newsletter_10_april_2017

Recent Updates:
■ Next APTLD Meeting: APTLD72, Tbilisi, Georgia, 14-15 September 2017
 Meeting Website  Latest Agenda (6 April 2017)  Fellowship Application
■ APTLD Fellows to APSIG-2017 Selected  Announcement
Members
(.CC/.TV Verisign)
Verisign to Report First Quarter 2017 Financial Results
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-pressreleases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dpcmUuY29tL3
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(.NZ InternetNZ)
The Intelligence and Security Act 2017
https://internetnz.nz/blog/intelligence-and-security-act-2017
A Kiwi at OpenCon 2016
https://internetnz.nz/blog/kiwi-opencon-2016
Emergencies and the Internet
https://internetnz.nz/blog/emergencies-and-internet
(.TH THNIC)
BGP Peering Workshop, 17-20 May 2017
10 April 2017
APTLD Secretariat
Contact us: sec@aptld.org or visit www.aptld.org
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http://www.thnic.or.th/bgp-peering-workshop-2017/
(Afilias)
5 Afilias Top Level Domains Now Licensed for Sale in China
https://afilias.info/news/2017/04/06/5-afilias-top-level-domains-now-licensed-sale-china
(.DE DENIC eG)
DENIC Starts Official Operation as Data Escrow Provider for ICANN-Accredited Registrars
https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/press-releases/article/denic-starts-official-operation-as-dataescrow-provider-for-icann-accredited-registrars/
DENIC Domain Statistics 2016: The Regional Distribution of .de Domains in Germany
https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/press-releases/article/denic-domain-statistics-2016-the-regionaldistribution-of-de-domains-in-germany/
(Neustar)
Neustar and Google Partner to Help Brands More Accurately Measure the Impact of Their Marketing
https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2017/googlemmm
Massive DDoS Attack On U.S. College Throws IoT Security Into The Spotlight — Again
http://service.meltwaternews.com/mnews/redirect.html?docId=5708852803&userId=299738&cId=80160
&pId=10&agentId=5128541&type=1&s=808&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crn.com%2Fnews%2Finternet-ofthings%2F300084446%2Fmassive-ddos-attack-on-u-s-college-throws-iot-security-into-the-spotlightagain.htm
(Netnod)
New Netnod Optical IX service set to revolutionise peering in the Nordics
https://www.netnod.se/regular-page/new-netnod-optical-ix-service-set-revolutionise-peering-nordics
(Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)
Innopolis to host 8th Russian Internet Governance Forum
10 April 2017
APTLD Secretariat
Contact us: sec@aptld.org or visit www.aptld.org
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https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=11430
Others
Using .com registration trends to discover keyword-rich domain names
https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/using-february-com-registration-trends-discover-keyword-richdomain-names/
Leadership Reorganisation Amplifies Internal Structure to Enhance the Registry’s Impact
http://pir.org/leadership-reorganisation-amplifies-internal-structure-to-enhance-the-registrys-impact/
Internet Day 2017 – Internet – Data! Algorithms! Paradise?
https://www.internet.ee/news/internet-day-2017-internet-data-algorithms-paradise
APNIC Academy launches
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/04/07/apnic-academy-launches/
Network Security & IRM workshop, Solomon Islands
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/04/07/network-security-irm-workshop-solomon-islands/
Event Wrap: IGFA 2017, Kabul, Afghanistan
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/04/04/event-wrap-igfa-2017-kabul-afghanistan/
IETF 98 Chicago: Is there a role for the RIRs in IPAM?
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/31/ietf-98-chicago-role-rirs-ipam/
IGF 2017 Call for Open Forums
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-open-forums
IGF 2017 Call for Workshop Proposals
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-proposals
10 April 2017
APTLD Secretariat
Contact us: sec@aptld.org or visit www.aptld.org
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ITU accelerates study of smart-city data management
http://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/2017-PR13.aspx
OTA and ISOC Combine Resources to Enhance Online Trust, Security and Privacy
https://www.internetsociety.org/news/ota-and-isoc-combine-resources-enhance-online-trust-security-and-privacy
The Internet Society Announces New Senior Director of Partnerships and Development
https://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-announces-new-senior-director-partnerships-anddevelopment
Encryption and Securing Our Digital Economy
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170407_encryption_and_securing_our_digital_economy/
Kelly’s Case Updated: A Need for Further DNS Registrar Industry (Self-) Regulation
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170405_kellys_case_need_for_further_dns_registrar_industry_selfregulation/
The IETF’s Job Is Complete – Should It Now Scale Up, Down or Out?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170331_ietf_job_is_complete_should_it_now_scale_up_down_or_out/
WikiLeaks Releases CIA Documents on Grasshopper Framework for Building Customized Malware
Payloads
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170407_wikileaks_releases_cia_documents_on_grasshopper_framework/
ICANN
Fifteen Candidates Have Been Selected for NextGen@ICANN59
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-07-en
ICANN Publishes Its First LAC Strategy Trifold
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-s-latin-american-and-caribbean-lac-team-launches-a-new-
10 April 2017
APTLD Secretariat
Contact us: sec@aptld.org or visit www.aptld.org
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regional-strategy-resource
ICANN Releases Results of ICANN58 Survey
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-03-en
Second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the DNS (SSR2) Review Team Announces Leadership
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-30-en
ICANN60 Fellowship Application Round Now Open
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-03-29-en
Join our webinar on Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Draft Report
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-29-en
ICANN Clarifies its Position in Response to Purported Threats Posed by Children-Related New gTLDs
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-clarifies-its-position-in-response-to-purported-threats-posed-bychildren-related-new-gtlds
ICANN’s Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Team Launches a New Regional Strategy Resource
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-s-latin-american-and-caribbean-lac-team-launches-a-newregional-strategy-resource
ccNSO | Agenda – April Council Meeting
https://ccnso.icann.org/workinggroups/agenda-draft-council-13apr17-en.pdf
ccNSO | ccNSO Activity Summary March 2017
https://ccnso.icann.org/resources/activity-summary-mar17-en.htm
Current ICANN Public Consultations
GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy
10 April 2017
APTLD Secretariat
Contact us: sec@aptld.org or visit www.aptld.org
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Development Process
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/igo-ingo-crp-access-initial-2017-01-20-en
Recommendations to Improve ICANN’s Transparency
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-acct-draft-recs-2017-02-21-en
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Implementation Guidelines
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en
Interim Paper Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Names of Countries and Territories as Top Level
Domains
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cwg-uctn-interim-paper-2017-02-24-en
Enhancing Accountability Guidelines for Good Faith
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/enhancing-accountability-guidelines-good-faith-2017-03-07-en
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations for
New gTLDs
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cct-rt-draft-report-2017-03-07-en
ICANN’s Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget, and Five-Year Operating Plan Update
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/fy18-budget-2017-03-08-en
GNSO Community Comment 2 (CC2) on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/cc2-new-gtld-subsequent-procedures-2017-03-22-en
Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-10-en
Proposal for Ethiopic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ethiopic-lgr-2017-03-23-en