ICANN Historical Timeline

1972:- DARPA era - birth of the Internet

ARPANET

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  Concept drawing of ARPANET, 1969 (darpa.mil)

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  Interface Message Processor, 1969 (darpa.mil)

The ARPANET was a product of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The University of Southern California was contracted by DARPA to provide the original "IANA Functions," which at the time were able to be maintained on index cards.

1996 Internet Governance blueprint era: International Ad-Hoc Committee formed

1997 - MoU 1998 - green/white papers

1999-2002: (infant) ICANN

Privatization Marilyn Cade DNSO exists PSO, ASO are reserved

2002 ICANN Reform (toddler)

2003 2004

2007 - 2009 (youth) Infinite reviewing cycles begin

(IDNs?)