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APTLD Bi-monthly e-Newsletter /
May 2004
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What’s New/Members’ Corner/Future Meetings/Contacts
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Meetings:
APTLD Kuala Lumpur Meeting in July
In
conjunction with ICANN ICANN Kuala Lumpur Meeting
The
second round of ICANN meetings in 2004 will be held 19-23 July in ccNSO KL Meeting
ccNSO
Meeting also pre-scheduled on 19th and 20th. A volunteered Agenda Committee
is currently working on drafting the meeting agenda and calling for public
comment and suggestion. Detailed information will soon provided at ccNSO web
site (ccnso.icann.org). ICANN:
ICANN Calls for Proposals to Host Meetings in 2005 and
2006
ICANN
is actively soliciting proposals from organizations seeking to host an ICANN
Board of Directors Meeting in 2005 and 2006. (more) ICANN Posts Proposed FY 2004-05 Budget
In
accordance with Article XVI, Section 4 of the ICANN Bylaws,
ICANN posted its Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2004-05. The proposed budget
was developed through a series of comprehensive consultations with ICANN
constituencies, the Budget Advisory Group, and the ICANN Board Finance
Committee. The final budget, to be adopted at ICANN's Board meeting in ICANN Submits Ninth Status Report to the Department of
Commerce
The
following status report describes progress towards the completion of ICANN’s
tasks under this Agreement, including implementation of ICANN's strategic
plan in accordance with Section II.C.15 of Amendment 6 to the ICANN / DOC
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU). (more) U.S. Federal Court Dismisses VeriSign's Anti-trust Claim
On
18 May 2004, a U.S. Federal Judge dismissed VeriSign's anti-trust claim
without prejudice. Accordingly, VeriSign has until 7 June 2004 to file an
amended complaint. (more) ICANN Publishes Criteria for Selecting Independent
Evaluators of sTLD Proposals
ICANN
is selecting a team of outside technical, business/financial and legal
advisors to assist it in its review of sTLD applications. The panel members will
be required to evaluate responses to the criteria and questions posted in the
sTLD application procedure. The panel members will be selected based on their
experience, talent and skills as they apply to the evaluation task. (more) ccNSO:
Initial ccNSO Council Election
After
the formation of ccNSO, the Launching Group is now conducting the Council
Election. Nomination was opened on 21st April and closed on 19th May. 1.
Nominations and Acceptances as of 27 May 04 3.
Timeline
for the Initial ccNSO Elections ccNSO Membership Application Archive
In
April 2004, three applications for membership were received. Two of them were
suspected spam and another one from .lk was required new application.
Currently, eight AP ccTLDs have joined ccNSO membership. GNSO:
First Public Comment Period Begins on Draft .net
Re-Assignment Criteria
The
GNSO has completed initial work to provide the ICANN Board with guidance on the
criteria for designating a successor operator for the .net registry. The
public is invited to submit comments on the initial draft report from the
GNSO. (more) GNSO Whois Task Force Preliminary Reports
On
28 May the three GNSO Whois Task Forces submitted Preliminary Reports
regarding their findings in accordance with the GNSO Policy Development
Process. Further information about these Task Forces can be found on the GNSO Whois Issues webpage. A 20 day public
comment period will now be opened from 28 May to 17 June. (more) Registry Services Flow Charts version 5
1.
Reconsideration process, version 5, 14 May
2004 ASO:
Public Comments on Proposed ASO MoU to Close 31
May 2004
On
30 March 2004, ICANN and the Numbers Resource Organisation (NRO) signed a letter of intent concerning a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the
two organizations. A public comment forum was opened by the respective
organisations on 2 April 2004. ICANN closed its public comment list for this
issue on 31 May, concurrent with the closing of comments on the NRO public
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from .au |
auDA Wins TPA Action against DNA au
Domain Administration (auDA), the administrator of .au domain names, has won
its Trade Practices Act claim against Domain Names Australia Pty Ltd (DNA)
and Chesley Rafferty. (more) auDA Warns Marketers to Check .au Domain Name
Availability Before Launching New Brands in Australia |
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from .cn |
CNNIC Celebrates 10th Anniversary On
20th April 1994, CNNIC was officially established and connected to the international
information network. It marks the 10th anniversary of CNNIC on May 21, 2004.
