Hi Larry I was hoping the posting would come through in html format, but obviously it didn't! But thanks for your comments. And yes, it looked pretty crap! cheers David --- Larry Bloch <larry.bloch§netregistry.com.au> wrote: > David, > > Personally I'm not that fond of manually > interpreting HTML tags ;-) > > That aside, I think the condensed format is better. > > Larry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Goldstein > [mailto:goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au] > > Sent: Thursday, 3 March 2005 10:22 > > To: auDA DNS Mailing List > > Subject: [DNS] domain name, WSIS & governance news > - Feb 02 > > > > > > Hi all > > > > I'm just checking if this format will work better > for > > posting the news. If not I will revert to the > earlier > > version. > > > > Cheers > > David > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<P> > > > > Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news > for > > the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this > news > > being posted, a more recent edition of the news > will > > normally be posted to the auDA web site. The > domain > > name news is supported by auDA.<P> > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<P> > > <P><B>Businesses gird for .eu address war</B><BR> > > With Europe about to launch its own .eu Internet > > domain extension, pundits expect a `gold rush' > among > > 500 million candidates for the prestigious address > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/02/28/2 > > 003224954"> > > > http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/02/28/2 > > 003224954</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://beta.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=7&story_id=28871"> > > > http://beta.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=7&story_id=28871</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12394716%5E153 > > 42%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html"> > > > http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,12394716%5E153 > > 42%5E%5Enbv%5E15306%2D15319,00.html</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSetId=265&fSectionId=565&fA > > rticleId=2427440"> > > > http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSetId=265&fSectionId=565&fA > > rticleId=2427440</A> > > > > <P><B>nz: Domainz adds to profit</B><BR> > > Wellington web company Domainz has turned in a > solid > > first year's performance under the ownership of > > Australian-listed Melbourne IT, which bought the > firm from > > non-profit internet society, InternetNZ, for $2 > million in > > 2003. Domainz contributed $A226,000 to Melbourne > IT's total > > profit of $A3.8 million in 2004. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3201076a28,00.html"> > > > http://stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3201076a28,00.html</A> > > > > <P><B>ph: CICT expects a new ‘.ph’ administrator > > before year’s end</B><BR> > > THE PHILIPPINES will have a new “.ph” Internet > domain > > administrator before the end of 2005, the > Commission on > > Information and Communications Technology (CICT) > told > > INQ7.net last week. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=28851"> > > > http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=28851</A> > > > > <P><B>ICANN Still Steal Your Domain</B><BR> > > Opinion: Now that we know more about what happened > in > > the theft of the Panix.com domain, there's no > cause > > for relaxation. You can all be alarmed now. > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770375,00.asp"> > > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1770375,00.asp</A> > > > > <P><B>ICANN Statement on IDN Homograph Attacks and > > Request for Public Comment</B><BR> > > ICANN is aware of the recent publicity regarding > the > > vulnerability of certain web browsers to URI and > domain name > > spoofing that relies on the use of > Internationalised Domain > > Name (IDN) resolution. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23feb05.htm"> > > > http://icann.org/announcements/announcement-23feb05.htm</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid > > =5016&mhnews_page=1"> > > > http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid > > =5016&mhnews_page=1</A> > > > > <P><B>WIPO CONTINUES EFFORTS TO CURB > CYBERSQUATTING > > (news release)</B><BR> > > The WIPO continued its efforts to combat the > abusive > > registration of trademarks as domain names, or > > cybersquatting, in 2004, when it received 1,179 > cases, or a > > 6.6% increase, over the number received the > previous year. > > WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center has > handled a total > > of over 7,000 disputes, involving parties from 124 > countries > > and covering over 12,500 domain names since the > Uniform > > Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) – a > quick and > > cost effective dispute resolution procedure – went > into > > effect in December 1999. