[ALAC-Announce] ICANN Newsletter -- 9 January 2015

[ICANN At-Large Staff]

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ICANN Weekly Newsletter

News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

http://www.icann.org/Week ending 9 January 2015



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Announcements This Week

Co-Chairs of CCWG-Accountability Publish High Level Statements<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-09-en>
On behalf of the Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) Accountability, the co-chairs Thomas Rickert (GNSO), León Sanchez Ambia (ALAC) and Mathieu Weill (ccNSO) are pleased to announce that the CCWG has prepared a set of high level statements that might be valuable to all groups or individuals working on proposals as part of the NTIA IANA Functions' Stewardship Transition Process.
9 January 2015

Webinar: Interactive Presentation of the Initial Report of the Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Working Group<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-09-en>
The PDP Working Group on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information has been chartered to determine whether contact information data should be translated or transliterated into a common language and/or script. The Group has published its Initial Report recommending not to make translation/transliteration of contact information mandatory but to allow for it on a voluntary basis.
9 January 2015

Data Retention Waiver (Germany) - CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-01-08-en>
CSL Computer Service Langenbach GmbH ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
8 January 2015

Data Retention Waiver (Belgium) - Register NV dba Register.eu<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-08-en>
Register NV dba Register.eu ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
8 January 2015

Data Retention Waiver (France) - Online SAS<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-08-en>
Online SAS ("Registrar") submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request ("Waiver Request") pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.
8 January 2015

IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Proposal Assembly and Finalization Process and Updated Transition Process Timeline<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-01-07-en>
Today the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) announced its transition proposal Assembly and Finalization Process.
7 January 2015

Three Contention Sets Postponed for 21 January gTLD Auction<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-07-en>
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is postponing auctions that had been scheduled for 21 January 2015, for .LLC, .LLP and .INC.
7 January 2015

Release of Country and Territory Names within the .DVAG, .TUI, .SPIEGEL, .ALLFINANZ and .FLSMIDTH TLDs<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-01-06-en>
Five (5) Registry Services Evaluation Policy (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators to allow the release of country and territory names for the requested TLDs. In total, the requests concern 5 New gTLDs.
6 January 2015

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