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APTLD Progress of APTLD Secretariat
Appointment 2005~2006 APTLD has extended the Secretariat
Appointment timetable by two weeks. The proposal clarification period is
rescheduled until Friday, 1 October 2004. (more) APTLD Attend APNIC Nadi Meeting
to Recruit New Member APTLD Chair Peter Dengate Thrush and
Secretariat Ian Chiang were invited to APNIC 18th Meeting in ICANN Advisory: Registrar Expired
Name Market Developments Update:
Implementation of New Consensus Policies Applicable to gTLD Registrars ICANN
Publishes Comprehensive Evaluation of the Introduction of the .aero, .biz,
.coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro gTLDs India Needs
Greater Web Presence: ICANN Generic
Names GNSO
Finalized Criteria Recommendation for Designation of Subsequent .net Registry
Operator VeriSign Implements Rapid
Updates to Domain Name System Files VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider
of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and
telecommunications networks, today announced that it has implemented a major
enhancement, called “rapid updates,” to its .com and .net Domain Name System
(DNS) servers. With rapid updates, it is now possible for domain registrants
to launch Web sites more quickly and to experience greater continuity in
service when changing hosting providers or modifying their domain name
registrations. (more) Addressing ASO
community considering global IPv6 policy governing allocations from IANA to
Regional Internet number Registries Global Addressing Policy
forwarded to ICANN Board of Directors This document describes the policy
governing the allocation of IPv4 address space from the IANA to the Regional
Internet Registries (RIRs). This document does not stipulate performance requirements in the provision of
services by IANA to an RIR in accordance with this policy. Such requirements
should be specified by appropriate agreements among the RIRs and ICANN. (more) New
Instance of RIPE NCC Operated K-root Server Deployed in Milan, Italy
Joint
Evaluation of Requests by The RIPE NCC and AfriNIC RIPE 49
Meeting 18th APNIC Open Policy Meeting The 18th APNIC Open Policy Meeting
(APNIC 18) was held successfully in At Large ICANN
At-Large Advisory Committee Contribution to the Consultations on the
Establishment of the WGIG This document represents the
contribution of ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) to the
“Consultations on the Establishment of the Working Group on Internet
Governance” to be held in Internet
Society Congo & Internet Users Network (Tokyo) Certified as
"At-Large Structures" On 8 September 2004, two more
organizations were certified as "At-Large Structures" by ICANN's
At-Large Advisory Committee: the Internet Society ICANN
At-Large Monthly Announcement Internet
Governance Internet
Governance: The State of Play The Global Forum on Internet
Governance held by the UNICT Task Force in Working
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23 September
2004 auDA Panel Releases Draft
Recommendations on Domain Name Policy Rules In July 2004 the auDA Board
established the Name Policy Review Panel to: — review auDA's Domain Name Eligibility
and Allocation Rules for the Open 2LD s (2002-07); and — provide
recommendations to the auDA Board about what changes (if any) should be made
to that policy. (more) 13 September
2004 Call for Nominations for
Election to the auDA Board The election will take place at auDA's
Annual General Meeting, to be held in November 10 September
2004 In April this year Justice Finkelstein
found that various domain name notices sent by Domain Names Australia (DNA)
in July and September 2003 were, as alleged by auDA, misleading and
deceptive. (more) 6 September
2004 Annual
Review of .au Domain Name Suppliers' Code of Practice auDA's Code of Practice Committee is
holding its annual review of the .au
Domain Name Suppliers' Code of Practice (2003-09). (more) 3 September
2004 auDA Panel Reviews Registry
Competition Model In July 2004 the auDA Board
established the Registry Competition Review Panel to: — review auDA's competition model as it applies to
the provision of .au 2LD registry services; and — provide recommendations to the auDA Board about
what changes (if any) should be made to the competition model. (more) 1 September
2004 Outcome of auDA Policy Review -
Restriction on Geographic Names in com.au and net.au In July 2004 auDA conducted a review
of the restriction on geographic names in com.au and net.au
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2 September
2004 China to
Strengthen Distribution And Management of Internet Domain Names And IP
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CX
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22 August 2004 Afganistan (.af) and Timor Leste (.tl)
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22 September
2004 HKIRC Holds
The Second Annual General Meeting And Election Of The Board Of Directors 2004 Hong Kong Internet Registration
Corporation Limited ('HKIRC') announced that its second Annual General
Meeting and Election of the HKIRC Board of Directors for Year 2004 was
successfully held on 22 September, 2004. (more) 17 September 2004 Results of
"We Support Hong Kong. We Use '.hk' Domain Name Web Design
Contest." The "We Support |
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25 August 2004
Translation of "JP Domain Name Registry Report (July
2004)" Posted JPRS posted English translation of
"JP Domain Name Registry Report (July 2004)." The report is the
first annual publication briefing the activities carried out by JPRS in
relation to its management and administration of .JP top-level domain. (more) 25 August 2004 Partner Is
Key to Ask.jp Launch |
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22 September 2004 KRNIC Opens A Knowledge Sharing
Website for IPv6 DNS President of the National Internet
