ICANN

• October 27, 1998, ICANN is formed.

• The board members of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), proposed by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), met in New York and officially established the interim board.

• ICANN will replace IANA, which has coordinated and administered policies and technical protocols related to Internet domain names and addresses under a contract with the U.S. government.

• The nine-member board elected Esther Dyson interim chairman and hired Michael Roberts to be interim president and CEO, but not a board member.

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