ICANN staff informed the Registrar Stakeholder Group at the meeting in Seoul, Korea, that 638 registrars have either signed the new RAA or are in the process of signing it. While it may prove difficult to encourage all registrars to signup voluntarily ie. prior to contract expiry it’s encouraging to see that the bulk of… Continue reading ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update
Month: October 2009
ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICANN‘s website contains a LOT of information. Some of it is useful, some of it is fascinating, but it’s all valuable (to someone)The problem with the current site is that has grown so much over time that it is practically unusable. Unless you spend a silly amount of time using it (and I do!) it’s… Continue reading ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
The independent review of the ICM Registry bid for .xxx was held towards the end of September in Washington and the documents from this are now available online I’d love to summarise them, but there is a very large volume of information (hundreds of pages) If you have the time to read over them all… Continue reading ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR, which is behind the .org (dotOrg) registry, has issued a call for statements of interest from people interested in joining their board. According to the announcement on the ISOC site PIR is looking for two directors for the period covering July 2010 to July 2013. Full details of what they’re looking for and the… Continue reading PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
AFNIC, which runs the .fr registry, has published its Action Plan for 2010. While the “old chestnut” of DNSSEC is on the agenda (no surprise there!), there’s also reference to a change in the registration rules. Under the current registration rules registrants need to supply an address in France. The proposed change is intended to… Continue reading AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?
Afilias Launch .Info Website Competition
Afilias are running a competition with a prize fund of $7500 for the first prize. Full details of the competition and the entry form are on the official competition site
PIR Releases Domain Report
PIR, the organisation behind .org (dotOrg), has released its first biannual domain report – The Dashboard. The report, which runs to 10 pages, goes into detail on the type of websites that opt for .org as their domain extension. Not surprisingly a lot of non-profit or non-commercial sites are using .org. What’s also interesting to… Continue reading PIR Releases Domain Report
New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available
ICANN has published the 3rd version of the applicant guidebook and it is now available for comments. The texts (more than one!) are available here. Jothan Frakes has posted some initial observations as well Due to the sheer size and complexity of the guidebook it will probably take time for people to fully digest it… Continue reading New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available