Development Agency of Korea (NIDA), Song Kwan-ho, announced that it would
launch a website in June 30th, 2004 devoted to helping those who adopt the
IPv6 DNS deploy and operate the new system. (more) 22 September 2004 Mr. Song Kwan-ho, the First
President of NIDA Mr. Song Kwan-ho was named the first
President of NIDA. The Ministry of Information and Communication announced at
NIDA's board of directors meeting that the appointment of Mr. Song Kwan-ho as
the first President of NIDA was approved by the directors. (more) 22 September 2004 The international seminar (review of
Internet resource dispute resolution systems within 24 August 2004 The Number of Koreans Who Use
the Internet Exceeded 30 Million The number of Koreans who use the
internet has exponentially increased, exceeding 30 million. Since the
commencement of the commercial service in 1994, the number approached 1
million in 1997, 10 million in 1999, over 20 million in 2001, and eventually
30 million in the first half of this year. (more) 24 August 2004 KR Domain, Registered IPv6
Address at A Root DNS Zone for the First Time in the World KR domain that represents 24 August 2004 As the public organizations, including
Korea Meteorological Administration(562#131), The National Assembly of the
Republic of Korea (62#1), Seoul City Bus (287#0), have recently launched a
new service to provide information via cellular phone, Hyundai Department
Store and Shinhan Bank follow suit, which is expected to stimulate the growth
of the mobile market and internet use. (more) 24 August 2004 Commencement of WINC-Based
Public Services As public organizations have recently
developed and provided information via wireless intenet, the use of WINC
(Wireless Internet Numbers for Contents) is also on the rise. WINC allows
cellular phone users to use desired contents simply by inserting numbers and
pressing the internet access button on their cellular phones, without going
through a long URL or complicated menus. (more) 19 August 2004 The National Internet Development
Agency of Korea (President Song Kwan-ho) and the Asia Pacific Woman's
Information Network Center of Sookmyung University (President Lee Kyung-sook)
signed an agreement to develop training programs designed to promote the
informatization of women. (more) |
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10 August 2004 Launch of Reseller Application
Process MYNIC announced the commencement of
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16 August 2004 Workshops on Education and
Mapserver The Internet Users Society of Niue is funding a free workshop to
promote safe use of the internet and e-mail. Teachers, police, business
people, government supervisors and parents will be invited to attend. (more) |
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29 September 2004 Whois Policy Review 22 September 2004 The ICT Umbrella Secretariat
(ICTUS) Update 15 September 2004 New
Zealand Advanced Network - Network Use Policy The Advanced Network project steering committee, chaired by MoRST, has
developed a Network Use Policy (NUP). The policy determines who may
connect with the network and the activities for which they may use their
connection. (more) 10 September 2004 ISP Code of Practice Planned
for Mid 2005 3 September 2004 Films,
Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Bill 25 August 2004 What Sort of Society Do We
Want? Governance Consultation Paper The Governance and Constitutional Committee is putting forward a paper
posing the question What sort of Society do we want? to the Members of the
Society. (more) 25 August 2004 Call for Presentations NZNOG
'05 The next conference of
the New Zealand Network Operators' Group is to be held in 16 August 2004 Vanuatu to Host Pacific
Internet Conference The Pacific Islands Chapter
of the Internet Society (PICISOC) will be holding its annual PACINET
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7 September 2004 DotPH Releases World's First
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15 September 2004 Over 1,000 Firms Apply for .sg Domain Names on First Day Over a thousand companies in 10 September 2004 Singapore
Introduces Second-Level Domain Name The Singapore Network Information
Centre (SGNIC) will be launching second level domain names (SLDs) come 3
January 2005. Until now, 30 August 2004 Amendment to "Guidelines for Application of 2nd Level .SG Names
during Soft Launch Period" Based on equiries received and to
provide clarity of intent, SGNIC has included reference of validity of the
3rd level domain names into the definition of 'Existing Registrant' in the
Guidelines. The amended version of the Guidelines can be located at URL http://www.nic.net.sg
(more) 16 August 2004 Revised Agreements - RPPG and Registration Agreement With the launch of 2nd level
'sg'domain name, SGNIC has revised the Registration Policies, Procedures and
Guidelines (RPPG) and the Domain Name Registration Agreement. (more) 16 August 2004 Implementation of Second Level ‘.SG’ Domain Names |
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6 September 2004 Survey Report on Taiwan’s 2004 Midyear Internet Bandwidth TWNIC published survey report on 4 September 2004 The 2nd TWING Camp Reunion was held on
4th September. The camp members who attended the APNG Camp in September 2004 Call for Proposal for 3rd TWNIC IP Open Policy Meeting The third TWNIC IP Open Policy Meeting
is pre-scheduled on 23-24 November 2004. The meeting will feature three main
topics: Address Policy SIG, Database SIG and Routing SIG. TWNIC now is calling
for proposal for this coming event. More information is available in
Traditional Chinese Version at
www.myhome.net.tw/2004_10/twnic_news/main10.htm. 27 August 2004 Empowering IPv6
Industrialization Featuring the recent IPv6
industrialization progress around the world and particularly, the status in 11 August 2004 The 12th CDNC Meeting was held on
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