ICANN Weekly Newsletter
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
http://www.icann.org Week ending 12 September 2008
Announcements This Week
Interest Sought in Receiving Names from De-Accredited Registrar
As the result of the de-accreditation of Esoftwiz Inc. (IANA ID 614),
ICANN is seeking Statements of Interest from ICANN-accredited
registrars that are interested in assuming sponsorship of the gTLD
names that had been managed by Esoftwiz Inc.
12 September 2008
Public Comment: Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy -- Part A 'New IRTP Issues'
The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) aims to provide a
straightforward procedure for domain name holders to transfer their
names from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another. As part of a
broader review of this policy, a Policy Development Process (PDP) is
currently ongoing on new Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy issues.
8 September 2008
Global Policy Proposal for Remaining IPv4 Address Space –
Background Report - Updated 8 September 2008
At its meeting on 20 November 2007, the Board resolved to request
tracking of the development of a global policy proposal for allocation
of remaining IPv4 address space, under discussion in the Regional
Internet Registries. The status overview presented here is compiled in
response to this request.
8 September 2008
Upcoming Events
2 - 7 November 2008: 33rd International Public ICANN Meeting - Cairo, Egypt
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