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Domain Name News – October 30, 2011

ICANN Meetings Conclude in Dakar – Here are some highlights from the ICANN meetings recently concluded in Dakar, Senegal: Some progress was made on a support program for deserving applicants who require financial, technical, or other assistance “to effectively participate in and benefit from the first round of the New gTLD Program”. An additional USD…

Domain Name News – October 23, 2011

ICANN Meets This Week In Senegal – ICANN is meeting this week in Dakar, Senegal. The new gTLD program will be a main topic, with others including IDNs, DNSSEC, IPv6, WHOIS, and ICANN’s search for a new CEO. Remote participation will be available for many sessions. U.S. Government To Solicit Bids On The IANA Contract…

Domain Name News – October 9, 2011

.UK Registry Raises 7 Million GBP For Nominet Trust – Nominet, registry for the .uk domain, is donating 7 million GBP to Nominet Trust, a UK registered charity. Registry operations represent 4 million GBP of the total, with the remaining 3 million GBP being the proceeds from the release of 2831 previously reserved short domains…

Domain Name News – September 25, 2011

CIRA Election Continues Until Wednesday, September 28 – Voting in CIRA’s 2011 Board of Directors election continues until Wednesday, September 28 at noon (ET). CIRA members are encouraged to vote, and will elect four directors. CIRA Launches Internationalized Domain Name Consultation – CIRA has launched a consultation on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .ca…

Domain Name News – September 18, 2011

CIRA Election: Voting Starts This Week – Voting in CIRA’s 2011 Board of Directors election starts on Wednesday, September 21 and continues until September 28. The online campaign forum is under way and continues until Tuesday, September 20. CIRA Annual General Meeting Set For Tuesday – CIRA’s Annual General Meeting takes place on Tuesday, September…

Domain Name News – September 5, 2011

Domain Name Registrations Top 215 Million – At the end of June, 2011, there were more than 215 million domain name registrations worldwide, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief published by VeriSign. This represents an annual growth of 16.9 million or 8.6%. The annual growth as reported three months ago was 15.3 million…