Saturday, 14 January 2012 06:26 Domain News
Worldwide press attention to the new generic top-level domain program (gTLD) reached a crescendo leading up to 12 January’s official opening of the application window. An impressive array of global news outlets provided detailed coverage. Here are some video highlights. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) keynote speech – The Future of the Internet – Who Decides?ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom delivered a keynote address on new gTLDs, ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model that made them possible, and the rapid internationalization of the Internet.
You can see the video here .
National Press Club (NPC) press conference – Beyond .com, .gov, .net and .edu: Expansion of Internet Addressing
This National Press Club event in Washington, D.C. featuring Rod Beckstrom and ICANN Chair Steve Crocker discussed the launch of the new gTLD application window and its significance to the Internet.
You can see the video here .
Newseum panel discussion – ICANN: The Next Big .Thing: New Internet Domains
This Washington DC panel discussion, produced by ICANN and streamed online by Fora.tv, centered around the anticipated opening of the new gTLD application window, the risks and opportunities of becoming a new registry, and the enhanced trademark protections built into the program. Panelists included: Rod Beckstrom, Naseem Javed, Roland LaPlante, and Kristina Rosette.
You can see the video here .
PBS NewsHour discussion – Debating the Effects of a .Anything World
During this well-received segment, Rod Beckstrom and Dan Jaffe of the Association of National Advertisers discussed the new gTLD Program launch on the PBS NewsHour.
You can see the video here
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This announcement was sourced from ICANN .
