In response to the ongoing queries for information over RegisterFly, we have set up a static page on ICANN’s Public Participation website to cover the process of review of both the Registar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and wider changes with the registrar system itself.

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The following is the discussion held over RegisterFly at the ICANN Board meeting on Friday 31 March 2007.
RegisterFly was also the topic of discussion for an hour at the end of the Public Forum on Monday 26 March 2007. The public forum’s full transcript is available here.

Note: Although transcript output is largely accurate, in some [...]

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Varios documentos que se están discutiendo esta semana en la reunión de Lisboa están disponibles en español. Por ejemplo:

Una útil descripción de la organización de apoyo de nombres genéricos (GNSO) y el proceso de desarrollo de políticas.
Un documento que describe las políticas en materia de condiciones contractuales para los gTLDs existentes.
El informe final del Grupo [...]

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Certains documents qui sont discutés en ce moment même à la réunion de Lisbonne ont été traduits en français et sont accessibles ici.
En espérant qu’ils vous seront utiles, merci de m’envoyer les commentaires et suggestions que vous auriez sur le contenu de ces documents et leur pertinence. Bonne lecture.

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Projet de gestion de l’organigramme des demandes [...]

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In 1854 London Dr. John Snow, by mapping incidence of cholera, was able to make the connection to that city’s water system.
The recent New York Times Article “Research Tracks Down a Plague of Fake Web Pages” considers research by Microsoft and the University of California, Davis tracking down some of the roots of spam on [...]

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With a recent expansion in the number of comments the ICANN blog has been receiving, there have been a number of queries and complaints about individual comments not appearing.
As such we felt it would be helpful to state ICANN’s policy on blog comments so the community is aware of the system in place.

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Was excited to see this article on the BBC: “The Next US leader? Ask a Ninja” over my morning coffee and it’s not just because I think ninjas are the coolest.
There are a number of groups around the world who are experimenting with the impact of the Internet on how people make decisions. The environment [...]

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Last year, American retailer Wal-Mart gave up in an attempt to expand into Germany, and one of the reasons they cited was that they didn’t understand the local market. “Did you know that American pillow cases are a different size than those in Germany?” Wal-Mart Germany CEO David Wild asked Welt am Sonntag.
Hearing this reminded [...]

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