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Root Zone Scaling - In February 2009, with Resolution 2009-02-03-04, the ICANN Board requested the Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC), the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), and ICANN staff, including the IANA team, to study potential issues regarding the addition of substantial numbers of new TLDs to the root zone.

As part of this continuing effort ICANN commissioned an internal study of different scenarios for application volumes. Using the procedures in the Draft Applicant Guidebook as a foundation, ICANN staff modeled a series of scenarios based on the number of applications received in the first round of new gTLD applications. This draft paper [PDF, 326 KB] summarizes the results of the model and provides, as a reference, the source for the parameters used to predict the rate of growth in delegations to the root zone of the DNS. In particular, the model shows that, even under a scenario where there are very many applications for new gTLDs, the rate of growth of the root zone would remain linear.

ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest for Bulk Transfer of Names

15 June 2009

As the result of the recent de-accreditation of registrar Maxim Internet, Inc., ICANN is seeking expressions of interest from ICANN-accredited registrars that might wish to assume sponsorship of the gTLD names that were previously managed by Maxim Internet. This request for expressions of interest is made pursuant to the De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure posted at http://www.icann.org/processes/registrars/de-accredited-registrar-transition-procedure-01oct08.pdf.

The de-accredited registrar managed approximately 5,219 valid registrations. ICANN has secured registration data for these registrations, but some issues exist with regard to the consistency and form of the data. (A description of the available data and an additional opportunity to submit questions will be provided to responding registrars after this request for expressions of interest closes. Submission of an expression of interest at this time would not obligate a registrar to receive the bulk transfer.)

Update on the Search and Appointment of a New President and CEO of ICANN

14 June 2009

At the ICANN meeting in Mexico City in March 2009, the current President and CEO of ICANN, Dr Paul Twomey, announced that he will not seek renewal of his contract and will move on from ICANN at the end of 2009.
Since then the Board has been engaged in the process of recruiting and appointing a new CEO. The ICANN Board hired Egon Zehnder International to conduct a world-wide search to locate ICANN's next CEO in accordance with the specifications listed at http://www.icann.org/en/careers/ceo-31mar09-en.htm. Egon Zehnder received over 100 applications in response to the ICANN notice, reviewed approximately 1000 possible candidates on their databases, and from these lists approached over 300 potential candidates. There was significant diversity of gender, nationality, and country of residence amongst the candidates.

The Board approved a Board Search Committee (BSC) comprised of Dennis Jennings (Chair, Board Governance Committee), Harald Alvestrand (Chair, Board IANA Committee), Rajasekhar Ramaraj (Chair, Board Finance Committee), Rita Rodin Johnston (Chair, Board Audit Committee), and Peter Dengate-Thrush (Chair, Board Compensation Committee and ICANN Board Chair).

The BSC reviewed the resumes of candidates recommended by Egon Zehnder and conducted interviews of a short list of 8 candidates via video conference. The BSC reviewed the candidates against the four broad areas of:

• Leadership (demonstrated leadership skills, strategic thinking capability, demonstrated capacity to build trust)
• Political skills (diplomacy skills at an international level with heads of state etc, international expertise and experience - sensitivity to multiple cultures, work experience in several countries, Internet community credibility - sense of history of Internet – and an ability to listen to and appreciate different points of view, and to work with the diverse stakeholder groups within ICANN – GNSO, ccNSO, ASO, ALAC, GAC, IETF, etc)
• Technical Skills (technical understanding - ability to listen and interact with the Internet technical community, presentation skills - able to give interviews, speeches etc. on highly complex topics such as IDN-ccTLDs, policy development skills - ability to motivate and support ICANN volunteer organisations and build consensus around a plan despite obstacles, Board skills - experience dealing with a large and diverse Board)
• Management skills (good at managing staff, planning and budgeting, team building, and experience of managing a global not-for-profit, for-profit, or governmental organisation of approximately the present size of ICANN)

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a technical coordination body for the Internet. Created in October 1998 by a broad coalition of the Internet's business, technical, academic, and user communities, ICANN is assuming responsibility for a set of technical functions previously performed under U.S. government contract by IANA and other groups.

Specifically, ICANN coordinates the assignment of the following identifiers that must be globally unique for the Internet to function:

Internet domain names
IP address numbers
protocol parameter and port numbers
In addition, ICANN coordinates the stable operation of the Internet's root server system.

As a non-profit, private-sector corporation, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to developing policy through private-sector, bottom-up, consensus-based means. ICANN welcomes the participation of any interested Internet user, business, or organization.