This is to advise that Webserve Communications Inc. is no longer a CIRA Certified Registrar.

In order for Webserve Communications Inc. .CA Registrants to maintain their .CA domain name(s), Registrants will be responsible for transferring their domain name registration(s) to a new CIRA Certified Registrar of their choice.  All affected Registrants have been informed by CIRA of this development.

Should you require assistance with this, please contact our Registration Support Unit, by email at info@cira.ca, or by phone at 1-877-860-1411.

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Ottawa, February 2, 2012 – Well-known Canadian entrepreneur, author and star of CBC’s the Dragon’s Den and ABC’s Shark Tank Robert Herjavec will deliver the keynote presentation at the 2012 Canadian Internet Forum (CIF) in Ottawa on February 27, 2012.

“As one of Canada’s leading Internet entrepreneurs, Robert Herjavec lives the business of the Internet,” said Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). “He is in a great position to provide real world insight into the role the Internet plays in the lives of Canadians.”

Herjavec’s keynote presentation will follow a panel of leading Canadian experts discussing the future of the Internet in Canada. Confirmed panellists include:

• Michael Geist, University of Ottawa
• Steve Anderson, Open Media
• Frédérick Gaudreau, Sûreté du Québec
• Bill Graham, Internet Society

At the CIF, CIRA will present findings from a three-month online dialogue with Canadians about the development of the Internet.  Hot topics among Canadians included digital literacy, security and safety, access/cost, digital economy, policy and governance, and technology and regulation.  Canadians have until February 13, 2012 to participate in this online discussion forum at cif.cira.ca.

The results of the online discussion forum and the national event will be presented this fall to the United Nations-coordinated Internet Governance Forum, a venue for nations to discuss the future of the Internet.

The agenda for the CIF is available here: http://cif.cira.ca/en/page/agenda. Details are as follows:
Event: Canadian Internet Forum
Time and Date: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., February 27, 2012
Location: Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

Registration (http://www.regonline.ca/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=1049659) is free and the event will be webcast in English and French to facilitate the interactive participation of all Canadians who are interested in Canada’s role in Internet governance. Details on the webcast are available here:http://www.regonline.ca/builder/site/tab3.aspx?EventID=1049659.

For updates on the CIF, please visit cif.cira.ca.

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About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For more information or to arrange media interviews with the event speakers, please contact:
Tanya O’Callaghan
Communications Manager
613-237-5335 ext. 262
tanya.ocallaghan@cira.ca

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CANADIAN INTERNET REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
Board of Directors’ Meeting
December 1, 2011
9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.
CIRA Offices at
306-350 Sparks Street, Ottawa

AGENDA

Directors attending: Paul Andersen, Richard Anderson, Kerry Brown, John Demco (ex-officio), Heather Dryden (ex-officio), Andrew Escobar, Byron Holland (ex-officio), Jim Grey, John King, Rowena Liang, Louise Macdonald, Susan Mehinagic, Barry Shell, Bill St.Arnaud, Victoria Withers

Corporate Secretary: Michael Stewart

Guests: David Fowler, Paul Havey, Jacques Latour

Recording Secretary: Lynn Gravel

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Financial and Operational Updates

2.1 Report on all Statutory Obligations

2.2 Management Report

2.3 Financial Signing Authorities

2.4 Review of Q2 2012 Financial Results

3. Corporate Calendar 2011-2013

4. 2011 Elections – Returning Officer’s Final Report

5. Update and Discussion of 2012-2013 Strategic Plan

6. Update on Committees

6.1 Report from the Governance Committe

6.2 Report from the Technical Oversight Committee

6.3 Report from the Audit Committee

6.4 Report from the Budget Committee

6.5 Report from the Policy Advisory Committee

7. Update on Price-Off Promotion

8. Other Business

9. Next Meeting:  February 28, 2012

10. CEO Update

11. In Camera Session

12. Adjournment

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CANADIAN INTERNET REGISTRATION AUTHORITY
Board of Directors’ Meeting
December 1, 2011
9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.
CIRA Offices at
306-350 Sparks Street, Ottawa

