By Jon Lawrence
Over the coming weeks, I will be attending a number of international conferences as we continue to work with our clients and share our knowledge with other industry experts.
Next week, the Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) in Kuala Lumpur will be our focus. AusRegistry International has been a supporter of APTLD for some years now and I’m looking forward to meeting with and learning from ccTLD Managers from around the region. As APTLD was a driving force behind ICANN’s decision to move forward with the IDN ccTLD Fast Track Program, and a number of countries from the region have already submitted applications for IDN ccTLDs in their local scripts, a large focus of the meeting will naturally be on the roll-out of these new IDN ccTLDs. I will be among the presenters talking about the issues involved in getting a new ccTLD off the ground.
At the conclusion of the APTLD Meeting I will be travelling on to Nairobi for the African Top Level Domain Association (AfTLD) and ICANN Meetings being held there. AusRegistry International became the first Associate Member of AfTLD in 2009 and I am looking forward to meeting ccTLD Managers from across the continent and continuing our work with the Association to promote capacity building and industry best practice. Additionally, I will be sharing our knowledge on how to build and manage a successful TLD via a presentation to the group.
The ICANN Meeting in Nairobi following the AfTLD meeting also promises to be interesting with some very important topics such as the Expression of Interest and the issue of Vertical Integration between gTLD Registries and Registrars for new TLDs likely to attract significant attention from the community. Despite a likely lower attendance than at previous meetings due to security concerns, I still look forward to meeting with those who will be making the journey.
Similarly, the IDN Policy Development Process also continues and we look forward to hearing the latest update on this important policy work.
If you’re attending any of these meetings, and would like to arrange a meeting, please don’t hesitate to Contact Us.
Links
APTLD Meeting – Kuala Lumpur, 1st & 2nd March 2010
AfTLD Meeting – Nairobi, 7th March 2010
ICANN Meeting 37 – Nairobi 7th to 12th March 2010