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2005/wipo_upd_2005_239.html"> > > > http://www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2005/wipo_upd_2005_239.html</A> > > > > <P><B>nz: Implementation of ENUM</B><BR> > > The implementation of ENUM, the convergence of > > telephone numbering and internet domain naming, is > > progressing around the world. InternetNZ is keen > to > > see ENUM operating in New Zealand and has formed a > > steering group to ensure that happens. The group > has > > to date: > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://internetnz.net.nz/news/050301_Enum_Commission_Reports.htm"> > > > http://internetnz.net.nz/news/050301_Enum_Commission_Reports.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>us: Talon News shuts down - Domain names for > > porn sites tied to reporter now up for > sale</B><BR> > > Talon News, the website at the center of a scandal > > linking one of its reporters to the White House, > has > > temporarily shut down its online operations, while > explicit > > Internet domain names allegedly used by its > reporter are now > > up for sale. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43057"> > > > http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=43057</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://news.com.com/Talon+news+Web+site+closes+amid+heavy+crit > > icism/2100-1028_3-5591964.html"> > > > http://news.com.com/Talon+news+Web+site+closes+amid+heavy+crit > > icism/2100-1028_3-5591964.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Google, Inc. v. Mohammad Jabbari > > (google.ir)</B><BR> > > Respondent has not offered any explanation for his > > registration of the disputed domain name except > that > > he wished to hold the domain name, without using > it. > > Despite Respondent’s assertion, Complainant has > > documented that the domain name at issue has > indeed > > been used in relation to activities that in the > > opinion of the Panel falls in under more than one > of > > the exemplifications of activities indicating bad > > faith use, set out in the IRDRP Section 4(b) > during > > the time it has been registered with the > Respondent. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2005/dir2005-00 > > 01.html"> > > > http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2005/dir2005-00 > > 01.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Domain hijack probe yet to release findings > (reg > > req'd)</B><BR> Forty days have elapsed since the > domain name > > of Panix, a longtime ISP in New York, was hijacked > from the > > registrar Dotster and ended up at Melbourne IT. > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Domain-hijack-probe-yet-to-rel > > ease-findings/2005/02/24/1109180024253.html"> > > > http://smh.com.au/news/Breaking/Domain-hijack-probe-yet-to-rel > > ease-findings/2005/02/24/1109180024253.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Domain Hijacking Story Still > Unresolved</B><BR> > > According to reports, an investigation into the > > hijacking of the domain name of New York-based ISP > > Panix (panix.com), launched on January 18 by the > > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers > > (ICANN.org), has yet to make its findings public. > <BR><A > > HREF=" > http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/dom022405.cfm"> > > > http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/dom022405.cfm</A> > > > > <P><B>AfriNIC Transition Moves to Phase 2</B><BR> > > With NRO support, and in anticipation of ICANN´s > final > > recognition of the African Network Information > Center > > (AfriNIC) as a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) in > > April 2005, AfriNIC has begun operating as a fully > > functional RIR. The three RIRs previously serving > the > > AfriNIC region (APNIC, ARIN, and the RIPE NCC) > > transferred all RIR services to AfriNIC on 21 > February > > 2005. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://nro.net/archive/news/afrinic-transition-phase2.html"> > > > http://nro.net/archive/news/afrinic-transition-phase2.html</A> > > > > <P><B>RIPE NCC Roundtable Meeting March > 2005</B><BR> > > The RIPE NCC is holding a Roundtable Meeting for > > Governments and Regulators on Wednesday, 30 March > 2005 > > in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://ripe.net/meetings/roundtable/march2005/announcement-200 > > 50210.html"> > > > http://ripe.net/meetings/roundtable/march2005/announcement-200 > > 50210.html</A> > > > > <P><B>AfriNIC Transition Completed (news > > release)</B><BR> > > AfriNIC is the emerging Regional Internet Registry > > (RIR) for the African and Indian Ocean region. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition2.html"> > > http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition2.html</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition.html"> > > http://ripe.net/news/afrinic-transition.html</A> > > > > <P><B>.In registration is about getting the name > of > > your choice</B><BR> > > Domain is a friendly name of a network address for > a > > server or a website. If we all had to remember the > > network address numbers for our favourite sites, > it > > would be a nightmare. So the DNS (Domain Naming > > Service) was devised. Domains are categorized by > their > > different extensions. