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| | ICANN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Supporters reply that ICANN has a worldwide remit and a key part of its mission is to build Internet use where it is weak. | | | The recent introduction of the.EU Top Level Domain to the root, and the currently proposed.ASIA multiregional suffix are developments to watch. | | | Critics note that the locations of these meetings are often in countries with disproportionally small Internet access and far away from locations that the majority of the Internet-using public can afford to reach, thus making public input or participation less likely. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN
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| | ICANN: THE DEBATE OVER GOVERNING THE INTERNET |
| | In fact, ICANN appears to rely less on true consensus than on a representative governing structure in the form of its board of directors. | | | ICANN's predecessor, Network Solutions, was sued by Name.Space, a company that accepted registrations in 530 new TLDs, such as.forpresident and.microsoft.free.zone, on the grounds that Network Solution's refusal to add new TLDs was monopolistic and violated free speech. | | | As the current debate demonstrates, determining the best future for ICANN is not susceptible to easy answers. |
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http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/ARTICLES/2001dltr0002.html
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| | Froomkin Senate Testimony on ICANN |
| | This is a far cry from ICANN's apparent tendency to tend to prefer established institutions and big corporations, and to downplay the value of experience in running code. | | | Instead of engaging in standards work, ICANN is instead engaged in recapitulating the procedural early errors of federal administrative agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).. | | | ICANN then attempted to hold a one-day comparative hearing between more than 40 applicants, each of whom had complex applications that referenced multiple possible gTLDs. |
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http://personal.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/senate-feb14-2001.htm
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| | ICANN |
| | ICANN will synthesize input from the chairs and those resulting from the public comment forum established by this posting to create the resulting Key Priorities document that will form the foundation of the Strategic Plan. | | | The review will be conducted by an independent evaluator, based on Terms of Reference developed by the Board and the GNSO. | | | This procedure, developed through the GNSO Policy Development Process, has been unanimously adopted by the GNSO Council as a Supermajority Recommendation for consideration and adoption by the Board as Consensus Policy. |
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http://www.icann.org
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| | GNSO WHOIS Task Force 3 Interim Report |
| | The Task Force hopes to gather this information, review and summarize it, and then make a recommendation to ICANN about data verification practices which might be applied in the domain name context to ensure and verify accurate domain name registrant data. | | | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has formed a task force to determine appropriate practices to verify the accuracy of domain name registrant data known as "WHOIS" data. | | | ICANN Whois Task Force 3 - Data Accuracy |
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http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/int-report-tf3-26feb04.shtml
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| | Correspondence from ICANN's General Manager to the ccNSO Launching Group |
| | Rather, the SOs are a loosely structured public forum allowing ICANN to consider all viewpoints when crafting Internet policy, as it relates to ICANN's "Mission" and "Core Values" as defined in ICANN's By-Laws, Article I, Sections 1 and 2. | | | A - There is no difference; the main reason to become a ccNSO member is simply to stand together with your fellow ccTLDs to have a voice in developing and/or changing policy that effects ccTLDs. | | | To date, in acting on re-delegation requests, the IANA currently follows the practices summarized in "Internet Domain Name System Structure and Delegation" (ICP-1), defined in the policy development processes of its constituent bodies, and thus the global Internet community, and decided on that basis by the ICANN Board. |
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http://ccnso.icann.org/correspondence/icann-to-ccnso-28jan04.html
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| | ICANN pitches the internet's future The Register |
| | ICANN - the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - which oversees the Internet in all its manificent lunacy, has just published a Strategic Plan, in which it has outlined what its direction and goals are for the next three years. | | | We'll have not one but two new complaints procedures, a new management structure and more staff to deal with queries. | | | We'll open up new offices across the globe and make all our materials available in different languages. |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/20/icann_pitches_internet_future
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| | O'Reilly Network: Karl Auerbach: ICANN "Out of Control" |
| | ICANN unnecessarily maintains the domain name system as a centralized database, making it vulnerable to attack. | | | In the meantime, we are encouraging other forms of at-large organizations to self-organize and create and encourage a body of individuals who could provide the user input and public interest input into the ICANN process." | | | And the domain name system need not be that way. |
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http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2002/12/05/karl.html?page=1
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| | The Practical Nomad |
| | On 4 December 2005, ICANN agreed to refer my request to an Independent Review Panel. | | | Responses to my comments and queries from ICANN and SITA: | | | Also linked below are those replies I've received from ICANN and SITA, and other documents on ".travel". |
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http://hasbrouck.org/icann
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| | Why ICANN is Illegal End Run Around the APA and Constitution |
| | Individual and small business users of the internet need to be grateful to Professor Froomkin for his research and to the Duke University Law Review for its publication of this extraordinarily important article. | | | NSI currently has no incentive to use its limited power and DoC has nothing to complain of so long as ICANN is executing the instructions set out in the White Paper. | | | In so doing it will seek to disseminate more widely an articulation of why ICANN’s ascendancy can and should be challenged. |
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http://www.cookreport.com/illegal.shtml
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| | ICANN Referrals Page |
| | The IANA is also responsible for the technical aspects of assigning top-level domains (including ccTLDs) within the Internet's domain name system, for coordinating of the IP-address allocation system operated in conjunction with the Regional Internet Registries (APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, and RIPE NCC), and for overseeing the technical operation of the Internet's root-nameserver system. | | | www.pso.icann.org: The web site of ICANN's former Protocol Support Organization (PSO), which until December 2002 was responsible for providing the ICANN Board advice concerning matters relating to the assignment of parameters for Internet protocols, technical standards that let computers exchange information and manage communications over the Internet. | | | aso.icann.org: The web site of ICANN's Address Supporting Organization (ASO), which develops recommendations for global policies concerning allocation of IP addresses and autonomous system (AS) numbers. |
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http://www.icann.com
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| | ICANN appoints security chairman |
| | At the ICANN conference in November, some attendees stressed that ICANN's system is vulnerable to distributed denial-of-service attacks, in part because its server software uses a code base known as Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND). | | | He has been a program manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and has worked at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute and The Aerospace Corporation, where he founded the Computer Sciences Laboratory, ICANN said. | | | Crocker helped develop protocols for Arpanet, the original network that became the basis for the Internet, and organized the forerunner of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). |
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2002/0212icann.html
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| | In These Times - ICANN: Secret Government of the Internet? |
| | The root server is a high-powered computer that functions as one of the crossroads of the Internet, through which all requests to view Web pages are routed. | | | To find out more information, visit the Web sites of the Center for Democracy and Technology (www.cdt.org/dns) or ICANN Watch (www.icannwatch.org). | | | Yet, according to the New York Times, ICANN's policy - making process so far has been dominated largely by technical and commercial interests. |
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http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/24/12/hill2412.html
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| | GNSO Terms of Reference Registry Services |
| | The purpose of this policy development process is to create a policy concerning the essential characteristics of the process by which ICANN considers registry operator or sponsor requests for consent or related contractual amendments to allow changes in the architecture or operation of a gTLD registry. | | | The development of a more comprehensive process for when the "quick-look" process used by ICANN staff results in concerns of ICANN staff. | | | Where ICANN is required to give consent to a change, registry agreements require ICANN to make decisions using a timely, transparent and predictable process. |
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http://gnso.icann.org/issues/registry-services/tor-revised.shtml
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| | DOC Statement on ICANN MOU 09-16-2003 |
| | The Department expects that this extension will be sufficient for ICANN to complete the tasks remaining under the MOU. | | | New Top Level Domains - - ICANN will develop, by September 30, 2004, and will implement by December 31, 2004, an appropriate long-term strategy for selecting new top level domains. | | | Transparency and Accountability - - ICANN will continue to develop, test, and implement processes and procedures to improve transparency, efficiency, and timeliness in the consideration and adoption of policies related to technical management of the DNS. |
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http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/sepstatement_09162003.htm
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| | InternetNews Realtime News for IT Managers |
| | [January 14, 2003] ICANN objects to VeriSign's new i-Nav plug-ins. | | | Prepare for today’s technologies and tomorrow’s innovations with Intel’s new series for technology leaders. | | | [September 04, 2002] Dismissing a notice by ICANN weeks ago to fix its database problems, the registrar division's unwillingness to fix its violations point to a problem that's much more widespread than has been reported. |
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http://www.internetnews.com/index.php/4601
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| | ICANN Is Responsible, Fair |
| | That is as true for VeriSign as it is for ICANN and all others upon whom the operation of the Internet depends. | | | ICANN has policy development responsibilities for the Internet's Domain Name System and Internet address space. | | | Vinton Cerf is chairman of the board of ICANN and senior vice president for Technology Strategy at MCI. |
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622996,00.asp
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| | BBC News SCI/TECH Net body plans shake-up |
