Newsletter (21 April 2014)
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APTLD
n Next Event: APTLD’s next meeting for Members and Friends will be in Muscat, Oman starting on Sunday, 11 May 2014. There will be three days of conference and may be additional days for focused workshops.
n APTLD is now seeking volunteers to participate in the Oman meeting.
n Other Events: NETmundial (The Future of Internet Governance), Apr. 23-24, Brazil.
Members
(.cn CNNIC)
Researcher Hualin QIAN of Chinese Academy of Sciences Selected 2014 Internet Hall of fame
http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2014/201404/t20140410_46544.htm
(.nz InternetNZ)
Legal action the wrong focus for Chorus
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2014/Legal-action-wrong-focus-Chorus
HeartBleed vulnerability warning for website owners: fix list
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/blog/2014/HeartBleed-vulnerability-warning-website-owners-fix-list
Court decision vindicates Commission approach
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2014/Court-decision-vindicates-Commission-approach
(.sgnic)
SGNIC-Q-14002: Invitation to Quote for Provision of Tax Compliance Services
http://www.nic.net.sg/news/sgnic-q-14002-invitation-quote-provision-tax-compliance-services
(.wf AFNIC)
2014 Dot Award Contest highlights the best sites under the .fr TLD
Afnic Scientific Council Open Day on 16 May 2014
Request for Comments for NETmundial Conference
Active Surveys
A-Level Survey 2014 – The data gathered from this survey will be used to provide a large body of knowledge which initially will be aggregated into multiple in-depth reports and analysis of its results. 21 cctLDs have provided responses to the survey so far:
.af, .ae, .as, .au, .cn, .cx, .hk, .jo, .jp, .mn, .mo, .my, .nc, .nf, .nr, .nu, .nz, .om, .sa, .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.
Launch and Use of IDNs (2014) – This survey was initiated by the Registry for .eu (EURid) who will use some of the data received to feed into their IDN World Report. 11 members have already submitted to this survey:
.au, .cn, .kr, .lk, .lk, .mo, .my, .nu, .sg, .th, شبكة .
Access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QZH9QYC.
ICANN
ICANN Begins Transition To New Website
https://new.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-04-17-en
The IANA Functions Explained – New ICANN Infographic
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07apr14-en.htm
ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance’s Submission to NETMundial
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-08apr14-en.htm
Call for Public Input: Transition of NTIA’s Stewardship of the IANA Functions
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09apr14-en.htm
ICANN Draft Five-Year Strategic Plan (FY16 – FY20)
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09apr14-en.htm
IDN ccTLD Request From Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of, Successfully Passes String Evaluation
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14apr14-en.htm
Internationalized Registration Data Expert Working Group Interim Report Public Comment Opened
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14apr14-en.htm
Proposed Changes to the Inter-Registrar Policy (Watch the Video & Provide Comments)
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-14apr14-en.htm
Current ICANN public consultations
Proposal for the Use of Mandatory Policy Advisory Boards for Regulated Industry Sector and Consumer-Trust-Sensitive New gTLD Strings
https://new.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-04-18-en
ICANN Cross Community Working Group on Internet Governance’s Submission to NETMundial
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ccwg-ig-netmundial-08apr14-en.htm
ICANN Draft Five-Year Strategic Plan (FY16 – FY20)
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/stratplan-draft-09apr14-en.htm
Others
Neustar Acquires .CO Internet
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140415_neustar_acquires_co_internet/
gTLD.club, New Site Focused on New gTLDs
http://www.circleid.com/posts/gtldclub_new_site_focused_on_new_gtlds/
ICANN Releases Call for Public Input for NTIA’s Stewardship Transition of IANA
Washington Abuzz with Activity Concerning NTIA’s IANA Transition Announcement
Neustar Acquires .CO Internet
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140415_neustar_acquires_co_internet/
MARINA NIKEROVA: WE HAVE NURTURED .RU TO MATURITY
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5621
DMITRY MEDVEDEV CONGRATULATES RUSSIAN WEB USERS ON 20 YEARS OF .RU DOMAIN ZONE
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5626
RIGF PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS AND CYBER SECURITY
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5627
First .LUXURY domains available for sale April 10th
http://www.ariservices.com/news-First-.LUXURY-domains-available-for-sale-April-10th.php
Adrian Kinderis appointed as Chair of Domain Name Association
http://www.ariservices.com/news-Adrian-Kinderis-appointed-as-Chair-of-Domain-Name-Association.php
New gTLD domains top 500,000 as Schilling goes on parking spree
http://domainincite.com/16481-new-gtld-domains-top-500000-as-schilling-goes-on-parking-spree
Bug takes out HostGator, BlueHost for a day
http://domainincite.com/16498-bug-takes-out-hostgator-bluehost-for-a-day
How Russia and China could take over the internet!
http://domainincite.com/16419-how-russia-and-china-could-take-over-the-internet
Four governments file ICANN appeals over .wine
http://domainincite.com/16442-four-governments-file-icann-appeals-over-wine
ICANN sets ball rolling on IANA transition
http://domainincite.com/16446-icann-sets-ball-rolling-on-iana-transition
Republicans advance “embarrassing” DOTCOM Act
http://domainincite.com/16459-republicans-advance-embarrassing-dotcom-act
Famous Four wins .party gTLD contest
http://domainincite.com/16465-famous-four-wins-party-gtld-contest
Geo gTLDs catch a break with new launch rules
http://domainincite.com/16467-geo-gtlds-catch-a-break-with-new-launch-rules
Belgium comes out against Donuts’ .spa bid
http://domainincite.com/16471-belgium-comes-out-against-donuts-spa-bid
Pricey .luxury made $500k already
http://domainincite.com/16475-pricey-luxury-made-500k-already
The ICA Comments on ICANN Preliminary Issue Report on IGOs and INGOs
Google Explains How It Reads Your Email
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/04/15/google-explains-how-it-reads-your-email/
Go Daddy Going To Court in India over Copyright/Trademark Infringement
.Buzz May Have The Strangest List Of 100 Reserved Domains Of All New gTLD’s
More new TLD auctions on tap, and Uniregistry appears to be participating
Dune.com hit with UDRP
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/04/11/dune-com-hit-with-udrp/
Uniregistry Whois tells you why a domain isn‘t available
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/04/11/uniregistry-whois-tells-you-why-a-domain-isnt-available/
Have Your Opinions Changed or Stayed The Same on the New gTLDs ?
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/04/18/have-your-opinions-changed-or-stayed-the-same-on-the-new-gtlds/
WhiteHouse Updates its Privacy Policy
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/04/18/the-white-house-unveils-a-new-privacy-policy/
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