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[ICANN] Weekly Digest of ICANN.org News & Announcements --------------------------------------------------------------- [ICANN63 Barcelona GAC Communiqué]( BARCELONA – 25 October 2018 – Today, the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting at ICANN63 issued its Barcelona Communiqué. It is available for review here. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [ICANN Recognizes Community Leaders]( BARCELONA, Spain – 25 October 2018 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) recognized the contributions of 44 community leaders during the ICANN63 Annual General Meeting. The ICANN community develops and refines policies to ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The ICANN organization is proud to facilitate this work and to celebrate the contributions of our community leaders. Each year, at the Annual General Meeting, the ICANN organization and the ICANN Board of Directors acknowledge those community leaders who have conclud... [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [BROWSE ALL NEWS]( From the ICANN Blog --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Look at ICANN's Creation]( My story begins in ancient times when dinosaurs ruled the earth. It was a time when you could download a movie onto your desktop computer through your 56k dial-up connection if you had a few days. It was a time when more people were on the Minitel in France than on the Internet globally and when the Republic of Korea could fit all of its internet users into one small hotel room. I know because I met them all in that room. In early 1995, then United States President Bill Clinton asked me, as his senior advisor for policy development, to help recommend what steps he could take if re-electe... [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [ICANN Org Ends FY18 Under Budget with Operations Expenses Contained]( Now that an overview of our FY18 financials has been posted, I’d like to share a few highlights of our financial performance against the budget. All the figures I mention below are preliminary, unaudited figures. At the beginning of FY18, we projected that funding for ICANN operations would be lower than anticipated by up to $8M; this was confirmed as the year passed by. Our FY18 funding was $133.6M, a decline of $1M compared with FY17 and $9.2M lower than budget. This is mainly due to a slower-than-anticipated growth of new TLD registrations. However, collectively, the Board, communi... [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Recognizing Our Community]( Community-driven work is at the core of ICANN's mission. Countless hours are spent in working groups across our Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and other groups, including the Customer Standing Committee, the Nominating Committee, and the Public Identifiers Board. Together, these community groups develop and refine policies that ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the global Internet. The ICANN organization is proud to help facilitate this work. As ICANN63 comes to an end, it is important to acknowledge the vibrant role and critical impact of our community. Dur... [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [BROWSE ALL BLOG ARTICLES]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} from: ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 [Manage Your Subscription](