Course No.: APTLD03

Course Title: ccTLD Registry Administration

Organiser(s): Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Organisation (APTLD)

Duration: Two Days

Instructor(s): Various

Target Audience: Staff members of a ccTLD registry, or members of the Board/Council of a ccTLD registry who have an interest in understanding the administrative and policy aspects of running a world-class country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) registry.

Course Objective: At the end of this training, attendees will understand the different administrative aspects of running a world-class ccTLD registry. In particular, the role of global and regional stakeholders in the ccTLD arena, registration rules, registry/registrar model, are some of the topics discussed.

Course Rundown:

Day 1:

When

What

Who

9:00 – 9:05

Welcome

Don Hollander

9:05 – 10:40

Global and Regional Organisations Related ccTLD

  • History of Internet
  • Development of the Domain Name System (DNS)

- Top Level Domains and Domain Name Categories

  • IANA
  • ICANN and ccNSO
  • ICANN Liaison and Contacts

Peter Dengate-Thrush

10:40 - 11:00

Morning Tea

 

11:00 – 11:50

Global and Regional Organisations Related ccTLD (cont’d)

  • Regional ccTLD Organisations
  • Others, e.g. IETF, ISOC
  • Conferences/meetings/online facilities/consultations etc
  • Workshop – Engaging with ICANN and related organisations through Consultations Documents, Web Sites, Mailing Lists, etc.

Peter Dengate-Thrush

11:50 – 13:00

Internet Governance

  • What is Internet Governance?
  • Role of the US Government
  • WSIS and IGF
  • Key Players

Peter Dengate-Thrush

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00 – 14:40

Best Practices of a ccTLD Registry

  • ICP-1
  • Local Government Requirements
  • Other resources, e.g. CENTR, APTLD, ccNSO

Adrian Kinderis

14:40 – 15:40

Registry/Registrar Model - Part 1

  • Introduction
  • Importance of Industry Standards - EPP
  • Different Options - Thin vs Thick Registry
    • Implementation Considerations

Adrian Kinderis

 

15:40 – 16:00

Afternoon Tea

 

16:00 – 17:30

Institutional Frameworks for ccTLD Administration

  • Policy Framework and Local Governance Issues
  • Case Studies
    • InternetNZ
    • auDA
    • JPRS
    • Others

Chris Disspain

Debbie Monihan

Hiro Hotta

Day 2:

9:00 – 9:50

Registration Policies and Case Studies

  • Eligibility Requirements
  • Grace Period and Domain Name Tasting
  • Reserved/Restricted Names
  • Case Studies

Chris Disspain

 

9:50 – 10:40

Second Level Domain Name and Subdomains

  • Why Second Level Domain?
  • Soft Launch and Sunrise
  • Case Studies

Shariya Hainz Zulkifi

10:40 - 11:00

Morning Tea

 

11:00 – 12:00

Marketing and Promotion

  • Current Pricing Scenario
  • Competition with gTLD
  • Possible Promotion Tactics
  • Brand Building

Chris Disspain

12:00 – 13:00

IDN and Deployment Experiences

  • Why IDN?
  • Technical Basics of IDN: Standards, Plug-in
  • “Keywords”
  • Current Deployment Scenario
  • Considerations for ccTLDs versus gTLDs

Hiro Hotta

 

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

 

14:00 – 14:40

Registry/Registrar Model - Part 2

  • Current Deployment Scenarios
  • Migration to R/R Model

Adrian Kinderis

14:40 – 15:30

Registrar Accreditation Policies

  • ICANN Scheme
  • How Many Registrars?
  • Registrar Agreement(s) and Charges
  • Penalty Scheme
  • Accreditation Process

Tina Dam

15:30 – 15:50

Afternoon Tea

 

15:50 – 16:30

    Domain Name Registration System

  • Buy vs Build
  • Available Products/Vendors
  • Outsourcing Approach

 

16:30 – 17:30

Scaling Up the Registry Operations

  • Technical Considerations
  • Service Consideration
  • Operational Consideration

Adrian Kinderis