[http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/> ICANN Weekly Newsletter News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org/ Week ending 28 February 2014 ________________________________ Announcements This Week WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panels – Draft Reports<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb14-en.htm> Vint Cerf, Nii Quaynor, Beth Noveck and Paul Mockapetris invite you to join them on Tuesday, 11 March at 15:00-16:30 UTC for an overview of the draft recommendations and report they respectively released earlier this month for public comment. 28 February 2014 Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26feb14-en.htm> An independent report commissioned by ICANN, Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions, has offered a set of concrete recommendations on how to mitigate potential risks of domain name collisions. 26 February 2014 Video: Details on the Globalization Advisory Groups<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-25feb14-en.htm> In a video interview, Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisory to the President on Global Strategy, explains the rationale behind the creation of Globalization Advisory Groups and how they will provide guidance on globalization issues. 25 February 2014 Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations – Provide Your Comments Today<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25feb14-en.htm> More than 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts and thought leaders have been working together since October 2013 as members of the ICANN Strategy Panels to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational future. Each of the four panels has now published its draft recommendations, which are being translated into the five additional UN languages and are open for public comment. 25 February 2014 ICANN Future Meetings Strategy<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-25feb14-en.htm> The purpose of this document is to help guide the Community through a proposed new strategy for the structure, purpose and locations of the ICANN public meetings to support broad, informed participation and reflect the functional, geographic, and cultural diversity of the Internet at all levels of policy development and decision-making. 25 February 2014 Update to BCG Study – Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-24feb14-en.htm> Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy, a report by Boston Consulting Group and commissioned by ICANN, ranked 65 different countries according to four different types of e-friction. The full analysis of each country's ranking is now available for download. 24 February 2014 Pre-Singapore ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24feb14-en.htm> The ICANN Policy Staff will provide a briefing on Thursday 13 March at 12:00 UTC and Thursday 13 March at 19:00 UTC, summarizing policy issues across the different ICANN Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. 24 February 2014 ________________________________ Upcoming Events 23-27 March 2014: 49th International Public ICANN Meeting – Singapore<http://singapore49.icann.org/> 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 FY14 Operating Plan and Budget<http://www.icann.org/en/financials/budget-opplan.htm>