Coming up in about an hour -- the public ICANN board meeting.  Although there are big issues swirling around, most of our discussions this morning will probably be about incremental developments. 

This is frustrating for people who would like to be proposing new top-level domains.  As of yet, we don't have a process for them to enter.  Back in March 2006, we passed a resolution about our intent to advance the implementation of such a process.  A lot has happened since then, and the organization within ICANN that gives policy advice about generic top-level domains (the GNSO) plans to finish its own process in time for the board to consider the process in Los Angeles in October. 

But it's difficult for anyone to say when the process will be implemented.  It should include internationalized domain names (non-ASCII names), in my view, and there may still be policy questions about that.  Many people wish that we could be clearer and more deterministic about deadlines for processes.  I share that wish.

=== my favorite picture from this morning, taken by Joi Ito.