ICANN called out for Narrow Nominee List in its 2015 Ethos Awards

Posted on June 29, 2015

ICANN has been called out for a narrow choice of nominated award candidates in its latest ‘Multistakeholder Ethos Award’. The award which was started in 2014 was first given to Avri Doria and in 2015 during the ICANN 53 meeting meeting Buenos Aires, Argentina two awards went to Cheryl Langdon Orr and Nii Quaynor. The …

DOTCOM Act Passed giving Congress more oversight over the IANA transition

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Posted on June 24, 2015October 8, 2020

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect the Internet DOTCOM Act

“I’ve said time and again that this is far too important to rush and that we must carefully consider all of the potential consequences and outcomes before any transition occurs,” –Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) The House of Representatives easily passed the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act authored by Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), …