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2017 Registry Communications Archive

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Archived email communications and blogs from the Global Domains Division to registry operators for the 2017 calendar year.

Please note: Legal notices and weekly registrar announcements will not be included in the list below.

DATE

BLOG

08DEC17

Data Protection/Privacy Update: Guidance on Proposed Model Submissions Now Available

17NOV17

Data Protection/Privacy Activity Recap

11SEP17

Data Protection and Privacy: Progress Update and Next Steps

13JUL17

Evolving Data Privacy and Protection Regulations - UPDATE

30JUN17

Thick WHOIS Transition Update

 

DATE

EMAIL COMMUNICATION

21DEC17

CSC Report on PTI Performance – November 2017 [PDF, 315 KB]

19DEC17

GDD Industry Summit 2018 Invitation [PDF, 338 KB]

12DEC17

ICANN Holiday Closure Schedule [PDF, 287 KB]

08DEC17

Guidelines for Proposed Models to Address GDPR [PDF, 320 KB]

07DEC17

Notification – SLA Monitoring System API Pilots [PDF, 336 KB]

29NOV17

CZDS Maintenance and Down Time [PDF, 84 KB]

28NOV17

CSC Report on PTI Performance – October 2017 [PDF, 322 KB]

21NOV17

180-Day Deferment of Enforcement of the Transition to Thick Whois Policy Requirements for .COM, .NET, .JOBS [PDF, 237 KB]

16NOV17

Accommodate Natural Disasters as an Extenuating Circumstance [PDF, 314 KB]

07NOV17

Notification – Upcoming SLA Monitoring System Probe Node IP Address Changes [PDF, 234 KB]

27OCT17

Save the Date | GDD Industry Summit 14-17 May 2018 [PDF, 303 KB]

20OCT17

Security Framework & CSC on PTI Performance Monthly Report – September 2017 [PDF, 312 KB]

17OCT17

Reminder – Come Meet with Us in Abu Dhabi [PDF, 220 KB]

16OCT17

ICANN Naming Services portal Maintenance Notification [PDF, 217 KB]

05OCT17

ICANN Contracted Parties Briefing [PDF, 452 KB]

27SEP17

Naming Service Portal Launch Phased Rollout [PDF, 296 KB]

25SEP17

Naming Services Portal Planned Go Live Update [PDF, 89 KB]

21SEP17

CSC Report on PTI Performance – August 2017 [PDF, 294 KB]

20SEP17

GDD Summit Survey [PDF, 316 KB]

14SEP17

Transition to the Naming Services Portal for New gTLD Applicants [PDF, 162 KB]

14SEP17

Transition to the Naming Services Portal [PDF, 233 KB]

06SEP17

Changes to the GDD Portal [PDF, 333 KB]

05SEP17

Results from the Contracted Parties Survey & You are invited to participate in the RDAP Pilot Program [PDF,283 KB]

31AUG17

Webinar - Statistical Analysis of DNS Abuse in gTLDs [PDF, 401 KB]

24AUG17

Data Protection Privacy Issues and the GDPR & CSC Report performance PTI July 2017[PDF, 326 KB]

03AUG17

New gTLD Registry Agreement Now Effective [PDF, 292 KB]

31JUL17

[Updates] 2017 Global Amendment and Registry System Testing (RST) [PDF, 329 KB]

25JUL17

CSC Report on PTI Performance – June 2017 [PDF, 291 KB]

20JUL17

Reminders: 2017 Global Amendment & CL&D Implementation [PDF, 333 KB]

17JUL17

WHOIS Data Collection – Phase 2 Cycle 5 of WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS)[PDF, 336 KB]

13JUL17

URS Password Update Reminder [PDF, 291 KB]

05JUL17

Deadline: 7 July 2017 – Accepting Volunteers for Naming Services Portal Beta [PDF, KB]

27JUN17

Accepting Volunteers for Naming Services Portal Beta [PDF, 77 KB]

20JUN17

CSC Report on PTI Performance - May 2017 [PDF, 26 KB]

15JUN17

[Action Required] IP Address SLA Monitoring Probe Nodes Update Reminder [PDF, 67 KB]

14JUN17

ICANN Contracted Parties Briefing [PDF, 94 KB]

13JUN17

Updated Guidelines for Country and Territory Names [PDF, 56 KB]

08JUN17

Advisory, New gTLD Registry Agreement Specification 11(3)(b) [PDF, 45KB]

05JUN17

ICANN Contact Update Project [PDF, 45KB]

30MAY17

Contracted Party Satisfaction Survey Reminder [PDF, 310 KB]

24MAY17

IP Address SLA Monitoring Probe Nodes Update [PDF, 319 KB]

23MAY17

GDD Summit Survey Reminder [PDF, 316 KB]

22MAY17

CSC on PTI Performance - April [PDF, 289 KB]

11MAY17

GDD Summit Survey [PDF, 297 KB]

04MAY17

URS Password Update Reminder [PDF, 317 KB]

27APR17

Contracted Parties Satisfaction Survey Announcement [PDF, 297 KB]

24APR17

CSC Report on PTI Performance March 2017 [PDF, 292 KB]

21APR17

URS Password Update Reminder [PDF, 309 KB]

20APR17

Guidance and Update on Registry Procedures [PDF, 390 KB]

19APR17

Meet us in Madrid - GDD Summit Agendas & Welcome Packet [PDF, 310 KB]

06APR17

RRS Maintenance Window [PDF, 203 KB]

29MAR17

URS Password Change [PDF, 305 KB]

17MAR17

CSC Report Performance PTI February 2017 [PDF, 285 KB]

08MAR17

Change in IP addresses of SLA monitoring system probe nodes [PDF, 307 KB]

23FEB17

EM Outreach ICANN58 Copenhagen - RO [PDF, 244 KB]

23FEB17

EM Outreach ICANN58 Copenhagen - Applicants [PDF, 222 KB]

21FEB17

CSC on PTI Performance - January 2017 [PDF, 286 KB]

21FEB17

Scheduled CZDS Maintenance 21Feb17 [PDF, 185 KB]

09FEB17

GDD Summit Hotel Group Rates [PDF, 291 KB]

06FEB17

IP Address SLA Monitoring Probe Nodes Update [PDF, 298 KB]

26JAN17

RA Amendment voting Procedures Webinar [PDF, 300 KB]

25JAN17

Registry Resources Update - Change of Control [PDF, 298 KB]

23JAN17

CSC on PTI performance December 2016 [PDF, 295 KB]

18JAN17

ERP - New Invoice Format [PDF, 273 KB]

04JAN17

WHOIS ARS Phase 2 Cycle 4 [PDF, 327 KB]

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