− | On April 19, 2004, during a special meeting, AAA's International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has been appointed by the [[ICANN Board]] to operate the internet governing body's [[Independent Review Panel]] by providing multiple or single arbitration panels based on the requirements set forth in Article IV, Section 3(6) of the ICANN bylaws.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-19apr04.htm Special Meeting of the Board, April 19, 2004]</ref> | + | On April 19, 2004, during a special meeting, AAA's International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) was appointed by the [[ICANN Board]] to operate the Internet governing body's [[Independent Review Panel]] by providing multiple or single arbitration panels based on the requirements set forth in Article IV, Section 3(6) of the [[ICANN Bylaws|ICANN bylaws]].<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-19apr04.htm Special Meeting of the Board, April 19, 2004]</ref> |
− | In 2008, the ICDR was again selected by [[ICANN]] to handle possible problems that will arise in connection with evaluation of applications for the implementation of new generic top level domain names ([[gTLD]]s) particularly on "string confusion objections," in cases when a certain gTLD string is confusingly similar to an existing [[TLD]] or to another gTLD string being applied for by parties.<ref>[http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=35638 ICDR to Administer ICANN Disputes]</ref> | + | In 2008, the ICDR was again selected by [[ICANN]] to handle possible problems that could arise in connection with evaluation of applications for the implementation of new [[gTLD|generic top level domain names]] (gTLDs), particularly with regards to "string confusion objections," when a certain gTLD string is confusingly similar to an existing [[TLD]] or to another gTLD string being applied for by other parties.<ref>[http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=35638 ICDR to Administer ICANN Disputes]</ref> |