Newsletter (17 June 2014)
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APTLD
n Next Event: APTLD’s next meeting for Members and Friends will be in Brisbane from 15th of September.
n APTLD newest reports available on the website:
Member Domain Report (May 2014)
n APTLD’s Submission to ICANN:
Supporting the DNS Industry in Underserved Regions
Members
(.jp JPRS)
Translation of “JP Domain Name Registry Report 2013” Posted
http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/2014/140606.html
(.nz InternetNZ)
NetHui 2014 fellowships launched
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2014/NetHui-2014-fellowships-launched
Privacy: it’s worth fighting for
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/blog/2014/Privacy-its-worth-fighting
Election 2014 is around the corner…
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/blog/2014/Election-2014-around-corner
(.sg SGNIC)
SGNIC-Q-14004: Invitation to Quote for a Web Application Penetration Testing (WAPT) service and an optional post review service
(.wf AFNIC)
Afnic to attend ICANN 50 in London on June 22 to 26, 2014
The .fr TLD to attend the 2014 Lyon Rhône-Alpes Trade Fair for Entrepreneurs
Afnic opts for ENTRECOM & DUFRESNE CORRIGAN SCARLETT to promote the .fr TLD
(ictQatar)
ICT Ministry Website Wins Pan-Arab Excellence Awards Academy Gold Shield for Interactive Innovation
Qatar’s ICT Business Award Announces The Winners of 2014
http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/news-events/news/qatars-ict-business-award-announces-winners-2014
Active Surveys
A-Level Survey 2014 – The data gathered from this survey will be used to provide a body of knowledge which is already being aggregated into multiple reports and analysis of results.
Responses received till now from 26 members representing: .ae, .af, .as, .au, .cc, .tv, .cn, .中国, .cx, .hk, .jo, .jp, .kr, .한국, .lk, .mn, .mo, .my, .nc, .nf, .nr, .nu, .nz, .om, .sa, .sg, .tj, .tw, .vn
If you have not yet completed the survey, we appreciate your response as soon as possible. You can access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/A-level_2014
ICANN
Introduction of Two-Character Domain Names in the New gTLD Namespace
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-06-12-en
Announcing Plans for Public Comment Improvements
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-12-en
.PARIS – Introduction of Approved Launch Program
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-12-en
Public Comment Invited: .NGO and .ONG Registry Services Evaluation Process Request – Introduction of Technical Bundling
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-06-10-en
Final “Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions Phase One” Report Published
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-10-en
Civil Society at ICANN: Everything You Need to Know About the ICANN Meeting in London
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-10-en
NTIA IANA Functions’ Stewardship Transition – Process to Develop the Proposal and Next Steps
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-06-en
What to Expect at ICANN 50: A Guide for Business Newcomers
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-06-04-en
.WED Registry Agreement Amendment – Introduction of Third Level Domain Sales
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-06-04-en
ICANN Publishes Quarterly Financial Report (Q3) for Fiscal Year 2014
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-06-04-en
Study to Evaluate Solutions for the Submission and Display of Internationalized Contact Data
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-06-04-en
Registrars Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Charter Revisions (May 2014)
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-05-31-en
Pre-ICANN 50 Policy Update Webinar
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-05-30-en
Current ICANN public consultations
Proposed Implementation of GNSO PDP Recommendations on Locking of a Domain Name Subject to UDRP Proceedings – Revised UDRP Rules
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/udrp-rules-proposed-2014-05-19-en
ICANN Seeks Public Comment on 2013 RAA Data Retention Specification Data Elements and Legitimate Purposes for Collection and Retention
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/raa-data-retention-spec-2014-03-21-en
Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/name-collision-2014-02-26-en
Others
Escalating Violence in Iraq Leads to Internet Shutdown
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140613_escalating_violence_in_iraq_leads_to_internet_shutdown/
DDoS Attacks Shutdown Several World Cup Websites
http://www.circleid.com/posts/ddos_attacks_shutdown_several_world_cup_websites/
Popular RSS Reader Feedly Suffers Back to Back DDoS Attacks, Held for Ransom
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140612_popular_rss_reader_feedly_suffers_back_to_back_ddos_attacks/
Group Launches Coalition for Local Internet Choice
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140609_group_launches_coalition_for_local_internet_choice/
Paul Vixie on How the Openness of the Internet Is Poisoning Us
http://www.circleid.com/posts/paul_vixie_on_how_the_openness_of_the_internet_is_poisoning_us/
GoDaddy Files for IPO, SEC Filing Indicates No Profits Since 2009
http://www.circleid.com/posts/godaddy_files_for_ipo_sec_filing_indicates_no_profits_since_2009/
Broadband Providers Should Not Treat All Bits the Same, Says Cisco
http://www.circleid.com/posts/broadband_providers_should_not_treat_all_bits_the_same_says_cisco/
Annual Internet Traffic to Grow More Than 20 Percent, Reaching 1.6 Zettabytes by 2018
IDN DOMAINS HERE TO STAY
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5768
LACK OF EMAIL SUPPORT HINDERS DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONALIZED DOMAIN NAMES
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5763
NEW APPROACHES TO DOMAIN DISPUTES
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5755
88 MALICIOUS DOMAINS NEUTRALIZED IN APRIL
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5756
Afilias selected for CIO 100 award
http://www.afilias.info/news/2014/06/03/afilias-selected-cio-100-award
M+M profits by losing new gTLD auctions
http://domainincite.com/16829-mm-profits-by-losing-new-gtld-auctions
Donuts wins .gifts, .sarl and .restaurant
http://domainincite.com/16791-donuts-wins-gifts-sarl-and-restaurant
.uk launches with Stephen Fry as anchor tenant
http://domainincite.com/16823-uk-launches-with-stephen-fry-as-anchor-tenant
Breaking: Go Daddy files for $100 million IPO
http://domainincite.com/16813-breaking-go-daddy-files-for-100-million-ipo
Afilias wins .poker gTLD
http://domainincite.com/16773-afilias-wins-poker-gtld
Namestat Drops All Free .XYZ Domains & Schilling’s Registration Of Own Strings From Rankings
Network Solutions Promotion For .Events; 2 of 3 Featured Domains Are Reserved and NA
Cisco Predicts There Will Be 1.5 Billion More Internet Users By 2018
http://www.thedomains.com/page/3/
.UK Registrants Will Have Home Address Published
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/06/14/uk-registrants-will-have-home-address-published/
UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On BigBang.com
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/06/12/udrp-finds-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-on-bigbang-com/
What domain names Harvard Business School and others bought last week – See more
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/06/13/domain-names-harvard-business-school/
GoDaddy End User domain name sales
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/06/12/godaddy-end-user-domain-name-sales/