ICANN 54 Primer

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ICANN 54-Dublin

Dates:

18-22 October 2015

Location:

The Convention Centre Dublin
Spencer Dock
North Wall Quay
Dublin 1
Ireland

Remote Participation

Even if you are unable to attend ICANN 54 in Dublin, your participation is needed to help shape the future of the internet. Learn about remote participation here.

Important Issues

Domain Privacy

The protocols and policy surrounding WHOIS have not changed much since its conception in the ARPANET days, but the use of WHOIS has changed dramatically. It has become a resource used by law enforcement, domain buyers and data miners alike. This has caused some to register their domains through privacy or proxy registration services. Recently the use of these services has become a center of debate and is one of the topics to look out for at this meeting.

For more information, check out our article on Domain Privacy.

IANA Transition

On March 14, 2015 the US Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it intended to transition stewardship of key internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. However, the NTIA stated that the transfer would not occur until ICANN develops a proposal that meets a number of requirements and has broad community support.

The transition was originally set to take place on 30 September 2015, when that contract term expired, but it became increasingly evident that more time would be required for ICANN to develop an acceptable proposal. The NTIA preemptively extended the contract to 30 September 2016, giving ICANN more time to prepare for the transition. This promises to be an important topic to watch at this meeting.

For More Information, check out our article on the IANA Transition.

Accountability

Since the time ICANN was created, it has been held accountable by the The US government's control of the IANA function. The process of maintaining this accountability after the IANA transition occurs is an extremely important step to be taken before the transition can move forward. ICANN Identified a number of requirements to be met by the proposal before the transition occurs. However, some believe the entire plan is ultimately dependent on improvements to ICANN’s processes and accountability.

New gTLD Program

ICANN’s New gTLD Program was introduced in 2012 as a way to open up competition in the domain name markets. Rather than rely solely on the standard .com, .edu, etc., the new gTLDs have delivered broader options in meaning for consumers. Now that the first round of gTLDs have concluded, domainers and industry professionals have their eye on the future of these extensions--will these new top level domains edge into the mainstream, what are their best uses, and how will they succeed after so many years of .com?

For more information, check out our article on the New gTLD Program.

Finding the Next CEO

In May 2015, ICANN announced that Fadi Chehade will be stepping down in March 2016, prior to the end of his contract which was set to expire in June 2017. ICANN established a search committee at ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires, to begin identifying candidates to fill the vacancy. The application period closed on 20 September 2015, beginning the selection process.

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ICANN Board

Committees

A = Audit, C = Compensation, E = Executive, BG = Board Governance, NGP = New gTLD Program, R = Risk, OEC = Organizational Effectiveness Committee, F = Finance

Board Members

	Fadi Chehadé CEO & President Term:September 2012 - March 2016 Committees:E, NGP		Steve Crocker Chair Term:November 2008 - AGM 2014 Committees:A, C, E, NGP		Bruce Tonkin Vice-Chair Term:June 2007 - AGM 2016 Committees:BG, C, E
	Rinalia Abdul Rahim Term:October 2014 - AGM 2017 Committees NGP, R, OEC		Cherine Chalaby (December 2010 - AGM 2016) F, NGP, BG, E		Chris Disspain Term:June 2011 - AGM 2017 CommitteesBG, F, NGP
	Asha Hemrajani October 2014 - AGM 2017F, NGP		Wolfgang Kleinwächter Term:November 2013 - AGM 2015 Committees:OEC		Markus Kummer (October 2014 - AGM 2017) OEC
Bruno Lanvin (November 2014 - AGM 2017) F, NGP, OEC	Erika Mann (December 2010 - November 2016) A, C, BG, NGP	Gonzalo Navarro (October 2009 - AGM 2015) F, BG, NGP	Raymond A. Plzak (May 2009 - AGM 2015) OEC, A, NGP	George Sadowsky (October 2009 - AGM 2015) C, A, NGP	Michael Silber (May 2009 - AGM 2015) R, BG, NGP	Kuo-Wei Wu (April 2010 - AGM 2016) NGP, R, OEC AGM = Annual General Meeting Acronym Glossary Acronym Definition ICANN Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers AfriNIC The African Network Information Center ALAC At-Large Advisory Committee APNIC The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre ARIN American Registry for Internet Numbers ASO Address Supporting Organization ccNSO Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ccTLD Country-Code Top Level Domain CCWG or CWG Cross Community Working Group DNS Domain Name System GAC Governmental Advisory Committee GNSO Generic Names Supporting Organization gTLD Generic Top-Level Domain IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IDN Internationalized Domain Names IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IP Internet Protocol IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4 IPv6 Internet Protocol Version 6 ISOC Internet Society ISP Internet Service Provider LACNIC Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry NTIA US Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration OSC Operations Steering Committee PDP Policy Development Process RIR Regional Internet Registry RSEP Registry Services Evaluation Proccess RSSAC Root Server System Advisory Committee SSR Security, Stability, and Resiliency SSAC Security and Stability Advisory Committee TLD Top Level Domain TLG Technical Liaison Group UDRP Uniform Dispute Resolution Process URS Uniform Rapid Suspension System W3C World Wide Web Consortium WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority