In brief The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) was formed to deliver proposals that would enhance ICANN‘s accountability towards all stakeholders. The organizations that chartered the CCWG now call for volunteers to join this effort. How to participate There are two ways to volunteer: Individual Participants – anyone interested can volunteer to join the CCWG …
The controversial NetMundial Initiative (NMI) – an effort by various countries and organizations to steer the internet – may be beyond saving after a second series of rejections. This time it’s been snubbed by the business world and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today published a damning letter [PDF] …
The top-level domain(.GW) of Guinea-Bissau is already working, the National Regulatory Authority (ARN) , responsible for the telecommunications sector in the country, said Wednesday in Bissau. The process was launched with the support of DNS.pt association, responsible for Portugal’s top-level domain Portugal (.PT) and which works in this area with other African countries with Portuguese …
According to ntldstats.com, Godaddy.com has become the first domain name registration to have registered more than 500,000 domain names. Godaddy has 500,091 new gTLD domain names under registration, 100,000 more than the second closest domain registrar, Network Solution which topped the 400,000 domain mark although around 377K of the 400,000 Network Solutions domain names were …
In October 2014, the Chair of ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Heather Dryden of Canada, stood down after four years at the helm. She and incoming ICANN GAC Chair Thomas Schneider of Switzerland discuss the role, the past and the future, and governments’ role within ICANN. Thomas Schneider, incoming ICANN GAC Chair What are you most looking …
American winemakers were joined by their counterparts from Champagne at a conference on deregulating internet domain names in an effort to boost awareness of how weaker controls would negatively impact the wine business. Read more from harpers.co.uk
ICANN 51–Tuesday, 14 October, Schedule Highlights: 07:00 to 08:00 PDT At-Large Accessibility Working Group Olympic 08:30 to 09:30 PDT Board with the At-Large Los Angeles 08:30 to 09:45 PDT ICANN’s Public Responsibility Olympic 08:30 to 18:00 PDT ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1 Westside 09:00 to 12:30 PDT Non For-Profit Operational Concerns Constituency (NPOC) Directors 09:00 …
According to theDomains.com The number of new gTLD domain name registrations topped the 2.5 million mark for the first time yesterday as .NYC awarded over 2,900 domain names in the land rush program which ended yesterday, blowing away all previously new gTLD launches in terms of domain names awarded in Sunrise and Landrush (or equivalent …
The first collection of second-level domains using the new .melboune top-level domain will be live on the Internet from tomorrow. The first .melbourne names include the new online home for the TLD, www.live.melbourne, and the home pages of a number of businesses that have been appointed ‘ambassadors’ for the domain, including the Bank of …
Perhaps you didn’t know it, but New York City is in the last leg of an officially decreed 60-day land rush to claim a web address that ends in .nyc. Until Oct. 7, people and businesses with a “physical” address in the city can pay a premium price to sign up ahead of the …