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'''[[.contact]]''' is a delegated [[TLD]] from [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. [[Donuts|Top Level Spectrum, Inc.]]'s application prevailed and the extension was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 22 December 2015.

[[File:KilnamChonPortrait.jpg|right|100px]]'''[[Kilnam Chon]]''' is a Professor Emeritus at Keio University, a professor at KAIST, and an [[:Category:Internet Pioneers|Internet pioneer]].

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* Registration is open for [[ICANN 74 - The Hague|ICANN 74]]! ICANN is advising those who wish to attend in person to register promptly. [https://74.schedule.icann.org/ You can register here].

* Registration is open for [[ICANN 74 - The Hague|ICANN 74]]! ICANN is advising those who wish to attend in person to register promptly. [https://74.schedule.icann.org/ You can register here].

* ICANN has [https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann-launches-the-2022-lac-domain-names-week-12-04-2022-en announced] the 2022 [https://dnsweek.lat/en LAC Domain Names Week], a virtual conference for those interested in the domain name ecosystem of Latin America and the Caribbean. The conference runs from Tuesday-Thursday, April 26-28. [https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtceqpqTMvE9EtxjKuIsss50gGenGTQQKT Registration is open now].

* On May 15-16, [https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/trade-and-technology-council the second U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council] (TTC) summit will take place in Paris. [https://www.trade.gov/useuttc-events The first meeting] was held in Pittsburgh, PA, in September 2021.  

* On April 14, the [[NCSG]] sent a [https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/council/attachments/20220414/11e8a54b/LetterfromBrunaSantostoPhilippeFo...logueonClosedGenerics-14.04.2022-0001.pdf letter] to the [[GNSO Council]] outlining concerns over the [[GAC]'s outsized say in the matter of [[SubPro#Failure to Achieve Consensus|closed generics]] in response to the [[ICANN Board]]'s [https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/supporting-icann-community-progress-the-issue-of-closed-generics-19-04-2022-en#main decision] to hold bilateral talks with the GAC on the topic. 

* On April 19, ICANN [https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/policy-status-report-uniform-domain-name-dispute-resolution-policy-udrp-03-03-2022 closed] its [[Public Comment]] period for the Policy Status Report on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ([[UDRP]]), after [https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/policy-status-report-uniform-domain-name-dispute-resolution-policy-udrp-03-03-2022/submissions?page=1&sort-direction=newest 41 individuals and organizations made statements]. ICANN will release a summary report on May 3.

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