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src="http://www.dns.icann.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/logo-greyscale-94x94.png" alt="ICANN Logo" width="94" height="94" /></p> <p>ICANN DNS Engineering Team is responsible for</p> <ul> <li>All the operations of the聽<a href="/imrs">ICANN Managed Root Server</a>聽(<strong>IMRS</strong>), part of the <a href="http://root-servers.org">Root Name Server System</a></li> <li>ICANN DNS domain name portfolio</li> <li>DNSSEC infrastructure for ICANN Managed domains</li> <li>Operations of ICANN <a href="/services/authoritative-dns/">authoritative</a> DNS Servers</li> <li>The Operations for the IANA reverse domains <strong>in-addr.arpa</strong> and <strong>ip6.arpa</strong> (among others)</li> <li>As well many <a href="/services/">other services</a></li> </ul> <p>Team聽<a href="/aboutus/">members</a> of ICANN DNS Engineering are regularly attending technical meetings such as <a href="http://nanog.org/meetings">NANOG</a>, <a href="http://www.ausnog.net/events">AUSNOG</a>,聽<a 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The team also participates in the <a href="https://www.ietf.org/meeting/">IETF</a> and <a href="https://www.dns-oarc.net">DNS-OARC</a>聽forums.</p> <p><strong>OLD NOTICES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="/l-root-ipv6-renumbering/">2016 IPv6 Address Renumbering for ICANN Operated Root Server (L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.)</a></li> <li><a href="/in-addr-arpa-ns-change/">2011 IN-ADDR.ARPA. 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