According to a recent announcement from NIC Costa Rica, both registrants and the registry now have the option of auctioning .cr domain names. But the process isn’t as straightforward as for most top level domains. Only domains registered under .co.cr,. cr, personal or Premium domains are allowed for auction. Anyone wishing to buy a domain…
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EURid Wins Registry of the Year at 2017 CENTR Awards
Eurid, the .eu registry operator, has won Registry of the Year at the 2017 CENTR Awards held in Brussels. This was the first year Registry of the Year has been awarded and was voted on by registrars with 105 participating in the survey with CENTR saying there was a tight race for the winner. In…
ICANN: Second Eastern European DNS Forum to Take Place in Belarus
The second Eastern European Domain Name System Forum (EEDNSF) will take place from 12-13 October 2017, in Minsk, Belarus. The event is organized by ICANN in partnership with the technical administrator of ccTLDs .BY and .БЕЛ, hoster.by company, also hosting the event. It follows on the success of the first edition held in Kiev last…
ICANN: SSR2 Review Team is Seeking an Independent Expert to Perform a Gap Analysis
In collaboration with the second Security, Stability, and Resiliency of the Domain Name System (SSR2) Review Team, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN“) is seeking an independent expert to perform a gap analysis of the first SSR Review recommendations. Read the Specifications for Gap Analysis [PDF 378 KB]. The selected party will…
Request for Proposal: gTLD Marketplace Health Index Assessment
ICANN is seeking to identify one or more suppliers qualified to (a) assess a proposed framework for domain name system (DNS) marketplace indicators, (b) create a detailed taxonomy of the final set of recommended indicators, and (c) identify sources for any requisite data external to the ICANN organization. The gTLD Marketplace Health Index originated to…