(More information is available the Simplified Chinese Version at
http://www.cnnic.net.cn/html/Di The Formal Opening of APIRA Website CNNIC
formally opened the official website of Asia Pacific Internet Research
Alliance (APIRA). People may inquire about the organization and the statistical
information about the Internet development of |
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from .cx |
Indian Ocean Registy Services and CIIA sign four year
Registry Agreement This
REGISTRY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is by and between Christmas Island
Internet Administration Limited, (“CIIA”) a community owned not-for-profit
Christmas Island Company, and Indian Ocean Registry Services Limited
(“IORS”), a private Christmas Island Company. (more) |
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from .hk |
Second-Level
'.hk' Domain Name ('2LD') Pre-Registration Period Exclusive for Existing
'.hk' Customers HKIRC Introduces The New
Second-Level'.hk' Domain Name - A Definitive Online Identity Of Hong Kong Further to the Priority Registration Period, Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited ('HKIRC') and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Domain Name Registration Company Limited ('HKDNR'), jointly announce today the commencement of the Pre-Registration Period from 12:00 noon 6 April 2004 to 5:30pm on 7 May 2004 for the new Second-Level '.hk' Domain Name ('2LD'), a definitive online identity of Hong Kong. (more) |
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from .jo |
April 2004 The latest edition of NUMU, .jo’s Quarterly Newsletter, was released in April. The contents included “Deployment of Information Technology Resources in Government Organizations Law”, “Dr. Yousef Nusseir Appointed Director General of NITC”, “Operation Center of the E-Government at NITC”, and “Labor Sector Information Coordination Committee”. (more) |
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from .jp |
JPRS
Submitted Comment to ICANN on Proposed Sponsored TLDs |
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From .nf |
NIDS announces that
from Saturday the 8th of May 2004 at 13:00 hrs, they will be
implementing a new mail server to handle mail for .nf domains. (more) |
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from .nz |
Process Section for 2LD Policy The 2LD Working Group
invites comment on the process section of the proposed new Second Level Domains
policy. This sets out details of the process followed for various aspects of
the 2LD policy, including applications for new second level domains. (more) Roles
and Responsibilities (RAR) Policy Review InternetNZ, through
the Office of the Domain Name Commissioner (DNC), is reviewing its Roles and
Responsibilities (RAR) policy. (more) New Zealand Registry
Services (NZRS) the company that runs the .nz register,
has begun implementing IPv6 "glue" in the register's database, says
manager Nick Griffin. (more) InternetNZ will be
asking the government for publicity muscle in mounting at least two public seminars
on the developing international internet governance debate. (more) |
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from .ph |
RP to Elevate '.ph' Concerns to ICANN The Philippine
government representative to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) will elevate concerns surrounding the administration of the
“.ph” domain to the international body once the current administrator rejects
new government guidelines. (more) Microsoft recently
won the rights to the domain hotmail.com.ph in a domain dispute that was
resolved using the DotPH Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy. (more) Disini Response to Manila Times Opinion Piece PH ccTLD
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from .sg |
Revised Agreements - RPPG and Registration Agreement SGNIC has revised the Registration Policies, Procedures and Guidelines (RPPG). Changes made largely pertain to transfer procedures and eligibility criteria. (more) |
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from .tw |
Internet Next
Generation Gathering at 2004 TWING Camp After
few months preparation and recruitment, the 2nd TWING ( TWNIC
Launches New On-line Customer Service To
provide Internet users with better services, TWNIC has launched a web-base
customer service system on May 1st. By making the interfaces
simplified and categorised, TWNIC expects to respond and solve Internet
users’ inquiries in a timely manner. Each end-users could also trace the process
of inquiries, where as when they were using email to address their inquiries,
there was no such transparency in the status of their inquiries. (http://www.twnic.net.tw/service/) The British Standards Institute Accredited BS 7799:2-2002
to TWNIC In April, Taiwan Network
Information Center (TWNIC) has established Information Security Management
System (ISMS) and accredited BS 7799:2-2002 by the British Standard
Institute, making TWNIC the world’s first network information center (NIC) to
receive such accreditation to provide international security standard
services. (more information in the Traditional Chinese Version at
http://www.myhome.net.tw/2004_05/twnic_news/main1.htm) |
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