John Demco
CIRA 2013 Election: Nomination Committee Slate Announced, Member Applications Open – In the 2013 Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Board of Directors election, three Directors will be elected from the Nomination Committee slate, and one Director will be elected from the Members’ slate.
The Nomination Committee slate, announced on July 22, consists of Ruth Corbin, James Grey, Len Katz, Rowena Liang, Louise Macdonald, Ryan Merkley, Todd Orchard, Jim Saunders, and Rob Villeneuve.
The call for Members to nominate prospective candidates is open from Monday, July 29 until Monday, August 12. In order to be listed on the Members’ slate, nominees must receive the support of 20 CIRA Members.
Picks To Click
- Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA, has been elected chair of the Country Code Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO). The ccNSO represents interests of country code top-level domains within ICANN.
- “What’s the market size for a top level domain?“, by Andrew Allemann.
- VeriSign, registry operator for the .net domain, has indicated by letter to ICANN that the annual registry fee for .net domains will increase to USD 6.18 as of February 1, 2014.
Timeline
- Mon, Jul 29 – Mon, Aug 12: call for Member Nominees for CIRA Board election
- Wed, Aug 21 – Wed, Sep 4: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Sun, Sep 1: .biz, .info registry fees increase
- Mon, Sep 9 – Mon, Sep 16: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Mon, Sep 16: CIRA Annual General Meeting in Montreal
- Mon, Sep 16 – Mon, Sep 23: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Nov 17 – Thu, Nov 21: ICANN meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sat, Feb 1: .net registry fee increases