APTLD: Fostering Internet Domain Name Development
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APTLD: Fostering Internet Domain Name Development
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Objectives • To promote skills development and information exchange related to Internet domain names amongst members • To provide a forum to discuss policy matters affecting Internet domain name related entities • To act as an interface with Internet coordination bodies and other bodies involved in the Internet domain name operation
Membership • Ordinary Members – 38 • Associate Members – 22 • Total – 60 • Join us: www.aptld.org/join
Associate Members PIR GDNS ictQatar Autonomica
Meetings • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – February2011 w/APRICOT • AGM • New Board • Focused on IPv6, Security and IDN launch
Meetings Sri Lanka –Jun27 – 28 2010 Focused on IDN IPV6 Amman, Jordan–October30 –November 1, 2010 - IDN, DNSSEC and Risk Management of Domain Name Abuses
Trainings • Sri Lanka APTLD: IPv6 by APNIC, Registry Operation training by NSRC/ICANN/ISOC • Amman Jordan APTLD meeting: Advanced Registry Operation training by NSRC/ICANN/ISOC • Hong Kong APTLD meeting: Secure Registry Operation training by NSRC/ICANN/ISOC
Surveys • Questions on DNSSEC – October 2010 • Internal Issues – April 2010 • Overall Membership – December 2010 collaborating with all other regional TLD organisations:CENTR , LACTLD
Comments to ICANN • Comments on ICANN’s Discussion Draft: Affirmation Reviews • Comments on the Proposed Implementation Plan for Synchronised IDN ccTLDs • Comments on Draft Final Report on Policy Aspects Regarding Introduction of Single Character IDN TLDs
IDN ccTLDs • One of the major advocates: we have the biggest demand on IDN in our region • 24 out of 27 either delegated or under evaluation IDN ccTLDs are in our region • Closely follow-up on the development, e.g. IDN ccPDP, JIG IDN WG
Inter-regional activities • Signed MOU with AFTLD, LACTLD and CENTR at ICANN Cartagena meeting to collaborate by exchanging information related to the security of the Domain Name System, best practices etc. .
Regional activities • APTLD assisted organising the AP Regional IGF in June in Hong Kong, • Very successful meeting, more than 200 attendees • Will assist the Pacific IGF and ccTLD Workshop for New Caledonia, April 2011
Other activities • New General Manager: Jian Zhang • Bi-weekly newsletter
For More Information… • www.aptld.org • General Manager Jian Zhang: Jian@aptld.org • Secretariat: sec@aptld.org
Thanks! • February 2011 • Jian Zhang • jian@aptld.org