domain news - 6 March

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

ICANN Meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ICANN's next round of meetings will be held 23-27 March
2003, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meetings are free to
attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN encourages
broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development
process. You can take part in these meetings by attending
in person, by taking part in the webcast and remote
participation opportunities, and/or by joining one of the
various ICANN-related mailing lists.
 http://www.icann.org/riodejaneiro

ccNSO Assistance Group Compiled Recommendations (for
Discussion at Rio de Janeiro Meeting)

http://www.icann.org/committees/evol-reform/ccnsoag-report-26feb03.htm

U.S. to Seize Illegal Internet Domains
The Attorney General of the United States
(www.usdoj.gov/ag) stated this week that it would seize
Internet domain names that were allegedly used to violate
the law.
 http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/dom022703.cfm

http://www.securitynewsportal.com/cgi-bin/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=JanX%2edb&command=viewone&id=37

Registering Domain Names and Avoiding Common Pitfalls (reg
req'd)
Registering domain names seems quick and easy - but there
are some potential pitfalls which can later cause
considerable inconvenience and expense.
http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=20011&p=5&c=2094&e=on

Amazon Has Approval To Sell Domain Names
Amazon.com Inc. has quietly received the go-ahead to begin
selling Internet addresses to users who want a piece of
cyberspace real estate.
 http://www.techzonez.com/comments.php?id=1390&catid=1

.org registry names President/CEO
The Public Interest Registry (PIR) today announced the
appointment of Edward G. Viltz as President and Chief
Executive Officer.... PIR was created to manage the .ORG
registry by the Internet Society, and is committed to
setting a new standard for registry services in its
management of the .ORG top-level domain. PIR is committed
to meeting the unique needs and interests of the
noncommercial Internet community around the world.

http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac/03/02/28/1538207.shtml?tid=52

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