xTLD BoF and mailinglist

[Toru Takahashi <toru@tokyonet.ad.jp>]

Hi, all,
I would like to be aware of having xTLD BoF in APRICOT conference on Feb. 18 th 
at Shangri La Hotel Manila, Philippine. Time: 8:00pm to 9:30pm. Please see 
APRICOT website at
URL: http://www.apricot.org/ 
and join. I will be chair of the BoF.

In these days, there have been big efforts to create new gTLD by Internet 
Community. As a result, 88 registrars are assigned and formed CORE. In other 
hand US Gov.issued so called Green Paperon Jan. 30. There are some confusion 
among PAB, CORE and POC. Green Paper raised problems of Registry and Registrar 
architecture, at the same time. Root servers are key of Registry. 
We will have Mr.Ira Magaziner as a keynote speaker on the same day in the 
morning. He is responsible for the Green Paper. 

And Jon Postel of IANA is asking to make regional groups of country code TLD(or 
National TLD). This is another issue of TLD concern. Many national NICs may 
concern.

I expect Mr. Patrik Faelstoroem(member of POC) to join and speak about whole 
situation of CORE/POC. And Mr. Adam Peak(Glocom) to report about the status of 
ccTLD. Are there any reports or comments? 

I also expect all of you to address your opinion on registry/registrar issues.
Already mailinglist is set up by David R. Conrad as follows:
ap-tld-request@apnic.net
There are two mailinglist; gTLD and nTLD. You can cancel any of them.

See you soon in Manila.

Toru Takahashi

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TAKAHASHI Toru  toru@TokyoNet.AD.JP  
http://www.TokyoNet.AD.JP/people/toru/toru.html
Chairman, Tokyo Internet Corp.
Chairman, Internet Association of Japan(IAJ)
Phone:+81-3-3341-6302
Fax:+81-3-3341-2881
Address:8th Floor, Sekaido bldg., 3-1-1 Shinjuku, 
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