ICANN 40
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| Dates: | 13-18 March, 2011 |
| Location: | Silicon Valley, San Francisco |
| Venue: | The Westin St. Francis San Francisco |
| Website: | ICANN 40 Website |
| Total Registrants: | 1474 |
| Registration: | List of Registered Attendees |
| Historical Significance | |
| .xxx was approved | |
ICANN 40 was held in Silicon Valley between 13 and 18 March, 2011.[1] The meeting was hosted at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square.
Key developments[edit | edit source]
ICANN 40 was the most attended meeting till date, with more than 1700 attendees.[2] It is also considered the "most heated" meeting, as many important issues were to be discussed, including the .xxx and the New gTLD Program.[3]
Outcomes[edit | edit source]
.xxx Approved[edit | edit source]
After a debate lasting nearly ten years, the ICANN Board approved .xxx as a new sTLD. The Board made an agreement allowing ICM Registry, owned by Stuart Lawley, to handle the registry services for the TLD.[4] There was a lot of heat on the .xxx debate at this ICANN Meeting, including a protest outside the hotel lead by important members of the local adult entertainment industry, as well as FSC Executive Director Diane Duke.[5]
Key sessions[edit | edit source]
Multiple session were in progress consecutively in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent session included:
- CISO Roundtable, held on 14 March
- The main agenda of this meetings was to discuss building pathways for engagement with the CISO community.[6]
- Technical Evolution of WHOIS, held on 16 March
- This was a followup session to a workshop convened at ICANN 39. This session was about IRIS and RWS, as explained by the experts. Authors and implementors of IRIS and RWS were invited to give presentations.[7]
- Presentations:
- New gTLD Program: Discussion of Issues Identified by Governmental Advisory Committee, held on 16 March
- This session was an opportunity for public discussion on the issues identified by the GAC for the New gTLD Program at the GAC Communique at ICANN 39.[8]
- Transcript: New gTLDs with Board
- Consultation between ICANN Board and the GAC, held on 15 March
- In this session, the GAC and Board of Directors discussed issues pertaining to the introduction of new gTLDs and the proposed delegation of .xxx to ICM Registry.[9] The new gTLDs were approved at ICANN 41.
- Transcript: Consultation between ICANN Board and the GAC
- Presentation & Discussion of the Proposed New GNSO Policy Development Process, held on 16 March
- This session was aimed at providing an overview of the new GNSO Policy Development Process proposed at ICANN Brussels.[10]
- Presentations: The New GNSO Policy Development Process
- Clinton To Address ICANN Silicon Valley Meeting, held on 16 March[11]
- Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop, held on 17 March
- This Workshop was a discussion regarding the future of ICANN's Geographic Regions framework. It featured members of the community interested in sharing their views with members of the community-wide working group, which is examining the current geographic regions framework.[12]
Public Forum intervention by Maria Farrell[edit | edit source]
During the Public Forum, an intervention was made[13] by former ICANN staff member Maria Farrell, then acting as a NCUC-appointed a member of the NomCom, which criticized a series of "forced departures" taking place within the organization. Farrell addressed the ICANN Board stating that "There has been a vast hollowing out of expertise of relationships, of institutional memory, and of goodwill of this organization, and I believe the impact on ICANN's operational effectiveness has been profound. The impact on the international reputation is also quite an issue."
She proceeded to outline that "There's a climate of fear stalking the ICANN staff. People are afraid to speak and frankly internally in a way to speak unpalatable truths behind closed doors, the sorts of things that need to be discussed to allow the organization to function efficiently. People are afraid of losing their jobs by doing their jobs." further emphasizing that "Operational planning is in some disarray, as budgets are made up as we go along, priorities change, and internal communications is nonexistent," finishing by stating that "These are very harsh words. I don't deliver them with any sense of ease or happiness, but I do believe although the board doesn't wish to be involved in micromanagement, that it needs to pay attention to these issues."
Videos[edit | edit source]
Vint Cerf speaking at ICANN 40
Rod Beckstrom's opening speech
Opening Press Conference of ICANN 40
Bill Clinton addressing the audience
Interview with CEO Rod Beckstrom and Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush
External Links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ICANN 40
- ↑ Yes2dotAfrica Campaign successful at ICANN 40 in San Francisco
- ↑ Community Perspectives: ICANN 40
- ↑ xxx approved at ICANN 40
- ↑ Julie Meadows Blog: Protest Against .XXX in San Francisco Tomorrow
- ↑ CISO Roundtable
- ↑ Technical Evolution Of WHOIS
- ↑ New gTLD Program: Discussion of Issues Identified by Governmental Advisory Committee
- ↑ Consultation between ICANN Board and the GAC
- ↑ Presentation & Discussion of the Proposed New GNSO Policy Development Process
- ↑ Clinton To Address ICANN Silicon Valley Meeting
- ↑ Geographic Regions Review Working Group Workshop
- ↑ https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/siliconvalley2011/bitcache/Transcript_%20Public%20Forum-vid=23613&disposition=attachment&op=download.txt