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Domain Name News – October 22, 2012

ICANN Completes Toronto Meeting – The 45th ICANN meeting was held last week in Toronto. The opening ceremony keynote was delivered by the Honourable Tony Clement, MP and President of the Treasury Board. Mr. Clement expressed strong support for the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance. Incremental progress was made on a number of fronts including…

Domain Name News – October 9, 2012

Domain Name Registrations Top 240 Million Worldwide – According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign, the second quarter of 2012 ended with more than 240 million domain names registered worldwide, an annual growth of more than 25.5 million or 11.9%. The annual growth as reported three months ago was 23 million…

Domain Name News – October 1, 2012

CIRA Announces 2012 Board of Directors Election Results – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced that Michael Geist, William Gibson, Carole Mackaay, Kevin McArthur, and Bill Sandiford have been elected to its Board of Directors. A total of 3508 votes were cast, and a complete list of candidates and vote counts has been…

Domain Name News – September 10, 2012

Here is a selection of domain-related items: With shows of support now complete for Members’ nominees for the CIRA Board of Directors election, the final slate of candidates is to be published today, and the online campaign forum is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 11. CIRA has issued its 2011/2012 Report to Members detailing…

Domain Name News – August 27, 2012

Member Nominees Seek Shows Of Support For CIRA Election – CIRA has published the names and statements of Member Nominees in the forthcoming CIRA Board of Directors election. To be included on the ballot, a nominee must receive the support of at least 20 CIRA Members. This year, a CIRA Member may show support for…