the namespace toward enhanced diversity of services and service providers must be planned and managed effectively to preserve the security, stability, reliability, and global interoperability of the Internet.
The proposed policy to guide the introduction of new gTLDs was created by the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) through its bottom-up, multi-stakeholder policy development process. The questions addressed in the development of new gTLD policy involve technical, economic, operational, legal, public policy, and other considerations. The intended result is a straightforward, fair, and efficient process for allocating new gTLDs.