John Demco
Nominet Consults on Domain Industry Self-Regulation – Nominet, the registry for the .uk domain, is running a consultation and holding a series of open meetings on “potential changes to the self-regulation model of the domain name industry in the UK.” The consultation follows a recent independent governance review which concluded that public intervention and external regulation is a possibility.
New Domain Registries Reach Milestones – The .me domain for Montenegro has hit 250,000 registrations, and the new .tel domain has reached 200,000 registrations. The .me domain was launched just over one year ago, and the .tel domain was launched for trademark holders last December and has been generally available for two months.
Picks To Click
- CIRA posts the schedule of events for the 2009 Board of Directors election. Interested individuals are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process.
- United Business Media LLC loses a dispute over xchangecanada.ca.
- Superbook, an iPhone lookup app for .tel domains, is now available.
- The NTIA is posting public comments regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement with ICANN. The comments, just four to date, are running in favor of continued U.S. government involvement in ICANN.
Timeline
- Fri, Jun 5: last day for comments on proposal for short .pro names
- Mon, Jun 8: last day for comments to NTIA concerning ICANN agreement
- Fri, Jun 12: last day for applications to CIRA’s Nomination Committee
- Sun, Jun 21 – Fri, Jun 26: ICANN meetings in Sydney, Australia
- Tue, Aug 4 – Mon, Aug 17: call for Member Nominees for CIRA Board election
- Mon, Aug 24 – Mon, Sep 7: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Tue, Sep 15 – Tue, Sep 22: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Tue, Sep 22: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Toronto
- Wed, Sep 23 – Wed, Sep 30: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Oct 25 – Fri, Oct 30: ICANN meetings in Seoul, South Korea