John Demco
Member Nominees Seek Shows of Support For CIRA Election – CIRA has published the statements of those seeking to be included on the Member’s Slate in the forthcoming CIRA Board of Directors election. To be included on the slate, a nominee must receive the support of at least 20 CIRA Members. Shows of Support may be registered until 6:00 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, September 9.
ICANN Publishes Draft .XXX Agreement – ICANN has posted for public comment a draft registry agreement with ICM for the proposed .xxx domain. The comment period closes on September 23, and comments are available online.
Picks To Click
- The .nz Domain Name Commission is conducting a consultation on some practical issues and proposed solutions concerning the introduction of DNSSEC into the .nz domain. Submissions are being solicited until October 11.
- DNSSEC was deployed for the .edu domain on August 2.
- Alexa Raad has resigned as President and CEO of .ORG the Public Interest Registry, effective on September 24.
- DKH Retail Limited wins a dispute over superdry.ca.
- Fluor Corporation wins a dispute over fluor.ca.
- AOL Canada Inc. wins a dispute over engadget.ca but loses a dispute over luxist.ca and weblogsinc.ca.
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
- Thu, Sep 23: last day for comments on draft .xxx registry agreement
- Sun, Dec 5 – Fri, Dec 10: ICANN meetings in Cartagena, Columbia