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The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond

March 8, 2014 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's NCUC - the Non-Commercial Users Constituency is organising a full day event in Singapore right before the ICANN meeting. The event is focussed on Internet Governance with a focus on the Netmundial meeting in Brazil: The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond The purpose of this NCUC conference is to provide a first opportunity for intensive, F2F cross-community dialogue on … [Read more...] about The Road to São Paulo, and Beyond

Registrar Linked To Scott Richter Gets Slapped

October 4, 2013 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's Compliance team have sent a breach notice to registrar Dynamic Dolphin. Why? They've got three issues with them: Legal issues with company officers Failure to comply with the domain transfer policy (IRTP) Not providing registration agreements to registrants The first one, however, is probably the "meatiest" of the lot. Scott Richter has a rather … [Read more...] about Registrar Linked To Scott Richter Gets Slapped

Neustar Releases Visualisation On New gTLDs and DNS Collision

September 18, 2013 by Michele Neylon

Neustar published a report yesterday which debunks ICANN's study on DNS Collision. They've followed up with a visualisation:   Related articles Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Study Overstates Risk of Harmful Domain-Name Collision (circleid.com) .CLUB offers solution to name collision risks (domainincite.com) … [Read more...] about Neustar Releases Visualisation On New gTLDs and DNS Collision

ICANN Labs Want A Panel At SXSW

August 24, 2013 by Michele Neylon

Screenshot of ICANN Labs

Over the past year ICANN has been undergoing a period of change. With the appointment of a new CEO any organisation will undergo change, but when you combine that with other factors like the new TLD program, the new contracts for both registrars and registries, changes across the industry and much much more, it's easy to see how the organisation would be forced to … [Read more...] about ICANN Labs Want A Panel At SXSW

ICANN Compliance Sends Breach Notices To 10 Registrars

January 12, 2013 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's Compliance team has been busy.This evening they published 10 breach notices that had been sent to registrars. All of the registrars in question have ignored ICANN's notifications to them about the audit program. However several of them also owe ICANN accreditation fees as well. The registrars found to be in breach are: Korea Electronic Certification Authority, … [Read more...] about ICANN Compliance Sends Breach Notices To 10 Registrars

ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews

October 7, 2012 by Michele Neylon

When ICANN signed the affirmation of commitments back in 2009 it committed to conducting regular reviews on its accountability and transparency. According to the AOC these are meant to happen at least once every 3 years. So, although the ink has only just dried on the first round, ICANN is now seeking volunteers for the 2nd round of reviews. Interested? Full details here. … [Read more...] about ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews

Cloudnames CEO Expects ICANN To Rewrite Internet Protocols

September 9, 2012 by Michele Neylon

While most of the comments on the SSAC report on "dotless domains" are supportive of the recommendations one of them is completely opposed. Rolf Larsen of CloudNames wants SSAC to recommend a rewrite of the protocols!     Instead of trying to force the dotbrand owners to not use their TLD like they would want to, why not recommend changes to the Internet protocols? He also … [Read more...] about Cloudnames CEO Expects ICANN To Rewrite Internet Protocols

ICM Submit Applications For More Adult Extensions

April 12, 2012 by Michele Neylon

ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, are applying for 3 other adult strings in the new TLD round. The company has submitted applications for .adult, .porn and .sex. I may be mistaken, but I suspect that all three of the desired strings are going to prove problematic. If the debate and controversy around .xxx was heated at times, then any application for more overt … [Read more...] about ICM Submit Applications For More Adult Extensions

Want To Run ICANN?

January 20, 2012 by Michele Neylon

If you're interested in heading up an international organisation, like plenty of travel and a nice fat salary, then maybe you might want to apply for the job as ICANN's CEO. Applications close on February 17th (nicely spotted Kevin!) … [Read more...] about Want To Run ICANN?

New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted

January 12, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Applications for newTLDs are now being accepted via the ICANN website here. Expect lots of coverage in the mainstream media about this in the next few days. You can also expect plenty of outrage from some quarters, upset from others and maybe a couple of legal battles for good measure. I posted a bit more about what newTLDs are and aren't over on the company blog this … [Read more...] about New TLD Applications Are Now Being Accepted

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