[ALAC-Announce] ICANN Newsletter -- 12 December 2014

[ICANN At-Large Staff]

[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/>
ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org/Week ending 12 December 2014



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Announcements This Week

Launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-12-en>
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Implementation Advisory Group to Review the Existing ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law (IAG-WHOIS Conflicts). Sixty-one (61) individuals responded to the Call for Volunteers.
12 December 2014

Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BMW and .MINI TLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-11-en>
A Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) request was submitted by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft to allow the release of country and territory names for .BMW and .MINI top-level domains (TLDs).
11 December 2014

Nomination Period Opens For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award | Award Presentation Planned for ICANN 53 | Nominations Close 02 March 2015<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-10-en>
ICANN is pleased to announce the opening of the nomination period for ICANN's 2015 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Program. This award program seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees and demonstrated collaboration with different supporting organizations and/or advisory committees.
10 December 2014

Proposed Renewal of .JOBS Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-09-en>
ICANN is posting for public comment the proposed agreement for renewal of the 2005 Registry Agreement for .JOBS which is set to expire on 5 May 2015.
9 December 2014

RSSAC Approves Advisories on Service Expectations of Root Servers and Measurements of the Root Server System<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-09-en>
At its regular meeting on 20 November 2014, the RSSAC approved RSSAC001 and RSSAC002, the first two formal advisories produced by the RSSAC under its reorganized structure.
9 December 2014

Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en>
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN's key leadership positions.
8 December 2014

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Upcoming Events

[Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2014: 52nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Singapore<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/>


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