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83831"> > > > http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83831</A> > > > > <P><B>.IN is the in-thing in webworld now</B><BR> > > Ever since the real time launch of .IN domain > names in > > cyberworld on 16 February by the National Internet > Exchange > > of India (NIXI) the registrations have already > crossed 75,000 > > numbers and many Indians across the world have > evinced > > interest to acquire .IN names for their internet > addresses. > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://newstodaynet.com/22feb/BU1.HTM"> > > http://newstodaynet.com/22feb/BU1.HTM</A> > > > > <P><B>DNSMON to Become Production Level Service > from > > March 2005 (news release)</B><BR> > > The RIPE NCC DNS Monitoring Service (DNSMON) > provides > > a comprehensive, objective and up-to-date overview > of > > the quality of the service offered by high-level > > Domain Name System (DNS) servers. It is an active > > measurement service. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://ripe.net/news/dnsmon-changes-200502.html"> > > > http://ripe.net/news/dnsmon-changes-200502.html</A> > > > > <P><B>GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat > > 14</B> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18feb05.htm"> > > > http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-18feb05.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>APTLD STATEMENT ON THE ICANN STRATEGIC > > PLAN</B><BR> > > Members of the APTLD, meeting in Kyoto, Japan on > Feb > > 20-22, have reviewed the draft Strategic Plan, > > released for public comment by ICANN. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.aptld.org/newsite/meeting/2005/02_Kyoto/file/icann- > > plan.html"> > > > http://www.aptld.org/newsite/meeting/2005/02_Kyoto/file/icann- > > plan.html</A> > > > > <P><B>CENTR Comments on ICANN Strategic > Plan</B><BR> > > The Council of European National Top Level Domain > > Registries, CENTR, wishes to take the opportunity > to > > comment on the ICANN Strategic Plan 2003-4 to > 2006-7. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.centr.org/docs/2005/02/comment-icannplan.pdf"> > > > http://www.centr.org/docs/2005/02/comment-icannplan.pdf</A> > > > > <P><B>Cybersquatting cases increase again (reg > > req'd)</B><BR> > > The World Intellectual Property Organization is > > becoming an increasingly popular forum to settle > > domain name infringement disputes, with > cybersquatting > > cases continuing to rise > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=15124&CH > > =5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News&LS=EMS38132"> > > > http://www.legalmediagroup.com/default.asp?Page=1&SID=15124&CH > > =5&CN=&CountryName=&Type=News&LS=EMS38132</A> > > > > <P><B>us: Domain Name Conference Launches in > Seattle - > > May 2005</B><BR> > > The world's brightest domain name owners will gain > > valuable insight at the Domain Roundtable > Conference. > > We will bring together the Domain Name community > of: > > Domain Entrepreneurs, Technical Administrators, > Domain > > Registrars and Resellers, Affiliate Program > Managers, > > Industry Insiders, Search Engine Operators, > Intellectual > > Property Community, Domain Brand Portfolio > Managers, Press > > and Media. <BR><A HREF=" > http://domainroundtable.com"> > > http://domainroundtable.com</A> > > > > <P><B>"Domain pulse" 2005 Deals with Internet > > Governance, ENUM and Spam (news release)</B><BR> > > Following the invitation from the Austrian > registry, > > nic.at, experts from several countries and various > > disciplines attended the "Domain pulse" conference > > held on 3 and 4 February 2005 in Vienna to discuss > > various themes and trends concerning the Internet. > > Once again this year, the event was co-hosted by > two > > other domain administrations, DENIC (Germany) and > > SWITCH (Switzerland/Liechtenstein), who were > pleased > > with the turn-out of more than 150 specialists, > > including, once again, numerous Internet > providers. > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_68.html"> > > > http://www.denic.de/en/denic/presse/press_68.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Search-Optimized Domain Portfolio Sells for > $164 > > Million</B><BR> Internet marketing firm Marchex > Inc. has > > finalized a deal to pay a whopping $164.2 million > for Name > > Development Ltd., which displays keyword > advertising across a > > portfolio of more than 100,000 domains. The deal, > along with > > the recent sale of a misspelled domain name for > $112,000, > > offers evidence that mistyped URLs and other > "accidental > > traffic" have become big business. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/02/22/searchoptimized_d > > omain_portfolio_sells_for_164_million.html"> > > > http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/02/22/searchoptimized_d > > omain_portfolio_sells_for_164_million.