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10th anniversary of the Arbitration Court for .pl
The Arbitration Court for the Internet Domain Names was established in order to settle disputes regarding the infringement of rights arising from the conclusion of the Agreement on the Maintenance of the .pl
On 15 May 2013 in Warsaw, the 3rd Seminar of Arbitrators and Mediators of the Arbitration Court for the Internet Domain Names at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunication, summing up the
The organizers of the Seminar were: PIIT - The Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications, the Intellectual Property “IP” Research Club of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw, the Council of Arbitration Court and NASK."
DNS.PT Association is formally constituted
DNS.PT Association, which will assume the responsibility for the management and operation of ccTLD.PT, has just been formally constituted, starting duties from the 1st of June 2013.
The private non-profit association, led by Luisa Lopes Gueif
Dot Award 2013, European winners of the best websites
The third edition of the Dot Award received entries from France, Belgium, and the Catalan-speaking areas. From the best sites an International Jury selected the winners and awarded prizes for the Best Content, the Best Design and the Best use of ICT tools. The Best Content award will be shared between http://mazemag.fr, a magazine by young people for young people made by French students, and http://elserpent.cat, a website about a traditional festival in Manlleu (Barcelona), made by Catalan students.
http://maisondescanuts.fr, by French students about the Lyon silk industry over the last 5 centuries, gets the Best Design award.
And the website by Catalan students http://lmfamily.cat, about Korean music groups, wins the Best use of ICT tools award.
The Jury also decided to specially mention the site http://montsiasud.cat for its navigation, architecture, and content.
More information, go to the dotaward official page
.LU amend terms and conditions on blocked domains
Terms and conditions will be amended as of June 11th 2013
Afnic welcomes green light for the .bzh and .paris New gTLDs
The two applications, the first in the opening of New Top-Level Domains (New gTLDs), obtained ICANN’s approval on Friday May 10. The .bzh and .paris TLDs are two of the 17 projects for New gTLDs that Afnic has backed as a technical registry operator.
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WTPF - CENTR Information Paper and Flow Charts
CENTR have published an updated version of the Issue Paper on World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF). This includes all recent developments and crystal clear flow charts on each opinion. Find the document at http://centr.org/CENTR-Paper-WTPF_2013
The charts
can also be downloaded separately:
auDA Foundation 2013 funding round open
The auDA Foundation (.au space) is now accepting grant applications for the 2013 funding round.
The auDA Foundation Board is keen to receive applications that will utilise the power of the Internet to deliver practical outcomes through innovative means that will benefit the Australian community.
The last funding round provided grants for a diverse range of projects, such as examining the use of Twitter by the courts, the creation of an online Community of Practice for nurse educators, an interactive interface to enable Indigenous communities to use three dimensional models of Australian landscapes, and determining the preferred forms of service delivery for young people at risk of suicide and self-harm.
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25 years of .at
Updated conditions of registration for .se
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2013 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards
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