Newsletter (18 December 2017)

Introducing three new members of the APNIC Foundation Board
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/04/introducing-three-new-members-apnic-foundation-board/
 
Event Wrap: GCCS 2017
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/06/event-wrap-gccs-2017/
 
Increasing RPKI at a national level
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/07/increasing-rpki-national-level/
 
ThaiNOG taking a slow and measured approach
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/08/thainog-taking-slow-
measured-approach/
 
Committing to engagement pays off for region
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/11/committing-engagement-
pays-off-region/
 
Event Wrap: CommuniCast 2017
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/14/event-wrap-communicast
-2017/
 
The Honeynet Project Workshop 2017
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/12/15/honeynet-project-workshop-
2017/
 
Standardisation in domain name analysis
https://www.centr.org/news/news/standardisation-in-domain-
name-analysis.html
 
CENTR holds its 37th Technical Workshop in Dublin
https://www.centr.org/news/news/centr-holds-its-37th-technical
-workshop-in-dublin.html
 
Remembering David Vyorst
https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2017/
remembering-david-vyorst/
 
Net Neutrality and the FCC’s December 14 Vote
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/12/net-neutrality-
fccs-december-14-vote/
 
Building a World Free of Barriers: Vashkar Bhattacharjee’s Story
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/12/building-world-
free-barriers-vashkar-bhattacharjees-story/
 
Reflections from the Global Commission on the Stability of
Cyberspace
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/12/reflections-
global-commission-stability-cyberspace/
 
The Internet Is at a Crossroads: We Have a Choice to Make
https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/12/the-internet-is
-at-a-crossroads/
 
Transition to 5G featured topic at ITU Regional
Radiocommunication Seminar for Asia Pacific
https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/2017-PR67.aspx
 
FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rules in a 3-to-2 Vote
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20171214_fcc_repeals_net
_neutrality_rules_in_3_to_2_vote/
 
Cyberattack Causes Operational Disruption to Critical Infrastructure Using New Malware TRITON
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20171214_triton_cyberattack_
causes_disruption_to_critical_infrastructure/
 
Neustar Moves From .BIZ To .NEUSTAR In Boost to New gTLDs
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/05/neustar-moves-
biz-to-neustar-gtlds/
 
Congo’s Government Cancels Contract For Their .CD Registry
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/15/congos-government-cancels-contract-cd-registry/
 
Sri Lankan Community Preparing for a Multilingual Internet Using Local Scripts
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/16/sri-lanka-multilingual-internet-local-scripts/
 
ICANN Discusses Future of the Internet in Sri Lanka
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/16/icann-discusses-future-of-the-internet-in-sri-lanka/
 
NameJet Offers First-Of-Its-Kind Emoji Domain Name Auction
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/16/namejet-first-emoji-domain-name-auction/
 
SGNIC Offering Premium .SG Domain Names for a Limited Period
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/12/16/sgnic-premium-sg-domain-names-limited-period/
 
2017 Domain Name Year in Review
https://brandsight.com/posts/2017-domain-name-year-in-review/
 
China’s Xi says country will not close door to global internet
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-china-cyber/chinas-xi-says-country-will-not-close-door-to-global-internet-idUKKBN1DX01S
 
One Belt, One Road: China heralds ‘Digital Silk Road’; foresees internet-era power shift soon
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-05/china-presents-foundations-of-digital-silk-road-at-internet-meet/9223710
 
Open Whois must die, Europe privacy chiefs tell ICANN
http://domainincite.com/22358-open-whois-must-die-europe-privacy-chiefs-tell-icann
 
Net neutrality: ‘father of internet’ joins tech leaders in condemning repeal plan
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/11/net-neutrality-vint-cerf-tim-berners-lee-fcc-letter
 
ICANN: tell us how you will break Whois rules
http://domainincite.com/22370-icann-tell-us-how-you-will-break-whois-rules
 
CentralNic now owns .sk after $30m deal closes
http://domainincite.com/22376-centralnic-now-owns-sk-after-30m-deal-closes

Enhancing Accountability – Recommendations for Diversity
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/accountability-diversity-2017-10-26-en
 
Recommendations to Improve ICANN’s Office of Ombudsman (IOO)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ioo-recs-2017-11-10-en
 
Recommendations to Improve ICANN Staff Accountability
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/accountability-recs-2017-11-13-en
 
Recommendations on ICANN Jurisdiction
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/recommendations-on-icann-jurisdiction-2017-11-14-en
 
Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review Team – New Sections to Draft Report of Recommendations
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-recs-2017-11-27-en
 
Operating Standards for ICANN’s Specific Reviews
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/reviews-standards-2017-10-17-en
 
Proposed Incremental Changes to the ICANN Meetings Strategy
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposed-changes-meetings-strategy-2017-12-14-en