AGENDA

Directors attending: Paul Andersen, Richard Anderson, Kerry Brown, John Demco (ex-officio), Heather Dryden (ex-officio), Andrew Escobar, Byron Holland (ex-officio), Jim Grey, John King, Rowena Liang, Louise Macdonald, Susan Mehinagic, Barry Shell, Bill St.Arnaud, Victoria Withers

Corporate Secretary: Michael Stewart

Guests: David Fowler, Paul Havey, Jacques Latour

Recording Secretary: Lynn Gravel

1. Approval of Agenda

2. Financial and Operational Updates

2.1 Report on all Statutory Obligations

2.2 Management Report

2.3 Financial Signing Authorities

2.4 Review of Q2 2012 Financial Results

3. Corporate Calendar 2011-2013

4. 2011 Elections – Returning Officer’s Final Report

5. Update and Discussion of 2012-2013 Strategic Plan

6. Update on Committees

6.1 Report from the Governance Committe

6.2 Report from the Technical Oversight Committee

6.3 Report from the Audit Committee

6.4 Report from the Budget Committee

6.5 Report from the Policy Advisory Committee

7. Update on Price-Off Promotion

8. Other Business

9. Next Meeting:  February 28, 2012

10. CEO Update

11. In Camera Session

12. Adjournment

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Ottawa, January 3, 2012 – Do you want to play a key role in shaping Canada’s domain on the Internet? The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is seeking individuals to join its Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee helps build a CIRA Board of Directors that represents a wide range of views and interests as it defines the strategic direction of .CA and contributes to Canadian Internet policy. It plays a critical role in soliciting and selecting qualified Candidates for the Nomination Committee Slate of CIRA’s Board of Directors Election.

Applications to become a member of the Nomination Committee will be accepted from January 3, 2012 to January 20, 2012.

Learn more about why you should apply to join CIRA’s Nomination Committee and the critical role the Committee plays in CIRA’s annual Election process.

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About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For additional information, please contact:
Tanya O’Callaghan
Communications Manager
613 237-5335 ext 262
tanya.ocallaghan@cira.ca

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Ottawa, January 3, 2012 – Do you want to play a key role in shaping Canada’s domain on the Internet? The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is seeking individuals to join its Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee helps build a CIRA Board of Directors that represents a wide range of views and interests as it defines the strategic direction of .CA and contributes to Canadian Internet policy. It plays a critical role in soliciting and selecting qualified Candidates for the Nomination Committee Slate of CIRA’s Board of Directors Election.

Applications to become a member of the Nomination Committee will be accepted from January 3, 2012 to January 20, 2012.

Learn more about why you should apply to join CIRA’s Nomination Committee and the critical role the Committee plays in CIRA’s annual Election process.

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About CIRA
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For additional information, please contact:
Tanya O’Callaghan
Communications Manager
613 237-5335 ext 262
tanya.ocallaghan@cira.ca

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The first ever program to recognize .CA web sites and applications that make a positive impact in the lives of Canadians gears up for its second year.

OTTAWA, January 11, 2012 – The 2012 .CA Impact Awards has opened for entries!

The .CA Impact Awards recognize youth, educators, not-for-profit and public organizations, small businesses and web developers and designers for their innovation and the impact of their .CA websites and applications.

“The .CA Impact Awards is truly unique amongst awards programs,” says Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). “By celebrating .CA websites that make an impact, we are recognizing the Internet as a powerful agent of social change.”

CIRA is looking for people and organizations that use their .CA websites to make a positive difference in the lives of their users and those around them. Impact can be social, cultural, political, technological, or economic.

For its second iteration, the Impact Awards is seeking entries in four categories: Public Sector and Not-for-Profit, eLearning, Small Business and Applications. Entries for the 2012 awards will be received until March 23, 2012.

Winners of the Impact Awards will receive $5,000 each and the added visibility which comes from winning a national award.

For more information about the CIRA .CA Impact Awards, eligibility, judges, prizing, or to submit an entry, visit us at impactawards.ca, watch the .CA Impact Awards video, write to us at impactawards@cira.ca or follow-us CIRA blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Slideshare.

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About CIRA

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. .CA is Canada’s Internet identity, reserved for Canadians, recognized and trusted worldwide.

For more information, please contact:

Tanya O’Callaghan
Communications Manager

613-237-5335 ext. 262 
tanya.ocallaghan@cira.ca
www.impactawards.ca

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The first ever program to recognize .CA web sites and applications that make a positive impact in the lives of Canadians gears up for its second year.

