John Demco
The ICANN meetings in Cairo are under way and will continue through November 7. One of the main topics to be covered is the planned introduction of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Other topics include: internationalized domain names (IDNs), single-character second-level domain names, improving institutional confidence, and the recent independent reviewer’s report on the ICANN Board. Many sessions will be webcast.
DotMobi, the registry operator for the .mobi domain, has announced that more than one million .mobi domains have been registered since the TLD’s launch two years ago.
CIRA has announced that it has started the process of implementing DNSSEC, a
set of security extensions to the Domain Name System (DNS).
Timeline
- Sun, Nov 2 – Fri, Nov 7: ICANN meetings in Cairo, Egypt
- Sun, Nov 9: .org registry fees increase
- Mon, Nov 24: Last day for comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce concerning the deployment of DNSSEC into the DNS infrastructure, including the root
- Wed, Dec 3 – Mon, Feb 2: .tel domain registrations commence for trademark holders
- Mon, Dec 8: Last day for comments on new gTLD Applicant Handbook
- Mon, Dec 8: Last day for comments on gTLD Registries and Registrars report
- Tue, Feb 3 – Mon, Mar 23: .tel domain registrations commence at a premium price
- Sun, Mar 1 – Fri, Mar 6: ICANN meetings in Mexico City, Mexico
- Tue, Mar 24: .tel domain registrations open to all