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Mozilla Warns of Firefox Security > Holes</B><BR> > > Foundation releases an updated browser that > includes fixes to > > many flaws. ... One of the changes made in Firefox > 1.0.1 is > > in the way the browser handles international > domain names > > (IDNs). <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119833,00.asp"> > > > http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119833,00.asp</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/mozilla_nixes_idns"> > > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/25/mozilla_nixes_idns</A> > > > > <P><B>Domain Name Hijackings and Domain Theft the > > Topic at Traffic West in Las Vegas in May (news > > release)</B><BR> Domain Hijackings are occurring > at record > > levels and registrars are doing little to prevent > this > > illegal activity, TRAFFIC WEST will be held in Las > Vegas from > > May 24th to the 27th at the Venetian and will > focus solely on > > the widening problem. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml211917.php"> > > > http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prwebxml211917.php</A> > > > > <P><B>ISO Fails to Obtain Transfer of ISO 9000 > > Domains</B><BR> > > A three-member World Intellectual Property > > Organization (WIPO) panel, has refused to transfer > > four domain names that include the phrase > 'ISO9000' to > > ISO, in the International Organization for > > Standardization v AQI case. > > <BR><A HREF=" http://news.webhosting.info/t-4549"> > > http://news.webhosting.info/t-4549</A> > > > > <P><B>.CN domain name registration fees > drop</B><BR> > > .CN ccTLD logoAfter last week's Chinese Domain > Name > > Registrar Conference held in Kunming by the China > > Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), many > > domain sellers have dropped their prices for .CN > > domains by as much as 40%. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid > > =4941&mhnews_page=1"> > > > http://domaintimes.net/newseng.php?mhnews_id=306&mhnews_newsid > > =4941&mhnews_page=1</A> > > > > <P><B>*****************<BR> > > WSIS & GOVERNANCE<BR> > > *****************<BR> > > Second Meeting of WGIG - 14-18 February 2005 > </B><BR> > > The Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) > held > > its second meeting at the United Nations in Geneva > > from 14 to 18 February 2005. The Meeting included > a > > round of consultations open to all stakeholders on > > 15-16 February. The Chairman of the WGIG, Mr > Nitin > > Desai, transmitted a Preliminary Report to the > > President of the WSIS Preparatory Committee, > > Ambassador Janis Karklins, and ITU > Secretary-General > > Yoshio Utsumi in his capacity as WSIS > > Secretary-General. The report will be discussed by > the > > Preparatory Committee on 24 February 2005. See > below for the > > report: <BR><A HREF=" > http://wgig.org/docs/PrelimReportPrepCom.pdf"> > > http://wgig.org/docs/PrelimReportPrepCom.pdf</A> > > > > <P><B>UNDP-APDIP announcing major regional survey > on > > Internet governance</B><BR> > > Priorities: All stakeholder groups are encouraged > to > > participate, the online questionnaire is available > in twelve > > languages: take a few minutes to register your > views and > > support the survey outreach. <BR><A HREF=" > > http://internetnz.net.nz/news/070205undp.htm"> > > http://internetnz.net.nz/news/070205undp.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>Call for Comments on the WGIG Draft Working > > Papers</B><BR> The WSIS requested the United > Nations > > Secretary-General to establish a WGIG. <BR><A > HREF=" > > http://ripe.net/news/wgig-drafts-200502.html"> > > http://ripe.net/news/wgig-drafts-200502.html</A> > > > > <P><B>RIPE Special Edition on the World Summit on > the > > Information Society and “Internet > Governance”</B><BR> This > > special edition of the Member Update is devoted to > the > > ongoing “Internet governance” debate. It has been > several > > years since the discussion of different models of > “Internet > > governance” began and this discussion has gained > momentum > > during the course of the World Summit on the > Information > > Society (WSIS). It is difficult for the Internet > community to > > be directly involved in this, as the main > participants in the > > WSIS are governments and governmental > organisations like the > > ITU. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://ripe.net/membership/newsletter/2005/special-edition-200 > > 502.pdf"> > > > http://ripe.net/membership/newsletter/2005/special-edition-200 > > 502.pdf</A> > > > > <P><B>Comments to WGIG on Draft Working Papers > > Identifying Issues for Internet Governance</B><BR> > > Draft WGIG Issue Paper on the Administration of > > Internet Names and IP Addresses > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://nro.net/documents/nro19.html"> > > http://nro.net/documents/nro19.html</A> > > > > <P><B>WGIG submits preliminary report on internet > > governance</B><BR> The Preliminary Report of the > Working > > Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) serves as the > > consultation document for the open Internet > governance > > consultation at the Preparatory Committee meeting > on 24 > > February 2005 in Geneva. <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/103828/1/76"> > > > http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/103828/1/76</A> > > > > <P><B>Internet Governance: Analogue Solutions