(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet governing organization Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced on Thursday that exactly one week after it began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains, the application system is functioning without a hitch.
“I can state firmly that one week into the process, the application system for the new domain names is functioning just as it should,” said Rod Beckstrom, CEO of ICANN. “This is a reflection of the careful planning, hard work and long hours our staff spent preparing for last week’s launch.”
ICANN began accepting applications for the new gTLDs at 12:01 a.m. UTC on January 19. The program will greatly expand the current 22 gTLDs to include almost any word or name.
The organization said that as of Thursday, there are 25 successful registrants in the online TLD Application System. But ICANN is quick to point out that the number does not necessarily represent the total number of applications since each registrant can apply for up to 50 new gTLDs.
The deadline to register in the TLD Application System is March 29, and if applicants are not registered in the system by then, they will be unable to apply.
In early May, about two weeks after the new gTLD application window closes, ICANN will publish a list of the applications and who has applied for which domain name.
Until then, ICANN said it will not comment publicly about any specific application, the total number of applications received, or who has submitted applications.
Initial processing of the applications is expected to be completed in mid-November and the first new gTLDs are expected to be online sometime in early 2013.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Internet governing organization ICANN announced on Thursday it has named Nigel Hickson has been appointed ICANN’s vice president for Europe, and Rodrigo de la Parra as ICANN’s vice president for Latin America.
The appointment news comes a few months after ICANN announced that ICANN president and CEO Rod Beckstrom would be leaving his CEO post at the end of his three-year term in July.
Hickson has had over 30 years of governmental and regulatory experience, having held various technology related posts with the governments of the United Kingdom and Bermuda, as well as positions with public sector bodies.
Before joining ICANN, he headed teams at both the UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport and Department of Business, Innovation and Skills on global ICT policy and regulatory issues.
Most recently, he worked on the ITU Plenipotentiary and the EU Communications and Spectrum Framework. He also represented the UK Government at the Internet discussions of the G8.
“We’re extremely pleased to announce the appointment of such an experienced professional with vast expertise in technology policy development in Europe and beyond,” said Beckstrom. “In addition to Nigel Hickson’s governmental expertise, he also has significant experience in European Union policy development.”
De la Parra is a respected Mexican telecommunications and Internet expert. He was previously regional liaison for Latin America.
Before joining ICANN, Rodrigo served as director general of prospective regulation and director general for international cooperation of Mexico’s Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Cofetel).
He was also the Mexican representative to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee, and a member of the Consultative Committee of NIC.mx, Mexico’s ccTLD.
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