| year |
Nontechnical events |
technical events |
consequential meetings |
key figures |
CEO & Chair of the Board |
Key Moments |
Sources
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| 1997 |
The International Ad Hoc Committee dissolves, producing a gTLD MoU as its final report, with 226 signatories |
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IAHC History, ISOC
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Framework for Global Electronic Commerce directs the Secretary of Commerce to privatize the management of the DNS to increase competition and facilitate international participation in its management. |
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Ira Magaziner |
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original DNSSEC released |
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GoDaddy is founded |
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Bob Parsons |
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| 1998 |
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the DOC publishes the White Paper, aka 63 Fed. Reg. 31741 aka the Statement of Policy, on the privatization of the technical management of the DNS |
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Michael Roberts & Esther Dyson |
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ICANN Transition Agreements
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The Green Paper, formally titled "A Proposal to Improve the Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses," was released by the NTIA in the Federal Register |
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MoU between US DoC and ICANN, completing the transition to Private (non-government sector) |
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Joe Sims, J. Beckwith Burr |
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NSF ends direct role in Internet |
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ICANN is incorporated |
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George Conrades, Gregory Crew, Frank Fitzsimmons, Hans Kraaijenbrink, Eugenio Triana, Linda S. Wilson, Geraldine Capdeboscq, Jun Murai, Joe Sims, Michael Weinberg, Zita Wenzel, Michael Roberts |
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Board Minutes, 10/25/1998
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first ICANN Board Meeting |
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| 1999 |
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Shared Registry System goes into effect |
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Michael Roberts & Esther Dyson |
ICANN testbed window |
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DNSO is created as is the "[Non-Commercial Domain Name Holders Constituency," the only non-business interest group in the DNSO |
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DNSO Directors: Amadeu Abril i Abril (Spain), Jonathan Cohen (Canada), Alejandro Pisanty (Mexico), NCDNHC: Milton Mueller, Kathy Kleiman |
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ICANN Bylaws include establishment of ASO, PSO, DNSO |
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Beginning of Ad Hoc Era |
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ASO is created, indicating the beginning of global policymaking about IP address delegation |
APNIC, ARIN, and RIPE NCC join ASO, sign MoU |
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ASO Directors: Rob Blokzijl (Netherlands), Ken Fockler (Canada), Sang-Hyon Kyong (South Korea) |
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UDRP is approved |
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RSSAC is created |
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Bill Manning, Paul Vixie, Gerry Sneeringer, James Fielding, Maurizio Binello, Doug Engebretson, Piet Barber, David Conrad, Mark Kosters, Lars-Johan Liman, Ray Plzak, Akira Kato, Daniel Karrenberg |
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RSSAC Minneapolis meeting
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GAC is created |
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the Statement of Registrar Accreditation Policy is adopted |
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Vertical Separation Era |
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PSO is created |
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PSO Directors: Helmut Schink (Germany), Vint Cerf (USA), Phil Davidson (U.K.) |
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