John Demco
Nominet Board Involves Itself in Board Election – Nominet Board members have taken the unusual step of contacting the organization’s membership “about the future independence of Nominet”. A letter, sent during the organization’s Board elections which close on April 30, points out that three Board candidates propose a distribution of Nominet’s accumulated profits, but that a legal opinion has been obtained indicating that such a distribution is not allowed under the organization’s current constitution. Stating that the current Board structure combined with low voter turnout makes Nominet vulnerable to capture, the current Board is encouraging members to vote for the adoption of a resolution to introduce independent non-executive directors, and not to vote for any of the three candidates that are against the resolution. Two of the candidates have put up a website arguing against the resolution.
Picks To Click
- The minutes of the March 18, 2008 meeting of the CIRA Board of Directors.
- ICANN is looking for comments on PIR’s proposed implementation of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .org domain.
- ICANN has issued an RFP for an independent evaluator to review the ICANN Board.
- The .ORG Resource Center has been launched.
- A campaign is under way to create a .eng domain for England.
- “What I’ve Learned: Vint Cerf” by Cal Fussman in Esquire.
Timeline
- Thu, May 1: nominations open for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sat, May 24: last day for comments on DNSSEC proposal for .org
- Sun, Jun 1: new .au transfers policy takes effect
- Tue, Jun 10: implementation date for new WHOIS policy for .ca
- Sun, Jun 22 – Thu, Jun 26: ICANN meetings in Paris, France
- Thu, Jul 17: last day for comments on proposed IDN plan for .nz
- Wed, Sep 10: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Vancouver
- Thu, Sep 18 – Thu, Sep 25: voting period for CIRA Board of Directors election