John Demco
Canadian Internet Forum Agenda and Speakers Announced – CIRA has announced the agenda and speakers for its third annual Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) to be held in Ottawa on Thursday, February 28. This year, the forum will explore digital literacy, cyber-security, and Internet governance. Speakers and panelists include Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, Steve Anderson from Openmedia.ca, Karen Mulberry from the Internet Society, Tim Denton from the CRTC, Matthew Johnson from MediaSmarts, and journalist Shane Schick. There is no cost for in-person participation; the event will also be webcast.
ICANN Seeks Comments on “Closed Generic” gTLD Applications – Responding to correspondence from the community concerning applications for “closed generic” TLDs, ICANN is seeking public comments on the topic. A “closed generic” TLD is one which has a generic name and which is proposed to be operated by an applicant exclusively for its own benefit. Comments are being solicited until March 7.
Picks To Click
- A U.S. district court has dismissed a lawsuit against ICANN by Image Online Design over their 2000 application for the .web top-level domain.
- CIRA’s Byron Holland describes the upcoming Canadian Internet Forum.
- CIRA’s Jacques Latour describes the completion of a major milestone in implementing DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in .CA.
Timeline
- Thu, Feb 28: Canadian Internet Forum, hosted by CIRA, in Ottawa
- Sun, Apr 7 – Thu, Apr 11: ICANN meetings in Beijing