Newsletter (13 January 2014)
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n Next Event: APTLD Members Meeting and Annual General Meeting
Date: February 20th and 21st, 2014 (Additional workshops may include the afternoon of the 19th, all day on the 22nd and 23rd and the morning of the 24th.)
Location: Centara Grand Hotel and Bangkok Convention Centre at Centralworld, 999/99 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Members
(.cc Verisign)
Verisign To Report Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2013 Financial Results
(.my MYNIC Berhad)
2014 Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) conference and workshop
http://www.mynic.my/en/news.php?id=168
Introduction of Patrick Myles
Patrick Myles has been the Information Manager at CENTR (Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries) since May 2010, where he is responsible for market analyses, international and external relations, as well as membership and business support and development. He has also been an Independent Consultant at Net Knowledge since July 2013, where he provides consulting services to business and regional organizations working with TLD operators, Internet Policy, and Governance. He regularly attends ICANN meetings to follow discussions in GNSO and new gTLD processes. Patrick will be doing work for APTLD in providing Research and Analysis Services as well.
ICANN
The Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance, São Paulo – Conference Update
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11jan14-en.htm
WEBINAR: ICANN Strategy Panel on ICANN’s Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-06jan14-en.htm
Current ICANN public consultations
ICANN’s Draft Vision, Mission & Focus Areas for a Five-Year Strategic Plan
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/strategic-29oct13-en.htm
Second Accountability and Transparency Review Team (ATRT 2) Final Report & Recommendations
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/atrt2-recommendations-09jan14-en.htm
Draft Criteria and Process for Selection of Multistakeholder Ethos Award Pilot Program
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/multistakeholder-ethos-award-06jan14-en.htm
New gTLD Auction Rules
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/new-gtld-auction-rules-17dec13-en.htm
Status Update from the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-11nov13-en.htm
Others
Another day, another domain name escrow service launches: EscrowHill.com
New escrow service Agreed.com launches
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/07/new-escrow-service-agreed-com-launches/
Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
Google’s and Cleveland Clinic’s .Med top level domains rejected
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/02/googles-and-cleveland-clinics-med-top-level-domains-rejected/
New TLDs come out with a whimper
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/10/new-tlds-come-out-with-a-whimper/
These are the first four new gTLD domain names
http://domainincite.com/15439-these-are-the-first-four-new-gtld-domain-names
.email and two other new gTLDs go live
http://domainincite.com/15463-email-and-two-other-new-gtlds-go-live
Vienna is the first city with its own TLD
http://domainincite.com/15467-vienna-is-the-first-city-with-its-own-tld
Google registers its first new gTLD domain
http://domainincite.com/15472-google-registers-its-first-new-gtld-domain
New gTLD launches: registrar coverage at less than 40% of the market
http://domainincite.com/15499-new-gtld-launches-registrar-coverage-at-less-than-40-of-the-market
NamesCon will be biggest new gTLD show yet
http://domainincite.com/15509-namescon-will-be-biggest-new-gtld-show-yet
Two new gTLD apps pass EE