to > > Digital Problems</B><BR> > > This is an overview of the booklet, "Internet > > Governance: Issues, Actors and Divides," recently > > published by DiploFoundation and the Global > Knowledge > > Partnership. "Internet Governance is not a simple > subject. > > Although it deals with a major symbol of the > DIGITAL world, > > it cannot be handled with a digital - binary logic > of > > true/false and good/bad. Instead, the subject's > many > > subtleties and shades of meaning and perception > require an > > ANALOGUE approach, covering a continuum of options > and > > compromises." Update: This article was reposted > with > > additional information and a new title. <BR><A > HREF=" > > http://www.circleid.com/article/950_0_1_0_C"> > > http://www.circleid.com/article/950_0_1_0_C</A> > > > > <P><B>Group agrees on voluntary digital solidarity > > fund</B><BR> > > Negotiators at a meeting in Geneva last week > appear to > > have defused one of the contentious issues looming > > over the second phase of the WSIS later this year. > > They agreed to make contributions to a "digital > > solidarity fund" voluntary and not mandatory as > > demanded by a number of developing countries at > the > > first phase of the summit in 2003. > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;462951542"> > > > http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;462951542</A> > > > > <P><B>Net tug-of-war to end?</B><BR> > > A UN-sponsored panel aims to settle a long-running > tug > > of war for control of the Internet by July and > propose > > solutions to problems such as cyber crime and > e-mail spam. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,83727-1,00.html > > > http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,83727-1,00.html</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011503"> > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011503</A> > > > > <P><B>UN edges closer to "internet > governance"</B><BR> > > The United Nations came fractionally closer to > > defining "internet governance" this week, > publishing > > documents it says highlight the strengths and > > weaknesses of the current meshwork of internet > > management groups. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=342AF548-3042-4 > > EC4-BD15-58FAF1398E41"> > > > http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=342AF548-3042-4 > > EC4-BD15-58FAF1398E41</A> > > > > <P><B>WSIS - Paving the Way to Democratic > > Communication?</B><BR> Will history recognise the > WSIS > > process as the first step in creating an entirely > new model > > of international negotiation? One of many who > believe so is > > Professor Wolfgang Kleinwächter of Aarhus > University in > > Denmark. <BR><A HREF=" > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250069.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250069.html</A> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,98718,00.html"> > > > http://www.sabcnews.com/sci_tech/internet/0,2172,98718,00.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Israeli Prime Minister Invited to Tunis > Summit > > On World Information Society</B><BR> > > Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been > invited > > to attend the WSIS, said today Tunisian official > news > > agency Tunis Afrique Presse. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250755.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502250755.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Criticism of Government Not Allowed At UN > > Meeting</B><BR> > > The Secretariat of the WSIS will not allow civil > > society to distribute a report at the PrepCom 2 > > meeting currently taking place in Geneva, > Switzerland. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240550.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240550.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Gender Issues Sidelined At WSIS</B><BR> > > Gender activists at the preparatory conference for > the > > Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information > > society (WSIS) are bitterly disappointed because > their > > recommendations being ignored. <BR><A HREF=" > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240547.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240547.html</A> > > > > <P><B>ITU Raises N295,448,660b for WSIS-05</B><BR> > > > INTERNATIONAL Telecommunication Union (ITU) has > confirmed the > > raising of over CHF 2.7 million, about > N295.448,660 billion > > for the second phase of the WSIS. <BR><A HREF=" > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240429.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502240429.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Freedom of Expression Under Siege in > > Tunisia</B><BR> > > If the Tunisian government is to host, peacefully > and > > successfully, the second and final phase of the > World Summit > > on the Information Society (WSIS) in November > 2005, it will > > have to beef up efforts to improve its poor human > rights > > record. <BR><A HREF=" > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502230438.html"> > > http://allafrica.com/stories/200502230438.