[ICANN]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/Week ending 5 December 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week ICANN 53 Fellowship Application Round Now Open<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-05-en> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) Fellowship program seeks participants from developing countries interested in the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier system. 5 December 2014 IDN TLD Program - Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) Tool Project (P1) - LGR Tool Set Specifications Now Open for Public Comment<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-03-en> ICANN intends to develop a tool to allow the Generation Panels and the community to develop and use Label Generation Ruleset (LGR) in the new machine-readable XML-based format. 3 December 2014 ICANN Welcomes the EU Council's Conclusions on Internet Governance<https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2014-12-02-en> December 2, 2014 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today welcome the EU Council on Telecommunication (TTE) for its Conclusions on Internet Governance adopted on 27 November 2014. 2 December 2014 Seeking Panel Members for New gTLD Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-02-en> ICANN plans to expand the Standing Panel responsible for administering the Public Interest Commitment Dispute Resolution Procedure (PICDRP), which supports the New gTLD Program. 2 December 2014 Call for Volunteers to Participate in Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability)<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-02-en> The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) was formed to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN's accountability towards all stakeholders. The organizations that chartered the CCWG now call for volunteers to join this effort. 2 December 2014 WEBINAR: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) On Naming Related Functions Public Consultation on Draft Transition Proposal<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-12-01-en> In order to brief the community on the contents on this draft transition proposal and encourage community feedback, the CWG will be organizing three identical webinars at different times to facilitate participation across time zones. 1 December 2014 Cross Community Working Group (CWG) on Naming Related Functions Draft Transition Proposal<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-12-01-en> Following the request of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for ICANN "convene a multistakeholder process to develop a plan to transition the U.S. government stewardship role" with regard to the IANA Functions and related root zone management, a Cross Community Working Group (CWG) was tasked with developing to produce a consolidated transition proposal for the elements of the IANA Functions relating to the Domain Name System (DNS). 1 December 2014 ICANN Finalizes Process for Requests for Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-01-en> As previously announced, ICANN has been working towards developing a process to permit registries to request the release of two-character ASCII labels at the second-level for registration to 3rd parties and activation in the DNS pursuant to Section 2 of Specification 5. That process is now final and available. 1 December 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events [Singapore Logo]8-12 February 2014: 52nd International Public ICANN Meeting - Singapore<http://singapore52.icann.org/en/> About ICANN ICANN Bylaws<http://www.icann.org/en/general/bylaws.htm> Our bylaws are very important to us. They capture our mission of security, stability and accessibility, and compel the organization to be open and transparent. Learn more at www.ICANN.org<http://www.icann.org/>. Strategic Plan, 2012 - 2015<http://www.icann.org/en/planning/> Adopted FY15 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>