CIRA Annual Report 2007-2008

“ Domesticgoddess.ca is myfood blog and serves as botha memoir and a cookbookbecause these two thingsare always so closely relatedin my life. Since Januaryof 2004 I have watcheddomesticgoddess.ca growin popularity to an amazing23,000 unique visitors, 84,000page views, and 630,000 hitsper month! My readers aresearching for somethingdelicious to do in the kitchenand I’m glad that my dot-cawebsite provides the answer …what could be better?”2007–2008 CIRA Annual Report33In recognition of ICANN’s significant stridesto address our concerns, CIRA is pleased toconfirm that we are prepared to participate fullyin ICANN’s various committees and supportingorganizations.”surveys and studies the results of which wereshared by CENTR members with the goal ofexchanging valuable information and providingbetter insight into the challenges and potentialapproaches experienced by peer organizations.CIRA reiterated its support and favourableprogress being made by ICANN through asubmission to the Nation Telecommunicationsand Information Administration (NTIA) MidtermReview of the Joint Project Agreement(JPA) in February 2008.CIRA AND CENTRCENTR is an association of 47 ccTLD registries,including, Britain’s dot-uk, Italy’s dot-it, andGermany’s dot-de. No longer confined toEuropean membership, it serves as a vital forumfor discussions about legal, policy, technology,administration and marketing issues that affecttop national registries. As a full CENTR memberand long-time supporter, CIRA attendedthree CENTR meetings in fiscal 2008 with anemphasis on policy, legal, and technical issues.CIRA also participated in several internalCIRA AND TECHNICAL GROUPSCIRA continues to work closely with theBaltimore-based American Registry for InternetNumbers (ARIN), a not-for-profit organizationthat manages distribution of Internet numberresources (including IPv4 and IPv6 addressspace) in the U.S., Canada, and some two dozenCaribbean and North Atlantic nations. Two CIRAassociates — Board Director Paul Andersenand CIRA staff member Matt Pounsett, a DNSexpert — are the two Canadians currently onARIN’s Advisory Council, a 15-member electedbody responsible for proposing changes to ARIN’spolicy. Mr. Andersen and Mr. Pounsett wereelected by the ARIN community, and representCanadian interests with the Council.