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Nontechnical events |
technical events |
consequential meetings |
key figures |
CEO & Chair of the Board |
Key Moments |
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2000 |
IANA function contract signed between NTIA and ICANN |
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Michael Roberts & Esther Dyson/Vint Cerf |
Beginning of IANA Functions Contract Era |
IANA Functions Contract Era: 2000-2016 |
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At-Large Membership elects five directors for the ICANN Board of Directors, one for each geographic region |
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ICANN 6 |
At-Large Directors: Karl Auerbach (USA), Ivan Moura Campos (Brazil), Frank Fitzsimmons (USA), Masanobu Katoh (Japan), Hans Kraaijenbrink (Netherlands), Andy Mueller-Maguhn (Germany), Jun Murai (Japan), Nii Quaynor (Ghana), Linda Wilson (USA) |
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ICANN Studienkreis 2001
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First Round of New gTLD Expansion begins |
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ICANN 5 |
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2001 |
the birth of the Evolution & Reform Committee |
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Michael Roberts/Stuart Lynn & Vint Cerf |
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following 9/11, first ICANN AGM to focus entirely on the security and stability of the DNS |
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ICANN 11 |
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2002 |
First mention of ICANN's mission and core values make into the ICANN Bylaws |
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ICANN 13, ICANN 14 |
Jaap Akkerhuis, Rita Rodin Johnston, Steve Crocker (2002-2010) |
Stuart Lynn & Vint Cerf |
Beginning of ICANN Reform Era |
ICANN (re)formation Era: 2002-2005 |
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the Evolution and Reform Process, which also initates an overhaul of the structures and operations that comprise the ICANN community, organization, and board |
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LACNIC joins ASO |
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SSAC formed |
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GNSO replaces DNSO |
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PDP formally established |
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the ICANN Board passes a resolution stating a strong position for the implementation of strict separation of registries and registrars for new gTLDs and prohibiting co-ownership |
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2003 |
first GAC correspondence tells nations and territories to reserve their names in .info TLD |
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ICANN 15, ICANN 17 |
Peter Dengate Thrush, Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Hans Kraaijenbrink, Chris Disspain |
Stuart Lynn/Paul Twomey & Vint Cerf |
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first protocol for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) by the Internet Engineering Task Force |
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The NRO is established to coordinate the world’s Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) |
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The ccNSO is created for and by ccTLD Managers. |
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NomCom is formed |
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ALAC, with interim members, is established |
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2004 |
first Ombudsman |
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Frank Fowlie |
Paul Twomey & Vint Cerf |
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2005 |
ICANNWiki is founded |
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Raymond King |
Paul Twomey & Vint Cerf |
End of ICANN's Reform Era |
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AfriNIC joins ASO |
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Tarek Kamel, Adiel Akplogan |
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The new DNSSEC edition, which is widely used today, is released |
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2006 |
Board directs staff to post a Notice of Intent to Advance Implementation New gTLD Process; |
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ICANN 25 |
Elise Gerich, Jonathan Robinson |
Paul Twomey & Vint Cerf |
second round of nTLDs |
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ICANN Board Resolution - Notice of Intent to Advance Implementation of New gTLD Process, March 31, 2006
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ICANN Board approves settlement agreements with Verisign over the SiteFinder litigation |
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ICANN 24 |
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2007 |
First Organizational Reviews |
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Paul Twomey & Vint Cerf/Peter Dengate Thrush |
Beginning of Seemingly Infinite Reviews |
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Acknowledgement of Completion of Joint Project Agreement and Signing of Affirmation of Commitments |
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ICANN 29 |
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Fellowship Program begins |
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ICANN 30 |
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2008 |
GAC begins providing ICANN with consensus advice on new TLDs |
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Paul Twomey & Peter Dengate Thrush |
Beginning of Transition to Vertical Integration |
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History of Vertical Separation
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2009 |
Completion of First GNSO Organizational Review reveals need for significant changes |
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call for First Accountability and Transparency Review |
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ICANN 36 |
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Paul Twomey/Rod Beckstrom & Peter Dengate Thrush |
Beginning of Accountability and Transparency Era |
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IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process is ICANN Board approved and launched |
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ICANN 36 |
IDN Fast Track WG |
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"Scaling the root" study findings released: possible root zone growing pains due to: ICANN policy decisions concerning extensive DNSSEC deployment, IDNs, IPv6, and the sudden addition of many new TLDs |
ICANN 35 |
Jaap Akkerhuis, Lyman Chapin, Patrik Fältström, Glenn Kowack, Lars-Johan Liman, Bill Manning |
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ICANN begins preparing to grow |
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Root Scaling Study Report
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