ICANN Concludes 25th International Public Meeting

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ICANN, yesterday announced that over 700 delegates from 82 countries gathered in Wellington, New Zealand for ICANN's 25th International Meeting which was held from March 25-31.

During the week long meeting, several key issues relating to the Internet's growth, security and stability were discussed at length and the ICANN Board voted to approve the 2006-2009 strategic plan, providing the organization with a clear future direction. In addition, ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) issued a communique identifying public policy, issues relating to the ICM Registry's application to operate the proposed .xxx sponsored Top Level Domain (sTLD).

Having received feedback from the GAC on the ICM Registry sTLD application, the Board resolved that ICANN's President and General Counsel should analyze all publicly received inputs and continue negotiations with ICM Registry and to return to the Board with any recommendations regarding amendments to the proposed -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --