Domain Name News - October 1, 2007 - Webnames Blog

Domain Name News – October 1, 2007

ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections – ICANN’s Nominating Committee has announced its selection of new members of the ICANN Board of Directors, the GNSO Council, the At-Large Advisory Committee, and the ccNSO Council. Appointed to the Board were Harald Tveit Alvestrand, Dennis Jennings, and Jean-Jacques Subrenat.

Picks To Click

  • Criticism and defence of the .name registry’s charging for access to detailed registration information.
  • ICANN publishes a guide to its flow of work between the ICANN meeting last June and the upcoming meeting in Los Angeles.
  • New Zealand’s .nz domain reaches 300,000 registrations.
  • September 26 marks the first anniversary of the .mobi domain.

Timeline

  • Wed, Sep 26 – Wed, Oct 3: .mobi auction of 100 premium domains
  • Tue, Oct 9: .asia registry sunrise period begins
  • Fri, Oct 12: last day for comments on the ICANN Strategic Plan issues paper
  • Fri, Oct 19: last day for submissions on draft .au recommendations
  • Mon, Oct 29 – Fri, Nov 2: ICANN meetings in Los Angeles
  • Wed, Oct 31: last day for responses to second Nominet governance consultation
  • Mon, Nov 12: last day for submissions to .nz domain policy review
  • Sun, Feb 10 – Fri, Feb 15: ICANN meetings in Delhi
  • Sun, Jun 22 – Fri, Jun 27: ICANN meetings in Paris
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