Newsletter (11 March 2014)
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n APTLD Member’s Meeting and 2014 AGM in Malaysia had nearly 100 people in attendance. Full Meeting Report and Communiqué are available on APTLD website. http://www.aptld.org/meeting/member-meeting/aptld-petaling-jaya-meeting-february-2014-0
n There are a couple requests still active:
u ‘A’ Level Survey
u Registrar Accreditation Criteria
u Domain Counts
u Comments on draft Universal Access paper are still sought
n Next Event: The next Members meeting will be in Oman from 11 – 14 May, 2014. Additional training workshop may be added. Details to follow soon.
Members
(.cn CNNIC)
CNNIC Approved by ICANN to be the Only Data Escrow Agent in the Asia-Pacific Region
http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2014/201403/t20140303_46223.htm
Ms. Ting CHEN from CNNIC Was Successfully Elected as Vice Chair of APTLD
http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2014/201403/t20140306_46261.htm
(.nz InternetNZ)
InternetNZ strongly opposed to scrapping UFB
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2014/InternetNZ-strongly-opposed-scrapping-UFB
(.sg Singapore Network Information Centre)
An Invitation-To-Quote for an eGuide, and designing of marketing material
http://www.nic.net.sg/news/invitation-quote-eguide-and-designing-marketing-material
(.wf AFNIC)
ICANN/Paris City Hall Contract signature & first 100 .paris domains announced
Signature of the ICANN /.BZH Contract
(ictQatar)
Regulatory Authority obliges Ooredoo to remove “4G” advertisements from media
CRA launches public consultation on Quality of Service (QoS) Policy & Framework
Active Surveys
Survey: 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.Access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QZH9QYC. **Data to be included in the IDN World Report should be submitted by tomorrow (Friday 14th March). After this, data will still be accepted and be part of the APTLD Survey Report. Members who have already submitted to this survey: .ae, .au, .cn, .kr, .lk, .mo, .my, .nu, .sg
Survey: A-Level 2014 – The data gathered from this large scale 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. Access the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/A-level_2014. Already responded to the survey: .as, .au, .cn, .hk, .jo, .jp, .my, .nc, .nf, .nr, .nu, .nz, .om, .sa, .tj, .tw, .vn
ICANN
Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Asadal, Inc. to Gabia, Inc.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-05mar14-en.htm
WEBINAR: Opportunities and Challenges to Keep up with the Internet of the Future – Everything You Need to Know About the ICANN Meeting in Singapore
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05mar14-en.htm
Publication of One World Trust Report on ICANN Accountability Benchmarks and Metrics
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04mar14-en.htm
IRTP Part D PDP WG Initial Report Public Comment Opened
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-03mar14-en.htm
IDN Variant TLDs – LGR Procedure Implementation – Maximal Starting Repertoire Version 1 is Now Open for Public Comment
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03mar14-en.htm
Ashwin Rangan to Join ICANN as New Chief Innovation and Information Officer
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03mar14-en.htm
WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panels – Draft Reports
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-28feb14-en.htm
Independent Report Maps Possible Way Forward in Mitigating Domain Name Collisions
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26feb14-en.htm
Video: Details on the Globalization Advisory Groups
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-25feb14-en.htm
Quick Look at Strategy Panel Recommendations – Provide Your Comments Today
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-25feb14-en.htm
ICANN Future Meetings Strategy
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-25feb14-en.htm
Update to BCG Study – Country-by-Country Analysis Now Available
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-24feb14-en.htm
Pre-Singapore ICANN Policy Update Webinar Invitation
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-24feb14-en.htm
Current ICANN public consultations
Status Update from the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11nov13-en.htm
ICANN Future Meetings Strategy
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/meetings-strategy-25feb14-en.htm
Mitigating the Risk of DNS Namespace Collisions
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/name-collision-26feb14-en.htm
ICANN Strategy Panels – Draft Reports
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategy-panels-25feb14-en.htm
Others
Pirate Bay a victim as Go Daddy suspends hundreds of new gTLD domains
http://domainincite.com/15901-pirate-bay-a-victim-as-go-daddy-suspends-hundreds-of-new-gtld-domains
New gTLD registries given way to free up millions of blocked names
http://domainincite.com/15925-new-gtld-registries-given-way-to-free-up-millions-of-blocked-names
TMCH sends out 17,500 Trademark Claims notices in a month
http://domainincite.com/15947-tmch-sends-out-17500-trademark-claims-notices-in-a-month
New gTLDs pass 200,000 registrations
http://domainincite.com/15969-new-gtlds-pass-200000-registrations
Google’s first new gTLD racks up 2,300 domains
http://domainincite.com/15973-googles-first-new-gtld-racks-up-2300-domains
Domain search progressing, but still not ready for new top level domain names
ICANN to Registrars: We’re working on legal issues with 2013 RAA
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/28/icann-to-registrars-were-working-on-legal-issues-with-2013-raa/
New TLD registries need to forget about sunrise revenue
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/03/04/new-tld-registries-need-to-forget-about-sunrise-revenue/
15 end user domain name sales at Sedo
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/03/06/15-end-user-domain-name-sales-at-sedo/
ICANN Publishes Study On Mitigating Risks of DNS Collisions & Opens Comment Period
Verisign Answers ICANN’s Name Collision Study With Its Own Blog Post
Forbes: 5 Mistakes People Make When Setting Up Their Website
http://www.thedomains.com/2014/03/06/forbes-5-mistakes-people-make-when-setting-up-their-website/
Papers Now Available Publicly for W3C/IAB “Strengthening the Internet” Workshop
Proposal Aims to End US Control of ICANN
http://www.circleid.com/posts/proposal_aims_to_end_us_control_of_icann/
How Managers Can Support their Engineers Deploy IPv6?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140305_how_managers_can_support_their_engineers_deploy_ipv6/
Neustar Selected to Continue Administering the .US Domain
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140305_neustar_selected_to_continue_administering_the_us_domain/
Netnod hiring a Communications Officer
http://www.netnod.se/netnod-hiring-communications-officer
Portlane (AS42708) is now connected at Netnod COMIX!
http://www.netnod.se/portlane-as42708-now-connected-netnod-comix
Excellent Hosting (AS50986) is now connected at Netnod COMIX!
http://www.netnod.se/excellent-hosting-as50986-now-connected-netnod-comix
COORDINATION CENTER COUNCIL APPROVES NEW REGULATORY DOCUMENTS
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5500
A NEW REGISTRAR WAS ACCREDITED IN DOMAINS .RU AND .РФ
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5502
THE .ДЕТИ DOMAIN HAS BEEN DELEGATED
http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=5498
Afilias Official New gTLD Launch Schedule
http://www.afilias.info/blog/executive
Open Call for Workshops & Themes of 2014
http://www.aprigf.asia/call_workshops.html
Request for Proposals of Local Hosts Now Opens!
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