John Demco
ICANN To Reopen New TLD Application System – ICANN has announced that the Top-Level Domain Application System (TAS) will reopen on Tuesday, May 22 and close on Wednesday, May 30. The system was taken offline on April 12 due to a technical problem. More than 2000 top-level domain applications have been submitted to date.
Picks To Click
- The CIRA Nomination Committee is calling for individuals to apply to be on the Nomination Committee slate of the 2012 CIRA Board of Directors election. The deadline for applications is Friday, June 8.
- ICANN has posted its 2012-2015 Strategic Plan.
Timeline
- Thu, May 10 – Fri, Jun 8: applications to CIRA’s Nomination Committee solicited
- Sun, Jun 24 – Fri, Jun 29: ICANN meetings in Prague, Czech Republic
- Tue, Jul 31 – Mon, Aug 13: call for Member Nominees for CIRA Board election
- Thu, Aug 23 – Thu, Sep 6: shows of support for Member Nominees for CIRA election
- Tue, Sep 11 – Tue, Sep 18: online forum for CIRA Board of Directors election
- Wed, Sep 19 – Wed, Sep 26: CIRA Board of Directors election