John DemcoCIRA Announces 2013 Board of Directors Election Results – 
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced that Rowena Liang, Louise Macdonald, Kevin McArthur, and Rob Villeneuve have been elected to its Board of Directors. A total of 2236 votes were cast, and a complete list of candidates and vote counts has been posted. Long time Director Paul Andersen stepped down this year. Mr. Andersen first joined the CIRA Board in 2001, and he has been the organization’s longest serving Chair.
Picks To Click
- Here are contracting statistics for ICANN’s New gTLD program, as of September 20.
- Numeric-only .tel domains will be available for registration as of October 15.
- Nominet, the .uk registry, is making a 6 million GBP charitable donation to
Nominet Trust.
Timeline
- Sun, Nov 17 – Thu, Nov 21: ICANN meetings in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sat, Feb 1: .net registry fee increases