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ICANN: Request for Proposal for Performance of Secretariat Function for the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group

The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group ( ICG ) is issuing today a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a suitable contractor through ICANN process to perform its secretariat function.

Established in response to the announcement by the U.S. National Telecommunication and Information Administration Department ( NTIA ) of its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community, the ICG is comprised of representatives from different stakeholder groups to coordinate and deliver a single transition proposal.

Proposal must be submitted to
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no later than Monday, 23 September 2014 – 23:59 UTC.

The ICG encourages all interested parties from across the globe to submit proposals.

Full information is given in the RFP, which can be found at: www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-icg-secretariat-09sep14-en.zip [ZIP, KB].

RFP Activities Schedule:

Activity Dates
RFP published 9 September 2014
Participants to indicate Expression of Interest (EoI) 12 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC [This date has been revised from an earlier announced date of 7 September 2014]
Participants submit any questions to ICG (use Respondent Q&A Excel template in RFP packet) 13 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC
ICG responds to participant questions 20 September 2014
Participant RFP proposals due by 23 September 2014 by 23:59 UTC
Preliminary evaluation of responses 24 thru 27 September 2014
Final participant presentations and reference calls 27 September thru 4 October 2014
Contracting and award to contractor 6 thru 10 October 2014
Target start date in the role 15 October 2014 at ICANN 51 meeting in Los Angeles
This ICANN announcement was sourced with permission from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2014-09-09-en

 

ICANN: IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Issues Request for Transition Proposals and Suggested Transition Process Timeline

The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group ( ICG ) is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP), for communities interested in and/or affected by the transition of IANA stewardship from the United States NTIA to the global multistakeholder Internet community.

The RFP is available on the ICG website at:
www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rfp-iana-stewardship-08sep14-en.pdf [PDF, 84 KB]

Should any community submitting a proposal require clarifications to the RFP, these should be submitted to the ICG on or before Wednesday, 24 September 2014. Submissions should be sent by email to
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before this date, and responses will be provided by the ICG by 20 October 2014. Clarification questions will be posted to the public ICG mailing list.

We expect communities to be able to begin work immediately on their proposals, in light of the aggressive timetable for this work.

The communities should submit their proposals to the ICG before or on 15 January 2015. Proposals should be conveyed to the ICG via email to
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.

The ICG has also released a suggested timeline for the transition process:
www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/icg-process-timeline-08sep14-en.pdf [PDF, 60 KB]

While this timeline is aggressive, every attempt has been made to be flexible and allow all communities to participate effectively. The ICG is therefore providing this timeline for review and comment. Please provide comments by email to
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by 6 October 2014. They will be publicly archived at forum.icann.org/lists/icg-forum.

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-09-09-en

Upcoming ICANN Webinars: Requesting an Extension to Execute Your Registry Agreement

A Question & Answer session for those interested in requesting an extension to the nine-month period for signing the RA, as stipulated in the Applicant Guidebook.

 

NOTE: There will not be a formal presentation – please read the materials below and come to the session of your choice with questions:

Date: 18 September 2014 (UTC)

This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars

NABP Launches .Pharmacy To Help Consumers Find Safe Pharmacies Online

[news release] The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) has launched the .pharmacy gTLD to provide consumers around the world a means for identifying safe, legal, and ethical online pharmacies and related resources. Of the tens of thousands of rogue sites selling prescription drugs online, NABP has reviewed over 10,800 and found that nearly 97% do not follow pharmacy laws and standards established to protect the public health.

 

With this in mind, NABP will grant use of the .pharmacy domain only to legitimate website operators that adhere to pharmacy laws in the jurisdictions in which they are based and in which their patients and customers reside, so that consumers can easily find safe online pharmacies.

The first registration phase for .pharmacy domain names will begin in November 2014. This date marks the start of the Sunrise Period – a preliminary, limited registration period for those trademark holders who have entered their trademarks into the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Trademark Clearinghouse. During this period, trademark holders may apply to NABP for approval to register their trademark name as a .pharmacy domain.

Following the Sunrise Period, registration for .pharmacy domain names will be open to pharmacy websites that are accredited through the NABP Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites® (VIPPS®) and Veterinary-Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (Vet-VIPPS®) programs, as well as for pharmacy websites that have received approval through the NABP e-Advertiser Approval Program. These pharmacies and their websites have already undergone a thorough review process and established their compliance with NABP standards for legitimate online practice and are considered eligible to register a .pharmacy domain name.

Applications from other pharmacies seeking to register a .pharmacy domain name will be accepted beginning in early 2015. This phase will be followed by the general registration (or general availability) period, which will be open to any entity offering pharmacy-related products, services, or information that meets .pharmacy eligibility standards. Entities seeking a .pharmacy domain must first submit an application to NABP. Once approved, applicants will be able to register the domain through an approved registrar.

“Because rogue drug sellers continue to proliferate on the Internet, distributing dangerous counterfeit and substandard medications to consumers, the launch of the .pharmacy program is a significant step in protecting the public health, both in the US and other countries,” states NABP President Joseph L. Adams, RPh. “NABP is pleased to begin offering .pharmacy registration so that consumers can easily determine if the site they are using is an appropriately licensed, legitimate pharmacy operating in compliance with program and applicable regulatory standards.”

With the support of an international advisory committee, and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), NABP has developed policies and procedures to ensure that only websites dispensing legitimate medications and operating in a manner that is safe and lawful may use a .pharmacy domain name. The .pharmacy eligibility requirements were developed to address concerns shared by domestic and international stakeholders about illegal online drug sellers distributing products that endanger patient health worldwide.

Among the global coalition of stakeholders behind the .pharmacy initiative are the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, Eli Lilly and Company, European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines, FIP, Food and Drug Administration, Gilead Sciences, Inc, INTERPOL, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc, LegitScript, Merck & Co, Inc, National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities, Pfizer, and state boards of pharmacy.

More information about the .Pharmacy gTLD Program, as well as NABP’s most recent research on rogue online drug sellers is available at www.dotpharmacy.net.

NABP is the independent, international, and impartial Association that assists its state member boards and jurisdictions for the purpose of protecting the public health.

13.COM Hits $300,000 in Sedo’s Premium Numeric Domain Auction! Only 22 Hours Left Until The Auction Ends

The Premium Numeric Domain Auction ends tomorrow at Sedo. The auction features 264 premium premium numeric domain names and some of them are definitely very valuable.

 

So far,58 domain names received bids and the highest one is 13.com with $300,000.However, 13.com hasn’t reached its reserve of 1,500,000 – 1,999,999 USD.

888888.com is the domain name with the second highest bid at $75,000,while 588.com is the domain with the third highest bid at $51,000.

Many of the 264 domain names included in the acution managed to attract a lot of interest. However, the reserves are very high especially for the very short numeric domain names (NN, NNN and NNNN) in popular extensions.This is why more than 90% of the domain names included in the auction haven’t reached their reserves.

Some of the most valuable numeric domain names included in the auction are:

889.com
380.com
397.com
708.com
983.com
401.com
652.com
633.com
922.com
395.com
1151.com
5198.com
1029.com

Check out Sedo.com to see the entire inventory and place your bids.

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