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ICANN Singapore Coming Up

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icann singaporeI am not going to the ICANN meeting in Singapore in a couple of weeks, but there is going to be a strong domain investment business presence there. Many domain registrars, service providers, gTLD registry operators, and others involved in the domain space will be at the meeting.

I’ve been wanting to attend an ICANN meeting for a while, and Singapore is on my list of destinations I haven’t visited but would like to visit. It’s tough traveling across the world for a business event, especially with a two year old, so I am not making the trip this time.

In the last week or two, I’ve received

ICANN Fellows for Singapore Meeting Announced

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This evening, ICANN released the names of the 42 people who were selected for the ICANN Fellowship program, which I previously wrote about. The 42 fellows are from 31 different countries, and they will attend the ICANN meeting in  Singapore in March of 2014. There were 121 applications submitted for this program.

As part of the program, the fellows will have their travel and other expenses paid for by ICANN:  “The fellowship covers the cost of  economy class airfare and hotel, as well as providing a stipend after successful completion of the program, in order to assist in covering some basic expenses incurred by the fellow.”

Listed below are the 42 individuals who were selected to participate in the program. If you qualify, this seems like it would be

Report from the Exhibit Hall at ICANN Argentina

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In Buenos Aires for the 48th meeting to be held by ICANN, it is easy to see that this gathering is particularly well attended. It has attracted not only ICANN veterans but also many newcomers – and both groups have the new gTLDs on their minds. The mood is generally relaxed, however the deadlines to secure partners and vendors in the new gTLD launches do create a feeling of urgency felt throughout the meeting.

Fast Facts:

– How many people are there in attendance?

325 ccNSO (country code names supporting organization) and

ICANN Posts Video Interviews with New gTLD Applicants

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Over the course of the past few weeks, ICANN has been posting interviews with new gTLD applicants, and I have found them interesting. Most of the interviews are fairly brief, but the applicants offer some insight into why they applied for certain gTLD extensions and their plans to use these extensions.

Some of the interview subjects include:

  • Frank Schilling of Uniregistry
  • Daniel Schindler of Donuts
  • Monica Kirchner of Dot Luxury
  • Aaron Grego of .rest
  • Jeff Sass of .club
  • Chris Jankowski of .GOP
  • Alex Stamos of Artemis
  • Antony van Couvering of TLDH
  • Daniel Negary of .xyz

I shared a number of the interviews below for your ease in watching them. I recommend that you visit ICANN’s You Tube page to see the full list of interviews. You may wish to subscribe to the ICANN video page so you can get updates when new video interviews are posted.

Here is an assortment of the videos:

Sign Up for ICANN Emails & Newsletters

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Although I don’t write all that much about ICANN, I can (pun intended) tell you that ICANN policy and decisions impact domain investing in a big way. ICANN may not govern how we do business as domain investors, but ICANN dictates many of the policies we follow regarding domain names, including transfer and registration, expiration and deletion, domain name disputes, and many other aspects of domain ownership.

In addition to reading various blogs and forums to get

Domain Name Association to Hold Info Session at ICANN 48

The DNAIf you are going to be at the ICANN 48 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina later this month, you might consider attending the information session for the recently established Domain Name Association (DNA). The event will be held on November 20, 2013 from 3 – 5pm at the Alvear ART Hotel located at Suipacha 1036 in Buenos Aires. A cocktail reception will follow beginning at 5pm. Organizers would like attendees to register prior to the event.

Here’s more information about The DNA and the companies who are involved in the organization, including some heavy hitters like Google, Demand Media, and GoDaddy:

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