ICANN 41: Difference between revisions

During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], then Chairman of the Board, reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and [[ICANN]] has come since its humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon originally overseen by the United States Federal Government.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:FoU7zsFSPv8J:singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-welcome-20jun11-en.txt+first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com ICANN 41 Opening Transcript]</ref>

=== Departure of Peter Dengate Thrush ===

=== Foundation of NPOC ===

On June 24, 2011 [[NPOC]] was approved by the [[ICANN Board]]. The purpose of the NPOC is to represent, specifically, the operational concerns related to service delivery of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations who are domain registrants in the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.npoc.org/home.html npoc.org]</ref> Efforts to form NPOC were started in January 2010, with [[Debra Hughes]] contributing a lot of effort in presenting the idea to the community.<ref>[http://www.icannregistrars.org/documents/Cartagena2010-NPOC.pdf ICANNregistrars.org]</ref>

At ICANN 41, the ICANN Board approved [[New gTLD Program|a plan to increase the number of gTLDs]]. The new policy states that new gTLDs may be any word, in any language. The decision to proceed with the gTLD program follows many years of discussion, debate, and deliberation with the Internet community, business groups, and governments. Applications for new gTLDs will be accepted between January and April 2012.<ref>[http://www.opensrs.com/blog/2011/06/icann-approves-new-gtlds-at-41st-international-meeting-in-singapore/ opensrs.com]</ref>

Several sessions were in progress consecutively in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent ones included:

*'''IDN Variant TLD''', held on June 20, led by [[Kurt Pritz]]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24495 IDN Variat TLD]</ref>

:This session was aimed at demystifying [[DNSSEC]] and guiding people in using it for their business.

:The meeting was focused at discussing all the issues that impact ISPs and Connectivity providers including the introduction of New [[gTLD]]s, [[GNSO]] policy issues, Security and Stability issues and Global Address Policy.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24539 ISPCP Meeting]</ref>

:Different topics related to ICANN [[Registrar]]s were discussed in this session. Topics included GNSO [[WG|working group]] updates, [[ICANN Staff]] updates and other issues of interest to registrars.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24513 Registrar Stakeholder Group Meeting]</ref>

:The [[ccNSO]] Council and members gathered at this meeting to discuss various issues regarding a cross-section of the world's country codes. There were also updates on developments and best practices from different [[ccTLD]] Managers.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24523 ccNSO Member Meeting Day 1]</ref>

:This session was a public discussion for those who are actively engaged in the deployment of DNSSEC. Several presentations regarding DNSSEC, its development, and its current state were made in this session.

: '''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-dnssec-workshop-22jun11-en.pdf DNSSEC Workshop]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24553 DNSSEC Workshop]</ref>

:This meeting was a continual to the ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1 held on June 21.

:'''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/transcript-ccnso-members-22jun11-en.pdf ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24559 ccNSO Member Meeting Day 2]</ref>

:This preparatory meeting was held as a prequel to the ICANN Summit on Developing Countries ([[ISDC]]) to be held at [[ICANN 42]]. At this meeting, stakeholders from the ICANN Community were brought together to discuss details about ISDC.<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24793 Preparatory Meeting on the ICANN Summit  n Developing Countries]</ref>

:ICANN Public Forum is an opportunity for the community to make comments and ask questions on main topics at the meeting directly to the board. The public forum is divided into main topic areas with a time allotted to each subject. Main topics at ICANN 41 included:

:'''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-public-forum-23jun11-en.txt ICANN Public Forum]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24635 ICANN Public Forum]</ref>

:This was a working session on the [[SSR RT]].

:'''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-ssr-face-to-face-23jun11-en.pdf SSR Review Team – Face-to-Face Meeting]

:This session included a discussion about [[IGF]] improvements. The main agenda in this session surrounded the Working Group on improvement to the IGF. The meeting served as a platform for preparations for the Annual IGF meeting, which would take place in Nairobi in September 2011.

:'''Speakers''':

::*[[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24621 IGF Workshop]</ref>

:This was a public meeting of the [[ICANN Board]]. The main agenda of this meeting included [[ATRT]] Recommendations & Budget, Renewal of .net Agreement, FY12 Operating Plan & Budget, Report from Board-GAC Joint Working Group, Internet Number Certification ([[RPKI]]) Program, From the IANA Committee – Local Community Support Guidance and Issues Arising from the Singapore Meeting.

:'''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcripts-board-meeting-1-24jun11-en.txt Board Meeting Part 1]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24853 ICANN Board Meeting]</ref>

: The [[ALAC]] Executive Committee is a meeting of the ALAC Executives that is held at every ICANN Meeting. This meeting allows the ALAC executives to incorporate the latest ICANN Meeting into their future work.

: '''Transcript''': [http://singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-alac-excomm-24jun11-en.pdf ALAC Executive Committee]<ref>[http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24645 ALAC Executive Committee]</ref>

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