'Dot-usa' Internet Name Seller to Refund Fees 
A British entrepreneur has agreed to give back $350,000 to
customers who bought Internet domain names with a ".usa"
suffix that did not work on most computers, parties to the
deal said Thursday. 

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1593800

June 2003 ICANN Meeting to Be Held in Montreal, Canada
Montreal, Canada has been selected at the site for the June
2003 meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN). The meeting is scheduled for Sunday,
22 June, through Thursday 26 June, with an ICANN Public
Forum to be held on Wednesday, 25 June, and the ICANN Board
to meet on Thursday, 26 June. Further details of the
meeting will be announced as arrangements are finalized.

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20sep02-2.htm

DNSO Transfers and Whois Task Forces Post Interim Reports;
Comments Invited

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20oct02.htm

Russia May Say 'See Ya' to Dot-Su  
The Soviet Union dissolved more than 10 years ago, and the
dot-su Internet domain may finally follow.
 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55687,00.html

'.sg' widens its domain
Businesses looking to register ".sg" domain names will soon
be able to choose from a list of service providers instead
of approaching only the Singapore Network Information
Centre (Sgnic).
 http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news009_20021016.html

Brief pause while new domain name registry commissioned
New Zealand's register of domain names will undergo
significant change and improvement over this coming weekend
with the commissioning of a new system.
 http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30046-33-1.html
New Domain Name Registry Commissioned
The shift to a new system for the registration of domain
names was successfully completed over the weekend. 
 http://www.dnc.org.nz/story/30049-33-1.html

CIRA Releases First Dot-ca Dispute Resolution Decision
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has
released the text of the first-ever dot-ca domain name
dispute resolution decision under the CIRA Dispute
Resolution Policy.
 http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/79.html

'Dot-usa' Web name seller to refund fees
A British entrepreneur has agreed to give back $350,000 to
customers who bought Internet domain names with a ".usa"
suffix that did not work on most computers, parties to the
deal said Thursday.
 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002-10-17-dot-usa_x.htm
New Domain Name Dispute Policy for Australian Open Second
Level Domain Name (reg req'd)
On 1 August 2002, a new mandatory administrative dispute
resolution policy and procedure came into effect for open
second level Australia country code domain names, ie.
.com.au, .net.au and .org.au, asn.au and id.au (".au Domain
Names").

http://www.mondaq.com/article_preview.asp?a=18204&p=5&c=9166&e=on

Inside ICANN - The Jonathan Cohen Interview - part 1
In the first of this three part interview with Jonathan
Cohen, Director of ICANN and leading IP lawyer, Mr Cohen
reveals what it's like to be a board member of the
not-for-profit organisation that co-ordinates policy for
the Internet domain name and addressing system.
 http://www.demys.net/news/02_oct_18_inside_icann.htm

ACCC gets tough on dubious domain name invoices 
The ACCC has warned domain name resellers not to mislead or
deceive customers or face the possibility of coming under
ACCC investigation and litigation.

http://www.itnews.com.au/storycontent.cfm?ID=3&Art_ID=11061
 
Notice of auDA 2002 Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors of the au Domain Administration
Limited (auDA), is pleased to invite you to attend its 2002
Annual General Meeting. 
 http://www.auda.org.au/about/agm2002-notice.html
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