Newsletter (22 May 2013)

Dear members:

APTLD Internal –22 May,
2013

Next Meeting:

Title: The 63rd Members’ Meeting in
Xi’an, China – August 2013

Date: Aug 22 and 23,
2013

Location: Xi’an, China

Venue: TBC

Members

APTLD announced CNNIC to be the new
secretariat

(.nz)

InternetNZ and AUT University form
strategic partnership

https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2013/InternetNZ-and-AUT-University-form-strategic-partnership

(.wf)

Dot Award 2013 –
European winners for Best Web Sites Revealed

http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6925/show/dot-award-2013-european-winners-for-best-web-sites-revealed.html

(ictQatar)

ictQATAR, QMIC Mark UN’s World
Telecommunications and Information Society Day

http://www.ictqatar.qa/en/news-events/news/ictqatar-qmic-mark-un%E2%80%99s-world-telecommunications-and-information-society-day

(Netnod)

Netnod summer social!

http://www.netnod.se/netnod-summer-social

ICANN

ICANN FY12 Form 990

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may13-en.htm

Current ICANN Public Consultations

FY14 Draft Operating
Plan and Budget

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm

Whois
Information Status Policy

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/wisp-10may13-en.htm

Proposed
Modification of GNSO Operating Procedures Concerning the Deadline for the
Submission of Reports and Motions

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/gnso-op-procedures-02may13-en.htm

Proposed
Final New gTLD Registry Agreement

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/base-agreement-29apr13-en.htm

Others:

ICANN
Interviews GAC Chair Heather Dryden on Beijing Communiqué and New gTLD Advice.

<http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/icann-interviews-gac-chair-heather-dryden-on-beijing-communique-and-new-gtld-advice>

66
applications for new TLDs have been withdrawn as of today. For budgeting
purposes, ICANN projects that number will explode to 646 before everything is
said and done.

<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/05/17/icann-expects-646-new-tld-applications-to-be-withdrawn/>

ICANN
just released 40 more new gTLD’s that passed Initial Evaluation today.

<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/05/17/40-new-gtlds-apps-pass-ie-chrome-bbc-americanexpress-bmw-ads/>

APNIC
recently participated in a Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) workshop in Wellington,
New Zealand as part of an ongoing effort to support and collaborate with LEAs
in the Asia Pacific region.

<http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2013/lea-nz>

Jian Zhang

General Manager
APTLD