OTTAWA, January 11, 2012 – The 2012 .CA Impact Awards has opened for entries!

The .CA Impact Awards recognize youth, educators, not-for-profit and public organizations, small businesses and web developers and designers for their innovation and the impact of their .CA websites and applications.

“The .CA Impact Awards is truly unique amongst awards programs,” says Byron Holland, President and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). “By celebrating .CA websites that make an impact, we are recognizing the Internet as a powerful agent of social change.”

CIRA is looking for people and organizations that use their .CA websites to make a positive difference in the lives of their users and those around them. Impact can be social, cultural, political, technological, or economic.

For its second iteration, the Impact Awards is seeking entries in four categories: Public Sector and Not-for-Profit, eLearning, Small Business and Applications. Entries for the 2012 awards will be received until March 23, 2012.

Winners of the Impact Awards will receive $5,000 each and the added visibility which comes from winning a national award.

For more information about the CIRA .CA Impact Awards, eligibility, judges, prizing, or to submit an entry, visit us at impactawards.ca, watch the .CA Impact Awards video, write to us at impactawards@cira.ca or follow-us CIRA blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Slideshare.

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About CIRA

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. .CA is Canada’s Internet identity, reserved for Canadians, recognized and trusted worldwide.

For more information, please contact:

Tanya O’Callaghan
Communications Manager

613-237-5335 ext. 262 
tanya.ocallaghan@cira.ca
www.impactawards.ca

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Ottawa, January 25, 2012 – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched the second and final phase of its consultation in the implementation of French characters (also known as Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs) in .CA domain names yesterday. .CA holders and Canadian Internet users are invited to provide their feedback on certain revisions to CIRA’s proposed policy to help the organization finalize its plan for launching IDNs later this year.

CIRA received a tremendous amount of feedback in the first round of its public consultation held during twelve weeks last fall, with over 350 comments on the online forum and more than 50 submissions. CIRA engaged The Strategic Counsel to analyze all of the responses following the close of the public consultation. They prepared a corresponding report which provides highlights of the responses and summarizes the key themes of the feedback received. This report can be found on idnconsultation.ca.

“Internationalized Domain Names are critical to enable Canadians to register and access domain names in both of Canada’s official languages,” says Byron Holland, CIRA’s President and CEO. “The level of response we received during the first phase of the consultation demonstrates how important this issue is to our Registrants.”

Based on feedback received during the first round of the consultation, CIRA has revised its proposed policy for the launch of IDNs for the second round of consultations. The new proposal is available on idnconsultation.ca. .CA Members, Registrants, Registrars and Canadian Internet users are invited to comment online or to make submissions until February 24, 2012.

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About CIRA

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
613-237-5335 ext. 296
jennifer.austin@cira.ca

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Ottawa, January 25, 2012 – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) launched the second and final phase of its consultation in the implementation of French characters (also known as Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs) in .CA domain names yesterday. .CA holders and Canadian Internet users are invited to provide their feedback on certain revisions to CIRA’s proposed policy to help the organization finalize its plan for launching IDNs later this year.

CIRA received a tremendous amount of feedback in the first round of its public consultation held during twelve weeks last fall, with over 350 comments on the online forum and more than 50 submissions. CIRA engaged The Strategic Counsel to analyze all of the responses following the close of the public consultation. They prepared a corresponding report which provides highlights of the responses and summarizes the key themes of the feedback received. This report can be found on idnconsultation.ca.

“Internationalized Domain Names are critical to enable Canadians to register and access domain names in both of Canada’s official languages,” says Byron Holland, CIRA’s President and CEO. “The level of response we received during the first phase of the consultation demonstrates how important this issue is to our Registrants.”

Based on feedback received during the first round of the consultation, CIRA has revised its proposed policy for the launch of IDNs for the second round of consultations. The new proposal is available on idnconsultation.ca. .CA Members, Registrants, Registrars and Canadian Internet users are invited to comment online or to make submissions until February 24, 2012.

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About CIRA

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada’s .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada’s Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally.

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
613-237-5335 ext. 296
jennifer.austin@cira.ca

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