The ICANN Policy Update for August 2008 was published a few days ago it contains brief summaries of issues being addressed by the ICANN community's bottom-up policy development structure, as well as information on related policy development activities. The ICANN Policy Staff provides monthly updates in response to requests from the community for periodic summaries of ICANN's policy work. The goal of the Policy Update is to maximize transparency and encourage broad community participation in ICANN's policy development activities. The Spanish and French editions will be announced when the translations are completed. You may sign up to receive the update in English, French, or Spanish at http://www.icann.org/en/newsletter/ Contents 1. YOUR COMMENTS NEEDED ON POLICY ISSUES <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#1> 2. ICANN POLICY INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#2> 3. IMPROVING THE GNSO AND ASSIGNING COUNCIL SEATS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#3> 4. WHOIS TO STUDY OR NOT TO STUDY? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#4> 5. MAKING IT EASIER TO TRANSFER DOMAINS BETWEEN REGISTRARS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#5> 6. HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH FAST FLUXING CYBERCRIMINALS? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#6> 7. DOMAIN NAME FRONT RUNNING IF IT'S PREVALENT, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#7> 8. INTERNATIONALIZNG COUNTRY CODE TOP LEVEL DOMAINS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#8> 9. IS IT TIME TO RE-CONSIDER ICANN'S GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS? <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#9> 10. CCNSO WELCOMES .DZ, .AM <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#10> 11. CCNSO IMPROVEMENT PLAN UNDERWAY <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#11> 12. AT-LARGE INVOLVEMENT IN ICANN CONTINUES TO GROW <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#12> 13. AT-LARGE BRINGING AN INDIVIDUAL USER PERSPECTIVE TO POLICY DEVELOPMENT <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#13> 14. AT-LARGE ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#14> 15. NEW GLOBAL ASN POLICY TO BE IMPLEMENTED, FUTURE OF GLOBAL IPV4 POLICY UNCLEAR <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#15> 16. SSAC WORKING ON DNSSEC STATUS REPORT <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#16> 17. SSAC ANALYZES PHISHING <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#17> 18. SSAC REPORTS AND ADVISORIES AT A GLANCE <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/policy/update-aug08.htm#18> Links to additional information are included and readers are encouraged to go beyond these brief summaries to learn more about the ICANN community's work. As always, the Policy Staff welcomes comments and suggestions on how to improve its policy communications efforts. Please send these comments to policy-staff@icann.org. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart, Matthias Langenegger, Frederic Teboul ICANN At-Large Staff email: staff@atlarge.icann.org