[ALAC-Announce] ICANN Newsletter -- 19 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 19 December 2014



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Announcements This Week

IANA Systems Not Compromised<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-19-en>
As ICANN reported on 16 December 2014, it was recently the target of a so-called "spear phishing" attack.
19 December 2014

ICANN Donates $50k to Internet Governance Forum Support Association<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-12-18-en>
Los Angeles, California... The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that it has donated USD$50,000 to the Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA).
18 December 2014

Results Available for 17 December 2014 New gTLD Program Auction<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-17-en>
On 17 December 2014, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for two new generic top-level domain (gTLD) strings: .BABY and .MLS.
17 December 2014

ICANN Announces 2014 IANA Functions Customer Service Survey Results | Organization Achieves 93 Percent Overall Customer Satisfaction<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-17-en>
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published the results of its third annual IANA Functions Customer Service Survey, which reflected a 93 percent overall customer satisfaction rate.
17 December 2014

Selection of Advisors to the Enhancing ICANN Accountability Process<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-17-en>
The Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group (PEG) announces the selection of Advisors to the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG).
17 December 2014

ICANN Targeted in Spear Phishing Attack | Enhanced Security Measures Implemented<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-16-en>
ICANN is investigating a recent intrusion into our systems.
16 December 2014

Public Comment Open on Initial Report from the GNSO's PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-16-en>
The Working Group has published its Initial Report that contains its discussion and put the arguments it has gathered to the community.
16 December 2014

IDN TLDs - LGR Procedure Implementation - Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 2 is Now Open for Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-15-en>
ICANN is releasing for public comment version 2 of the Maximal Starting Repertoire (MSR-2). This upwardly compatible version of the MSR adds six additional scripts to the repertoire. The MSR is the first deliverable under the "Procedure to Develop and Maintain Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Root Zone With Respect to IDN Labels" (the Procedure) and the starting point for the work by community based Generation Panels to develop their LGR proposals. The contents of MSR-2 and the detailed rationale behind its development are described in "Maximal Starting Repertoire - MSR-2-Overview and Rationale." Community members are invited to provide feedback on the contents of MSR-2.
15 December 2014

Second Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements Now Available<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-15-en>
ICANN releases its 2014 Annual Report on WHOIS Improvements. This Report is inline with ICANN's commitment to WHOIS and its ongoing improvement.
15 December 2014

Join Us for the Middle East's First Regional Webinar on the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN's Accountability<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-15-en>
The ICANN Middle East team invites you to participate in the first regional webinar on the IANA Stewardship and ICANN's Accountability.
15 December 2014

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