John DemcoRedesigned .CA Registry System To Launch On October 12 – CIRA has announced that its new registry system for .ca will launch on October 12. Based on the industry standard Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP), the system will make it easier for Canadians to register and maintain their .ca domain names. The operation of domain names, e.g. in websites and email addresses, will not be affected. More information on the registry rewrite has also been posted.
ICANN Nominating Committee Announces Selections – ICANN’s Nominating Committee has announced its selection of new members of the ICANN Board of Directors, the At-Large Advisory Council, the GNSO Council, and the ccNSO Council. Appointed to the Board are Cherine Chalaby, Bertrand de la Chapelle, and Erika Mann.
Picks To Click
- GoDaddy is reportedly putting itself up for sale. The privately held company could fetch more than $1 billion in an auction.
- The one-week CIRA election campaign forum commences on Tuesday, September 14.
- PIR, the .org registry operator, has announced that as of April 1 the registry fee for .org names will increase to US$7.21 per year. The wholesale fee had increased to US$6.75 per year in November, 2008.
- The .info domain has been signed, allowing the .info zone to be validated using DNSSEC. Registry operator Afilias will now “activate a ‘friends and family’ period that will allow the public to gain experience with a select group of .INFO second level domain names that have also been signed.”
- AFNIC, the registry for France’s .fr domain, has conducted a survey in France on the perception of .fr domain names. The study indicates a strong sense of connection to .fr, both for domain name registration and for site search.
- The fifth annual Internet Governance Forum meeting will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania on September 14-17.
- DENIC, the .de registry, adds DNSSEC functions to its nameserver checking tool.
Timeline
- 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
- Tue, Oct 12: redesigned .CA registry to launch
- Sun, Dec 5 – Fri, Dec 10: ICANN meetings in Cartagena, Columbia
- Fri, Apr 1: .org registry fees increase