http://blog.cira.ca Byron Holland's Perspectives on the Internet and Domain Space. Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you remember what you were up to in 1987? It seems like a lifetime ago. I was in university, Brian Mulroney was Canada’s Prime Minister, and Fatal Attraction was the year’s top grossing movie. Depending on your musical taste, you were either listening to The Bangles’ Walk like an ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/05/celebrating-25-years-of-bringing-canadians-together-online/ This week, the Internet security firm Websense released a report on cyber-crime in Canada.  The bottom line is that malicious activity online is on the rise in Canada, but let’s make one thing clear: This report is referring to websites hosted in Canada, not to .CA per se. Canada may ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/05/internet-security-in-canada/ Yesterday, we closed a month-long outreach on proposed changes to CIRA’s governance process and structure. We are now in the process of reviewing the feedback we received. When we set out to renew CIRA’s governance structure and processes, we wanted to ensure our Members had the opportunity to ask questions ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/05/ciras-consultation-on-governace/ Last month, CIRA initiated a Member outreach regarding proposed changes to its governance structure and processes. The catalyst for acting at this time is modifications made by the federal government to legislation governing not-for-profits. CIRA isn’t the only organization changing its governance structures and processes; all federally incorporated not-for-profits have ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/05/guest-post-by-paul-andersen-chair-of-ciras-board/ CIRA is a federal not-for-profit organization. As such, we are subject to the Government of Canada’s legislation that governs not-for-profits. Recently, changes were announced to the federal legislation that governs not-for-profits like CIRA. Given that the current legislation dates from 1917 – the height of the First World War – ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/04/update-on-cira%e2%80%99s-governance/ On February 27, 2012 CIRA hosted a unique meeting on the future of the Internet in Canada. The Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) brought together leading Canadian and international Internet experts and more than 400 interested citizens. Another 100 participated in an online forum CIRA hosted leading up to this event. While ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/03/canada-the-internet-needs-you/ Domain name seizures have been top-of-mind for many people lately. It was one of the topics identified at the Canadian Internet Forum, and the high profile seizure by the U.S. government of the Canadian online gambling site bodog.com has been getting a lot of media attention. This also isn’t the first ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/03/domain-name-seizures-and-ca/ The debate surrounding the federal government’s recently introduced “The Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act”, or Bill C-30, has raised emotions on all sides.  The need to protect children from exploitation has been pitted against the the individual’s right to privacy, so there’s no surprise that sparks are flying. But ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/02/a-rational-look-at-bill-c-30/ On February 27, 2012, we’re hosting the Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) national event in Ottawa. At the CIF, I will present findings from a three-month online dialogue with Canadians about the development of the Internet. There is no cost to attend. I am happy to announce that Robert Herjavec will be ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/02/the-2012-canadian-internet-forum/ This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. We witnessed major decisions that will affect the top-level domain business dramatically, including the approval of .XXX and new gTLDs. And while I made a few predictions at this time last year, there were some events in 2011 that ... http://blog.cira.ca/2012/01/my-predictions-for-2012/