John Demco
.NL and .ORG Reach Milestones – The Netherlands’ .nl domain has reached four million registrations, and the .org domain has achieved 8.5 million registrations. According to SIDN, the .nl registry, “in proportion to its population of 16 million, the Netherlands has the highest local domain name density in the world, with roughly one .nl domain for every four people.” The .org information comes from the bi-annual report “The Dashboard”.
ICANN Board Approves More IDN ccTLDs – The ICANN Board of Directors has approved the delegation of these IDN ccTLDs: Sri Lanka (.ලංකා “Lanka” and .இலங்கை “Ilangai”), Thailand (.ไทย “Thai”), Occupied Palestinian Territory (فلسطين “Falasteen”), Tunisia (تونس “Tunis”), and Jordan (الاردن “al-Ordon”).
Picks To Click
- VeriSign has submitted a proposal to ICANN to allow it to auction one- and two-character .net domain names. It indicated that it intends to submit a proposal for .com domain names as well.
- The opportunity to show support for Members’ nominees for the CIRA Board of Directors election commences on Thursday, August 26. To be included on the ballot, a Member nominee must receive the support of at least 20 CIRA Members.
Timeline
- Thu, Aug 26 – Thu, Sep 9: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Tue, Sep 14 – Tue, Sep 21: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Tue, Sep 21: CIRA Annual General Meeting
- Wed, Sep 22 – Wed, Sep 29: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Dec 5 – Fri, Dec 10: ICANN meetings in Cartagena, Columbia