This is a complete unabridged version of the comment/questions raised by Ms. Sophia Bekele, Executive Director and CEO of DotConnectAfrica Trust, at the ICANN-47 Public Forum Meeting in Durban, Republic of South Africa on 18th July 2013. more»
CircleID in collaboration with the team from Dyn Inc. and ICANN Wiki, brings you video blogs and updates from the 46th ICANN meeting in Beijing, China (7-11 April 2013). Stay tuned as we keep this page updated through out the meetings. more»
DCA Trust has been participating in the ICANN Global Community and attending the ICANN International Meetings regularly and actively within the past few years. DCA Trust is also a new gTLD applicant, and has submitted an application for the .Africa generic Top-Level Domain. more»
CircleID in collaboration with the team from Dyn Inc. and ICANN Wiki bring you video blogs and updates from the 45th ICANN meeting in Toronto, Canada (14-18 October 2012). Stay tuned as we keep this page updated through out the meetings. more»
With new gTLD registries slated to launch starting late next year, there appears to be an increased sense of urgency surrounding the need for improved rights protection mechanisms at the second-level. more»
CircleID in collaboration with the team from Dyn Inc. and ICANN Wiki bring you video blogs and updates from the 44th ICANN meeting in Prague, Czech Republic (24-29 June 2012). Stay tuned as we keep this page updated through out the meetings. more»
Following the announcement of the details regarding Digital Archery, ARI Registry Services (ARI) commenced an investigation to determine whether the described method offered an equitable opportunity for all applicants. more»
The attention of DCA Trust has been drawn to a posted news item on the AfricaInOneSpace website titled: "ICANN Agrees ... There is only one applicant for .Africa". In order to guard against the insidious effect of any mass media manipulation that the 'AfricaInOneSpace' team might already be engaging in, we wish to issue the following clarification for the avoidance of doubt regarding the string DCA Trust applied for, and to reassure the supporters of DCA's new gTLD application. more»
Today is 'Reveal Day' in the land of new Top Level Domains (TLDs), a day in which the world will get an awesome amount of insight into how different the Internet will look in the near future. more»
ARI Registry has submitted a letter to ICANN today requesting its Board and staff to delay the launch of the digital archery batching mechanism and review of the new gTLD program for further review. "Batching was included in ICANN’s thinking because there were an unknown number of applications for new gTLDs... We suggest that, given the data that is publically available, these two objectives can be met without batching and without a significant or unreasonable impact on timelines." more»