Newsletter (8 January 2013)

APTLD
Internal – 8 January 2013

Next
Meeting

The
62nd Members’ Meeting in Singapore – February 2013

Date:
21 February 2013 – 22 February 2013

Location:
Singapore

Venue: Shangri-la Singapore

Members

(.au)

auDA
publishes updated Domain Name Policy Rules and Guidelines

http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-18122012/

(Verisign-.cc)

Verisign
to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE2NzI1OTE%3D

(.cn)

CNNIC
Released ‘Security Status and Trends Analysis Report of Domain Name Service in
China’

http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2012nrd/201212/t20121231_38457.htm

(iq)

CMC
Meets with GPS Vehicle Tracking Committee

http://www.cmc.iq/en/morenews/index452.html

(.nz)

Vikram
Kumar resigns from InternetNZ

https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2013/Vikram-Kumar-resigns-InternetNZ

(.SG)

FREE Mobile
Website Hosting with Every New “.SG/.COM.SG” Registration

http://www.nic.net.sg/news/free-mobile-website-hosting-every-new-%E2%80%9Csgcomsg%E2%80%9D-registration

(.wf)

The
AFNIC Scientific Council shares its report on DNS-based Internet filtering

http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6584/show/the-afnic-scientific-council-shares-its-report-on-dns-based-internet-filtering.html

(ccTLD.RU)

Further
analysis options enabled for national domains with Russian Domains

http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=4332

(TRA OMAN)

Public
Consultation on Providing Telecom Services for People with Special Needs

http://www.tra.gov.om/newsite1/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=280

ICANN
Buenos
Aires, Singapore, London Identified as ICANN Meeting Sites for 2013-14

http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07jan13-en.htm

New gTLD Applicant Group to
Christine Willett
Deadlines in New gTLD Program

www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/ntag-to-willett-21dec12-en

Pre-Delegation Testing
Services for the New gTLD Program – Selection of Provider

www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-21dec12-en.htm

DNS
Industry CEO Roundtable Events by Fadi Chehadé
blog.icann.org/2012/12/dns-industry-ceo-roundtable-events/

Current ICANN Public Consultations

Consultation
on IANA Secure Notification Process

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/iana-secure-notification-12dec12-en.htm

Amendments
to Article XI, Section 2.3 of the ICANN Bylaws – DNS Root Server System
Advisory Committee (RSSAC)

http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/bylaws-03jan13-en.htm

Others

http://domainincite.com/11490-three-icann-staffers-laid-off-in-aussie-closure-other-offices-safe

Mongolian government to regulate
Internet comments
www.globaltimes.cn/content/753996.shtml

New gTLD Prioritization Draw
Underway
www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/new-gtld-prioritization-draw-underway

Jian Zhang

General Manager APTLD