Main Page
Welcome to ICANNWiki |
|
The International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC) was formed in 1996 by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and Internet Society (ISOC). During this period, commercial restrictions on the web were lifted by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which resulted in the Internet's first major explosion of commercial growth and the number of computers on the Internet doubling every three months. IAHC was a temporary alliance brought together to focus on the issue of managing the Domain Name System so that it could serve the rising number of computers effectively. The committee was made up of several organizations: IANA, ISOC, the Internet Architecture Board (IAB), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Federal Networking Council (FNC), International Trademark Association (INTA), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The IAHC was dissolved on May 1, 1997 in favor of the Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU).
- The ICANN Board approved to set aside US$1 million of its funds to keep the internet working in Ukraine. ICANN also suspended the contractual requirement that registrars cancel domains that haven’t been renewed.
- ICANN 73, ICANN's community forum meeting, wrapped up Thursday, March 10!
- Also, on March 10, a former ICANN CEO, two EU parliamentarians, and technical, security, and legal experts sent The Register an open letter to be shared with the Internet Governance community arguing that the time has come to develop a targeted internet sanctions system.
ICANNWiki is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Internet community's collaborative development of wiki articles on ICANN and Internet Governance-related topics. The wiki provides neutral, third-party information for ICANN meeting attendees and Internet citizens at large. It is an open platform grounded in wiki values. Want to help? Create an account today!
ICANNWiki is not ICANN. ICANNWiki is a separate non-profit organization independent from ICANN. This website is operated by the ICANNWiki organization and any donations made to the ICANNWiki website are for the ICANNWiki organization only.