| | An ongoing and contentious debate has been how to bring the broader internet community and other public interests on board with Icann. | | | He says that governments are an important and under-represented stakeholder in Icann, and that they must have a seat at the table. | | | Icann was originally created, in part, to take over responsibilities in governing the internet that had previously been handled by governments and, in particular, the US Government. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1841000/1841216.stm
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| | ALAC Announcement 31 July 2004 |
| | This is the result of a consensus policy developed by the Transfer Task Force, accepted by the GNSO Council, and adopted by the ICANN Board in early 2003. | | | The Task Force found problems with the “portability” of domain registrations, noting that customer choice was limited because there was not a consistent process ensuring that transfers were easy, fluid, transparent, and inexpensive. |
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http://www.alac.icann.org/announcements/announcement-31jul04.htm
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| | ICANN Vancouver 2005 |
| | Sessions will profile ccTLDs from 3 continents who have changed their whois procedures; exploring other industry data protection models, (telecommunications, ISPs), and the future of gTLD databases. | | | LogicBoxes and Skenzo present the Games Night on Friday, Dec 2nd, at the ICANN Dec 2005 meeting, with over 150 prizes to be won, and games including blackjack, roulette and craps. | | | The purpose of the roundtable is to introduce ICANN -- its community and its work -- to the local and regional community and press. |
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http://www.icannvancouver.ca
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| | ICANN Case Study Managing the Digital Enterprise |
| | There must be a single body to coordinate root policy-making and the other technical functions of the Internet. | | | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed in 1998 to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. | | | Working Paper on ICANN Mission and Core Values |
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http://digitalenterprise.org/cases/icann.html
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| | ALAC Home Page |
| | The input of the individual Internet user is vital to the ALAC and to the successful involvement of At-Large in ICANN. | | | ICANN, as a private sector, non-profit corporation with technical management responsibilities for the Internet's domain name and address system, will rely on the ALAC and its supporting infrastructure (At-Large groups all over the world) to involve and represent in ICANN a broad set of individual user interests. | | | The ALAC has created a public comment forum to encourage interested Internet users and their organizations to communicate online with each other, and with the ALAC, about pending ICANN issues and activities of importance to the At-Large community. |
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http://alac.icann.org
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| | Internet Pro Radio icann.Blog :: ICANN |
| | I sent a note about the summary and analysis to the ALAC. | | | I said that ICANN should (a) unbundle the four major issues (registry services, root publication, funding, and.COM), (b) move forward with the registry services and root publication aspects of the proposals, (c) create a special task force on funding, and (d) move forward on.COM under the renewal provision of the current agreement. | | | ICANN Summary of Comments: "The following is a summary of the comments that have been submitted by members of the community in all of the fora mentioned above since the proposed settlement agreement was posted." |
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http://blog.lextext.com/blog/icann
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| | What is ICANN? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary |
| | Ninth International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks Incorporating Iee Conference on Artificial Neural Networks Icann 99 | | | Presents issues, news, and ICANN's actions regarding the Domain Name System. | | | ICANN was created by the late Jon Postel in the fall of 1998 in response to a policy statement issued by the US Department of Commerce. |
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/ICANN.html
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| | U.S. Advocacy Office Wants ICANN to Open Up |
| | Prepare for today’s technologies and tomorrow’s innovations with Intel’s new series for technology leaders. | | | The advocacy office also said people who have commented to ICANN were either not given consideration or were completely ignored. | | | The statement warned that a set of internal procedural policies are required by ICANN's "memorandum of understanding" with the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3_228831
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| | ICANN - a Whatis.com definition - see also: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
| | IANA derived its authority under a contract from the U.S. government which financed the original research network, Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, from which the Internet grew. | | | ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the private (non-government) non-profit corporation with responsibility for IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions, the services previously performed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). | | | Since its beginning, ICANN has had to deal with controversial issues (such as what new top-level domain names should be permitted and whether alternative root server systems should be allowed). |
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http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214011,00.html
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| | Media Visions Journal - Analyzing ICANN |
| | ICANN's pretense of democracy is a transparent sham. | | | ICANN apparently is becoming a font for global corporations securing their private interests without regard for the rights of smaller players. | | | Since the Internet is becoming a driving cultural force for humanity, humanity has a natural right to have a fair say in the networks altering their lives. |
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http://www.media-visions.com/icann.htm
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| | Take Action! Register to Vote in ICANN's Elections! |
| | ICANN will be making important decisions affecting the Internet, such as creating new domains (like ".store" and ".personal"), settling trademark disputes over domain names, and setting technical parameters for the Domain Name System. | | | This web site will help you to become a member of ICANN. | | | It is important that ICANN's decisions reflect the interests of all Internet users, and respect the rights of individuals online. |
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http://www.cdt.org/action/icann
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| | ICANN Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) |
| | Each TLD includes many second-level domains (such as "icann" in "www.icann.org"); each second-level domain can include a number of third-level domains ("www" in "www.icann.org"), and so on. | | | Generally speaking, an unsponsored TLD operates under policies established by the global Internet community directly through the ICANN process, while a sponsored TLD is a specialized TLD that has a sponsor representing the narrower community that is most affected by the TLD. | | | ICANN administers the.arpa TLD in cooperation with the Internet technical community under the guidance of the Internet Architecture Board. |
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http://www.icann.org/tlds
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| | ICANN profile: Overview |
| | ICANN carries a narrow technical mandate to ensure the reliable and efficient functioning of the DNS, and there is general consensus in the ICANN community that the At-Large elections should produce board directors who are technically knowledgeable and dedicated to preventing ICANN from moving beyond its technical mission into wider regulatory matters (e.g. | | | ICANN's determination of the global rules for what a web site can be called and how that site can be found has significant ramifications. | | | This profile provides an introduction to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and to the 'ICANN Wars': disagreement about domain naming and more generally about the governance of cyberspace. |
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http://www.caslon.com.au/icannprofile.htm
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| | InterNIC Registrar Listing |
| | It is suggested that you refer to this directory often for new, up-to-date information. | | | For information on the ICANN registrar accreditation process, please refer to the | | | Since new accredited registrars are establishing registration services on an ongoing basis, this directory will be updated frequently. |
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http://www.internic.net/regist.html
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| | ICANN Public Comment Forum Index Page |
| | The ICANN Public Forum is designed to provide interested Internet users with means to communicate with the ICANN Board of Directors and staff about pending ICANN issues and activities. | | | Proposed Agreements Among ICANN, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Network Solutions, Inc. (November 1999) | | | ICANN will regularly post proposals and recommendations for public review and comment. |
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http://forum.icann.org
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| | ICANN |
| | First, your organization must follow the procedures to become | | | This web page is for the use of | | | Policies and Processes for Gaining and Losing Registrars (approved by ICANN Board 25 April 2003) |
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http://www.icann-registrars.org
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| | TechNews.com: ICANN |
| | The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the nonprofit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the worldwide Internet addressing system. | | | Sign up for updates on the latest technology policy and security news. | | | Five of the current At-Large Directors were selected according to a vote of Internet users worldwide. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/techpolicy/icann
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| | ICANN Meeting in Accra, Ghana, March 11-14 , 2002 |
| | This Web Site is intended to provide information of interest for delegates or participants at the Accra ICANN Meeting from the 11th to the 14th March, 2002. | | | ICANN Meeting in Accra, Ghana, March 11-14, 2002 | | | NCS is the local host for the ICANN Meeting. |
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http://www.icann.org.gh
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| | Registrar Problem Report Form |
| | Its primary objective is to coordinate the Internet's system of assigned names and numbers to promote stable operation. | | | All registrars with direct access to the.aero,.biz,.com,.coop,.info,.museum,.name,.net,.org, and.pro registries are accredited for this purpose by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). | | | Although ICANN's limited technical mission does not include resolving individual customer-service complaints, ICANN does monitor such complaints to discern trends. |
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http://reports.internic.net/cgi/registrars/problem-report.cgi
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| | ICANN At Large Membership Home |
| | With over 76,000 activated members, ICANN achieved its goal of a large, globally diverse membership. | | | ICANN's At Large Membership is selecting 5 members of the ICANN Board of Directors in a worldwide online vote. | | | Thanks to everyone who registered to participate in ICANN's At Large Membership for this year's vote. |
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http://members.icann.org
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| | The Domain Name Rights Coalition - DNRC |
| | Post to our forums, let us know what is happening to your rights on the Internet, become involved with ICANN, or make a cash contribution. | | | Please, help the DNRC continue to educate domain name holders, attorneys, Internet users, and yes even intellectual property holders. | | | Please be aware, however, that the DNRC cannot provide specific legal advice or provide you with an attorney. |
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http://www.netpolicy.com/dmainindex.html
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