Newsletter (31 August 2015)

(.au auDA)
More .au options for all Australians or not – the pointy end of the naming panel
process
http://www.auda.org.au/news/2015/more-au-options-for-all-australians-or-not-the-
pointy-end-of-the-naming-panel-process/
 
Announcement: Two workshops added to the 2015 auIGF schedule
http://www.auda.org.au/news/2015/announcement-two-workshops-added-to-the-
2015-auigf-schedule/
 
(.cc/.tv Verisign)
Verisign Announces 3.25% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures Due
2037 to Pay Contingent Interest
http://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-
releases/articles/index.xhtml?
artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2
lkPTE5NzcyMjI%3D
 
(.kr KISA)
Israeli firm plans campus to encourage start-ups
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3008060
 
(.nz InternetNZ)
Digital Convergence Paper a great first step
https://internetnz.nz/news/digital-convergence-paper-great-first-step
 
ANZIA winners shine at the gala event in Auckland
https://internetnz.nz/news/anzia-winners-shine-gala-event-auckland
 
(.sg SGNIC)
Results of July 2015 Premium Domain Name (“PDN”) Exercise
http://www.nic.net.sg/news/results-july-2015-premium-domain-name-pdn-exercise
 
(Neustar)
Neustar Infographic Shows Silver Lining in New TCPA Regulations
https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/neustar-tcpa-infographic
 
67 Percent of Consumers Lose Trust in Brands When Websites Take Too Long to Load, According to Neustar’s Latest Research

https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/ponemon-press-release

2015 CENTR Awards finalists revealed
https://centr.org/news/centr-awards/08-25-2015/4343/2015-centr-awards-finalists-
revealed
 
ITU deploys emergency communication equipment in Myanmar
http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2015/CM12.aspx#.VeO4E6HtzTA
 
Global Commission On Internet Governance Meets In Accra
https://www.ourinternet.org/press/global-commission-on-internet-governance-
meets-in-ghana-to-discuss-internet-related-opportunities-and-challenges-in-africa/
 
GAC AS “FIRST AMONG EQUALS:” THE DANGER IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/08/29/gac-as-first-among-equals-the-
danger-in-the-accountability-plan/
 
Highly relevant domain names worth “thousands of keywords” in Google search: study
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/30/highly-relevant-domain-names-worth-
thousands-of-keywords-in-google-search-study/
 
Challenges for .brands – from strategy to implementation planning by Corey Grant,ARI Registry Services
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/10/21-tips-choosing-right-domain/
 
.NET Turns 30 And Verisign Wants You To Know!
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/14/londoners-dot-london/
 
.DE Registrations Pass 16 Million Today [updated]
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/08/23/de-registrations-16-million/
 
Challenges for .brands – From Strategy to Implementation Planning
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150826_challenges_for_brands_from_strategy_to
_implementation_planning/
 
World Body Declares Cyber Security Top Issue
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150825_world_body_declares_cyber_security_top
_issue/
 
Do New gTLDs Disrupt .com?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150819_do_new_gtlds_disrupt_com/
 
Challenges for .brands – Transforming Ideas Into Strategy
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150818_challenges_for_brands_transforming_ide
as_into_strategy/
 
The Mission Has Already Crept

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150818_the_mission_has_already_crept/

Proposal for Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-08-24-en
 
Syntax Accuracy of WHOIS Data in gTLDs Presented in Accuracy Reporting System Phase I Report
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-24-en
 
ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder Report – Register for the FY15 Q4 call on 20 August 2015
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-08-17-en
 
WEBINAR: Briefing on 2nd Draft CCWG-Accountability Proposal

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-17-en

Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en
 
Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/data-metrics-policy-making-2015-07-29-en
 
Removal of Searchable Whois Service from .SHARP Registry Agreement
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/sharp-proposed-amendment-2015-07-30-en
 
Proposed ICANN Bylaws Amendments—GNSO Policy & Implementation Recommendations
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/bylaws-amendments-2015-07-31-en
 
Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 2nd Draft Report (Work Stream 1)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en
 
Design Team Review of Plan for DNS Root Zone KSK Change
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/root-ksk-2015-08-06-en
 
Proposal for Armenian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposal-armenian-lgr-2015-07-22-en
Proposal for Arabic Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/arabic-lgr-proposal-2015-08-24-en