Key Recent and Upcoming Milestones

1999

July 1, 1999 - New ICANN fiscal year begins.

July 16, 1999 - Completion of test bed phase of the Shared Registration System. (Extended)

July 31, 1999 - DNSO recommendations due to the ICANN board on Chapter 3 of the WIPO report (Conflict Resolution) and uniform dispute policy.

August 10, 1999 - Advisory Committee on Independent Review final report due.

August 23-26, 1999 - ICANN Open Meetings in Santiago, Chile. Meetings of DNSO Constituencies. Public meeting of the Names Council and General Assembly of the DNSO.

October 18, 1999 - Final DNSO report on Famous Trademarks and new gTLDs due

October 23, 1999 - Deadline for completion of Shared Registration System for .com, .org, .net

November 2-4, 1999 - ICANN Meetings in Los Angeles, including first Annual Meeting on November 3. Meeting of the General Assembly of the DNSO. Seating of SO Board members;

2000

June 2000 - Scheduled election of At-Large Directors.

September 30, 2000 - ICANN-DOC MoU expires.

September 30, 2000 - NSI-USG cooperative agreement expires.