[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&...> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-07-31-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2-2D2017-2D07-2D31-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=3QGSAIeemBV9B-JX8vvdSbUh4GCxvzLdQx1mlf5AVtg&s=9xT5ZvqV_KyHxoZf9XbfSYbWKOKNBT1ifeCP86YFiJk&e=> ________________________________ Effective Date of the Approved Amendment to the Base New gTLD Registry Agreement 31 July 2017 LOS ANGELES – 31 July 2017 – As of today, the 2017 Global Amendment to the base New gTLD Registry Agreement is effective. This follows a 60-day notice provided by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) organization to all affected registry operators on 01 June 2017 and announced here[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_anno...> to the community. The 2017 Global Amendment[newgtlds.icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__newgtlds.icann.org_site...> [PDF, 669 KB] was approved by eligible registry operators and the ICANN Board according to the terms of the contract. For additional reference materials and details of the process, please visit ICANN's Global Amendment webpage[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...> as well as the Registry Agreements webpage[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources...>.