Spring is in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, and unfortunately almost like clockwork that means the ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is back in the news because of its continuing attempts to rollout as many as 1,400 new Top Level Domain (gTLD) web site suffixes. It seems like no good …
It’s safe to say that with just a week to go before ICANN intended to sign the first contract for a new gTLD, the last thing anyone wanted was a 12-page document from the world’s governments with 16 new “safeguards”, six of which it wants to see applied to every new extension. But what …
ICANN is actively seeking locations for its three public meetings to be held 8-12 February 2015 in Africa, 21-25 June 2015 in Latin America/Caribbean Islands, and 18-22 October 2015 in Europe. Those in the geographic regions are invited to submit recommendations for specific locations to hold the events. These recommended venues, along with others in …
ICANN has currently placed the GAC advice that was given during the 46th meeting in Beijing China, according to the announcement “On 11 April 2013, the Governmental Advisory Committee issued its Beijing Communiqué in which it provided advice on New gTLDs. The Board New gTLD Committee, acting on behalf of the full Board, will now …
In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN’s 2013 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 15 May 2013 at 23:59 UTC. The 2013 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: Three members of the Board of Directors of ICANN Three …
Africa has 17 applications, 4 being geographic gTLDS, including ” .africa” which according the guidebook: “An application for a string listed as a UNESCO regions or appearing on the “Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings” In the case of an application for a string appearing on …
DotConnectAfrica has received a GAC consensus advice on .africa through the ICANN GAC. The GAC early warnings which lead to a GAC advice has already been criticized for corruption and nepotism. This current one was also marred with irregularities and inconsistencies that have made GAC lose its credibility in the eyes of many internet governance participants and observers. DotConnectAfrica has survived all objections so far …
On April 23, Fadi Chehadé met with leaders of ccTLDs, Registries, and Registrars in New York City for a milestone event that converged our work initiated during each of the CEO Roundtables hosted since the beginning of this year. Throughout the roundtable series, Fadi Chehadé says “I have learned a great deal and have been profoundly impressed …
Ever thought of the perfect domain name for your business only to find it’s already been taken? If so, you’ll be happy to know soon there will be a more than 6,000 percent increase in the number of website domains available. Some will be brand-centric–think .apple for Apple or .citi for Citibank. Others will be …