newsletter_13_march_2017
< back to listRecent Updates:
■ Election of Office Bearers for the New APTLD Board Announcement
■ APTLD 71, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2-3 March 2017 Communiqué Meeting Slides Download
Testimony: Berry Amol; Nicolau Santos Celestino; Saif Ahmed
■ APTLD Comment on release of Country and Territory Names within
the .IKANO, .SAXO, .SCOR, .SANDVIK, .WALTER, .SANDVIKCOROMANT, .VISTA, .VISTAPRINT, .BARCLAYS, .BAR
CLAYCARD and .HERMES TLDs Comment
Members
(.AE aeDA)
TRA Hosts The 1St Forum on Data Management
https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/media-hub/press-releases/2017/3/12/tra-hosts-the-1st-forum-on-datamanagement.aspx
(.CC/.TV Verisign)
Internet Grows to 329.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in the Fourth Quarter of 2016
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-pressreleases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dpcmUuY29tL3
ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2UvZG9tYWlucy9pbnRlcm5ldC1ncm93cy0zMjkzLW1pbGxpb24tZG9tYWluLW5hbWUtcm
VnaXN0cmF0aW9ucy1mb3VydGgtcXVhcnRlci0yMDE2
(.NZ InternetNZ)
InternetNZ welcomes a fibre-focused future for telco regulation
https://internetnz.nz/news/internetnz-welcomes-fibre-focused-future-telco-regulation
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(Neustar)
Ex-OMD, Kraft Exec Julie Fleischer Joins Neustar As VP Product Marketing
http://service.meltwaternews.com/mnews/redirect.html?docId=5628704695&userId=299738&cId=80160
&pId=10&agentId=5128541&type=1&s=43359&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediapost.com%2Fpublication
s%2Farticle%2F296589%2Fex-omd-kraft-exec-julie-fleischer-joins-neustar-a.html
(Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ)
.RU domain names hit 5,500,000
https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=11382
Domain names in .RU and .РФ to be more expensive starting July
https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=11389
Active Surveys
Domain Registration Models
Initiator: HKIRC (.hk)
Background: HKIRC has practiced the registry and registrar model (“R/R model”) from 2011. The survey
will seek how do other ccTLD and gTLD process and achievement on practicing the registry and registrar
model.
Close date: 15 Mar 2017
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/registration_models
Launch and Use of IDNs
Initiator: APTLD (in conjunction with CENTR)
Already responded: .ae, .as, .hk, .jp, .kr, .nz, ة عودي س ال
Close date: 15 Mar 2017
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IDNs2017
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Others
CENTR publishes its Guide to ICANN58
https://www.centr.org/news/news/centr-publishes-its-guide-to-icann58.html
Two CENTR Board members re-elected in Latvia
https://www.centr.org/news/news/two-centr-board-members-re-elected-in-latvia.html
In a nutshell: 57th CENTR General Assembly
https://www.centr.org/news/news/in-a-nutshell-57th-centr-general-assembly.html
CENTR and eco formalise their partnership at the 57th CENTR General Assembly
https://www.centr.org/news/news/centr-and-eco-formalise-their-partnership-at-the-57th-centr-generalassembly.html
The surprising connection between HyperLoglog and DNSSEC NSEC3
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/10/surprising-connection-hyperloglog-dnssec-nsec3/
Register for APNIC’s workshop in Cambodia, May 2017
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/10/register-apnics-workshop-cambodia-may-2017/
NZNOG returns with a bang!
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/08/nznog-returns-bang/
Making IPv6 Live: from the experts
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/09/making-ipv6-live-experts/
Event Wrap: HKNOG 4.0, Hong Kong
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/01/event-wrap-hknog-4-0-hong-kong/
Event Wrap: MMNOG 2017, Myanmar
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https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/10/event-wrap-mmnog-2017-myanmar/
Japan’s IPv6 capability set for sharp increase in 2017
https://blog.apnic.net/2017/03/07/japans-ipv6-capability-set-sharp-increase-2017/
IGF 2017 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017
Of Fancy Bears and Men: Attribution in Cybersecurity
Searching for that “neutral digital Switzerland”
Latest Movers and Shakers in the World of dot Brands
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170312_latest_movers_and_shakers_in_the_world_of_dot_brands/
Draft 0.5 of the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170310_draft_05_of_the_new_gtld_applicant_guidebook/
ICANN 58 Copenhagen: What to Expect
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170308_icann_58_copenhagen_what_to_expect/
Wikileaks, the CIA, and the Press
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170307_wikileaks_the_cia_and_the_press/
Work in Progress: Preparing the Next Round of New gTLDs
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170307_work_in_progress_preparing_the_next_round_of_new_gtlds/
Work in Progress: Preparing the Next Round of New gTLDs
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170307_work_in_progress_preparing_the_next_round_of_new_gtlds/
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Three Layers of China’s International Strategy on Cyberspace
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170307_three_layers_of_chinas_international_strategy_on_cyberspace
ICANN Drifting Toward Online Content Regulation, Says Law Professor
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170228_icann_drifting_toward_online_content_regulation_says_law_p
rofessor/
Fee Increases for New gTLDs Need Not Have Detrimental Impacts, Although Plenty Face Uncertain Future
http://www.domainpulse.com/2017/03/09/increases-new-gtlds-not-have-detrimental-impact/
ICANN
Agenda next ccNSO Member Meeting (14&15 March, Copenhagen – ICANN58)
https://ccnso.icann.org/meetings/copenhagen58/agenda.htm
ccNSO Activity Summary February 2017
https://ccnso.icann.org/resources/activity-summary-feb17-en.htm
Welcome to ICANN58!
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/welcome-to-icann58
ICANN Launches Key Signing Key (KSK) Testing Platform
Call for Public Comment on the Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-11-en
Krista Papac Named as ICANN Complaints Officer
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-10-en
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Root Stability Study Final Report Now Available
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-08-en
Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team Draft Report of Recommendations For
New gTLDs Available for Public Comment
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-03-07-en
Annual IANA Functions, DNSSEC Audits Validate ICANN Systems Controls
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-02-en
Reminder: Nomination Period For ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Now Open | Nominations Close
20 March 2017
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2017-03-01-en
Inaugural ICANN DNS Symposium to be Held in Madrid
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-03-01-en
Tech@ICANN58: Your Roadmap to Copenhagen’s Technical Sessions
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/tech-icann58-your-roadmap-to-copenhagen-s-technical-sessions
Welcome to Copenhagen
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/welcome-to-copenhagen
Current ICANN Public Consultations
At-Large Review: Draft Report
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/atlarge-review-draft-report-2017-02-01-en
GNSO Initial Report on the IGO-INGO Access to Curative Rights Protection Mechanisms Policy
Development Process
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/igo-ingo-crp-access-initial-2017-01-20-en
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Reference Japanese Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Second Level
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/japanese-lgr-second-level-2017-01-27-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
Draft 2016 African Domain Name System Market Study
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/africa-dns-market-study-2017-03-10-en
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