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Tunis ‘Summit of Solutions’ Takes Shape at > > Second Preparatory Meeting (WSIS News > Release)</B><BR> > > The second Preparatory Meeting (PrepCom 2) of the > > Tunis phase of the WSIS finished its work with > > agreement on what substantive issues need to be > > negotiated for the output of the Tunis phase of > WSIS. > > PrepCom-2 also agreed on the financial mechanisms > — a > > critical component of the Tunis output to support > ICT > > development and the WSIS goals outlined in the > Plan of Action > > adopted by 175 countries at Geneva Phase of the > Summit. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/25feb.html"> > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/25fe > > b.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Over CHF 1.3 million in new WSIS > contributions > > confirmed (WSIS News Release)</B><BR> > > ITU Secretary-General, Yoshio Utsumi confirmed > that > > the WSIS-2005 Fundraising Campaign has brought in > more > > than CHF 1.3 million in new financial > contributions to > > fund core preparatory activities of the Tunis > phase. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/17feb.html"> > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/17fe > > b.html</A> > > > > <P><B>Working Group on Internet Governance to > discuss > > policy issues and priorities, Internet security, > > access for all (UN Press Release)</B><BR> > > The WGIG will meet at the United Nations Office at > > Geneva from 14 to 16 February to discuss issues > such > > as domain names administration and Internet > Protocol > > (IP) addresses, administration of the Internet > Root > > Server system, telecommunications infrastructure, > > broadband access, and competition policy, > > liberalization, privatization and regulations. > > <BR><A HREF=" > http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/pi1633.doc.htm"> > > > http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/pi1633.doc.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>Second Preparatory Committee Meeting for > WSIS > > Tunis Phase (WSIS Information Note)</B><BR> > > The second Preparatory Committee Meeting > (PrepCom-2) > > of the Tunis Phase of the World Summit on the > > Information Society (WSIS) will be held in Geneva, > > Switzerland, 17-25 February 2005. The meeting will > > focus on preparations for the Summit that will > take > > place in Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005. It > will > > also evaluate progress made on the WSIS Plan of > > Action, which was agreed to by 175 countries in > Geneva > > in December 2003. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/04feb.html"> > > > http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/press_releases/wsis/2005/04fe > > b.html</A> > > > > <P><B>PrepCom2 ends with long “to do” list</B><BR> > > The WSIS PrepCom ended this evening after some > > wrestling over the work between now and PrepCom3 > in > > September. Civil Society groups at their last > meeting > > discussed the state of the whole process and > agreed > > that the vision has been lost somewhere, but that > the > > road to actually changing reality is also very > long. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm"> > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>PrepCom debate on Internet > Governance</B><BR> > > Today the focus of PrepCom debates moved from > finance > > to internet governance. Markus Kummer presented > the > > preliminary report of the Working Group on > Internet > > Governance (WGIG), and many government delegates > took > > the opportunity to comment on the report, > uncovering > > some of the deep lines of conflict from the first > WSIS > > phase. The final report will be presented in > mid-July > > and will be thoroughly discussed at PrepCom3 in > > September. > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm"> > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/web/730.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>For more stories throughout February from > the > > World Summit 2005 site, see:</B><BR> > > <BR><A HREF=" > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm"> > > http://worldsummit2005.de/en/nav/14.htm</A> > > > > <P><B>India pushes for changes in Net > > governance</B><BR> > > India will push for dilution of control of > > US-supported ICANN over global Internet > governance. It > > will also suggest setting up an inter-government > > organisation to co-ordinate issues related to > Internet > > and IP-based services at the UN-sponsored Working > > Group on Internet Governance meeting to be held in > > Geneva between February 14 and 16. (see page 6) > > <BR><A HREF=" > > > http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue9.pdf"> > > > http://www.markle.org/weekly_digest/weeklydigest_vol.4_issue9.pdf</A> > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<P> > > > > Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news > for > > the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this > news > > being posted, a more recent edition of the news > will > > normally be posted to the auDA web site. 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