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. 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