As per the news release below, registration has now opened for DOMAINFest Global 2010, which will be held from January 26-28, 2010 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California. … more

[news release] The internet conference that formally launched the Domain Industry in 2004 will hold is first show of 2010 at Las Vegas, Nevada January 21 through 23.  The Targeted Redirects And Financial Fulfillment Internet Conference, best known by its acronym T.R.A.F.F.I.C., will be hosted at the  Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.  The first show of 2010 provides  a unique opportunity to gain insight from industry expe rts and network with the biggest and best names of the domain industry. … more

[news release] The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), a nonprofit that manages the distribution of Internet number resources, has partnered with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) to host a series of events developed to raise awareness of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing challenges and policy matters. ARIN will participate in these events, including CTU’s Internet Governance Forum held August 24-25, and the Caribbean ICT Roadshow held August 26-28. … more

The 2009 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for nine leadership positions within ICANN. … more

Latest statistics from EURid, the .EU registry, show the total number of .EU domain names registered briefly passed, and then slipped below the three million mark. .EU is the ninth largest TLD and fifth largest ccTLD. … more

On 20-21 August 2009, ICANN hosted its North American Registry/Registrar Regional Event in Toronto, Ontario. Remote participation for the event was made available via Adobe Connect and an audio conference bridge. … more

A radically different public comment period opened today for 30 days to allow community discussion of a summary document of the joint AC and SO meeting in Sydney. … more

Another week of Sedo sales and nothing to break the six-figure mark. Top sale of the week went to brax.com, which sold for US$80,000 while farsi.com came in close behind selling for $75,000. … more

In a warning to Australian trademark holders about unsolicited letters that may appear to be trade mark renewal notices, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has included letters purporting to be domain name registration renewals as something businesses should be wary of. … more

[news release] AEIOU.COM, the leader in selling custom web design for the domain industry and beyond announced today a temporary partnership with DigiLoan, Inc a company that has traditionally only loaned funds on domain purchases. … more

The New South Wales National Party is being investigated for seemingly registering the domain name of the name of the premier of the state of New South Wales. If proved, this is in clear breach of the registration rules for .AU domain names where there needs to be a “close and substantial connection” between the registrant and the domain name. … more

After a few six-figure sales in recent weeks, the week to 17 August saw bookhotels.com being the only sale of note selling for €50,000 (US$71,170). This was the only sale above $50,000 for the week. … more

Domain Name Is Ideal for Interactive Television, Internet Television or Other Advanced Media

[news release] Oversee.net, the leader in Internet real estate, said today INTV.com, a highly prized domain name ideal for interactive or Internet-based television, or other advanced media, is immediately available.  The name is being brokered exclusively through Moniker, an Oversee.net company and one of the industry’s premier brokerage providers. … more

[news release] Rick Latona Auctions upcoming Themed CPA - Lead Gen - Affiliate Marketing Auction starts on Friday, August 21 at 8:00am EDT and the initial list of domains has been released and is posted at www.ricklatona.com/auctions. … more

Input requested

The Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group that was launched following the adoption of its charter by the GNSO Council on 24 June 2009 is requesting your input to inform its deliberations to answer the questions outlined below. In addition to your views on these questions, the Working Group is particularly interested in receiving supporting data and information related to the questions outlined below. Any information to help quantify the problem or information on specific situations that you are aware of that might be addressed as part of these questions, would be appreciated. … more