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CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS

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CENTR is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.The organisation brings together ccTLD managers from the four corners of the globe, though with a focus on Europe.On December 2, 2009, they are organising a seminar in Brussels entitled: Who should Govern the Internet?The event is being held to promote CENTR to EU officials as a resource for all things DNS (to paraphrase … [Read more...] about CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS

New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?

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During the ICANN meeting in Seoul it became very clear that new TLDs were not going to progress on schedule (which schedule doesn't matter).It also became clear that:ICANN still wants them to go aheadICANN wants to make everyone happyThere's an obvious flaw there.You cannot appease all interest groups AND move forward with new TLDs.The "overarching issues" need to be addressed … [Read more...] about New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?

ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update

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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 domain registrations are now covered by the new … [Read more...] about ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update

ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled

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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 nigh on impossible to find anything. Even when you spend a lot of time using the … [Read more...] about ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled

ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available

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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 onlineI'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 they include witness statements from Vint Cerf, Milton Mueller, Paul Twomey and … [Read more...] about ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available

PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors

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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 application process may be found hereWhile the announcement does … [Read more...] about PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors

AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?

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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 open up registration to all French nationals … [Read more...] about AFNIC To Relax Registration Rules?

PIR Releases Domain Report

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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 see, and will come as positive news to industry … [Read more...] about PIR Releases Domain Report