John Demco
CIRA Election Continues Until Wednesday, September 28 – Voting in CIRA’s 2011 Board of Directors election continues until Wednesday, September 28 at noon (ET). CIRA members are encouraged to vote, and will elect four directors.
CIRA Launches Internationalized Domain Name Consultation – CIRA has launched a consultation on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .ca domain. Under consideration is allowing accented characters as used in French to be valid in .ca domain names. As well as accepting submissions on the proposed policy, CIRA is conducting an online forum, and a spirited discussion is under way. The consultation closes on December 13.
Picks To Click
- The Internet Governance Forum is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on September 27-30.
- Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. loses a dispute over oki.ca.
- AIR FRANCE – KLM wins a dispute over klm.ca.
Timeline
- Wed, Sep 21 – Wed, Sep 28: CIRA Board of Directors election
- Sun, Oct 23 – Fri, Oct 28: ICANN meetings in Dakar, Senegal
- Tue, Dec 13: CIRA IDN consultation closes
- Sun, Jan 15: .com, .net registry fees increase