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Archive of News Stories from 2009
December 2315:00 PM	Governance consultation update Our consultation on shaping the future of .uk closed on 15 December and we would like to thank all members, registrars and stakeholders who gave us feedback.
December 2315:00 PM	Changes to acceptable use policies On 1 February 2010 we will make some changes to the acceptable use polices for our registrar systems.
December 1716:22 PM	Christmas business hours Over the Christmas period we will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. We will also be closing at 2.30pm on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
December 1609:05 AM	VAT rate increase The rate of VAT will return to 17.5% on 1 January 2010.
December 314:10 PM	Dispute Resolution Service experts' overview The Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) Experts under the supervision of Tony Willoughby, the Chair of the panel of Experts, have prepared a DRS Overview document to assist those involved in DRS complaints.
December 309:44 AM	Metropolitan Police Computer e-Crime Unit domain name take down activity This week Nominet received an instruction from the Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) to take down around 1200 .co.uk domain names.
December 209:00 AM	.uk reaches 8 million In November 2009 the .uk register passed another significant milestone when it reached eight million registrations.
December 117:17 PM	Open meetings for .uk stakeholders - register now We have places available at the open meetings being held in London on Wednesday 9 December and Monday 14 December.
November 2316:00 PM	Open meetings for .uk stakeholders We are holding a series of open meetings for members and stakeholders to find out more about our latest consultation.
November 2316:00 PM	Together we can shape the future of .uk Nominet is proud of the reputation of .uk and the UK domain name industry and we want it to continue to flourish. For that to happen, together with our membership we need to make changes to the way we operate.
November 2010:44 AM	Nominet response to the Digital Economy Bill Read full response from Nominet on the Digital Economy Bill
November 1109:05 AM	Two minutes' silence - 11 November 2009 Nominet staff will be joining millions of people across Britain in remembering those who have died in war as two minutes' silence is observed at 11am today to mark Armistice Day.
November 616:00 PM	WHOIS opt-out process We have developed a new process for dealing with domain names that are incorrectly opted out of the WHOIS.
November 616:00 PM	Domain name industry report and .uk registrar conference Our third annual .uk registrar conference was held on Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Lord's Cricket Ground.
November 511:15 AM	System outage - 8 November 2009 At 07:30 am on Sunday 8 November 2009 we will have a systems outage lasting until 12:30 pm.
October 3012:16 PM	Nominet's response to Internationalised Domain Names announcement Nominet welcomes the announcement from ICANN today about allowing the introduction of internationalised domain names (IDNs).
October 2916:00 PM	October Board communique The communique from the October Board meeting is now available to view.
October 2110:15 AM	Nominet Trust update We are pleased to report an update to our members on the work of the Nominet Trust.
October 615:00 PM	Tag verification list
October 615:00 PM	Nameserver changes and EPP schemas As previously announced we will be changing our data structure to simplify our representation of nameserver objects within the registry database. We are also releasing beta EPP schemas in preparation for the change.
October 215:15 PM	Renewals research We are currently researching how and why domain names are renewed.
September 3016:55 PM	Nominet's response to the ending of the ICANN JPA Nominet welcomes the end of the Joint Project Agreement between the US Department of Commerce and ICANN.
September 2210:00 AM	Nominet closed on Thursday 24 September We would like to advise you that our annual company day will take place on Thursday 24 September and as a result Nominet's offices will be closed.
September 2110:55 AM	Online Services research We are committed to making the service we provide better for you. We are currently reviewing the usability of Online Services and would like your thoughts.
September 1717:27 PM	September Board communique The communique from the September Board meeting is now available.
September 1717:18 PM	.uk registrar conference 2009 We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our third .uk registrar conference on Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
September 815:35 PM	Systems update - September We have introduced two new features to online service; improved log in screen and additional contact types.
September 815:30 PM	Web site IP address On Wednesday 9 September we are changing the configuration of our web servers. As a result our main web site, www.nominet.org.uk will move to a different IP address.
September 712:30 PM	Member forum launch On Monday 7 September at 2pm we will be launching the Nominet Member Forum. The forum will be replacing our nom-steer mailing list.
August 2110:38 AM	Customer Satisfaction surveys We are launching two customer satisfaction surveys to measure the level of satisfaction with the support services that we offer.
August 1316:27 PM	Response to Digital Britain implementation plan Nominet's response to the Digital Britain implementation plan released today.
August 415:35 PM	Nameserver data On Sunday 8 November 2009 we will take our registration systems offline to update the nameserver model used within the registry database.
August 415:28 PM	Member forum On Monday 7 September we will be launching the Nominet Member Forum. The forum will be replacing our nom-steer mailing list.
July 2010:00 AM	Research programmes We are currently running two research programmes, one on Internet governance and the other on the registration process.
July 911:31 AM	2009 AGM report We are pleased to report the outcomes of our AGM held on 8 July 2009.
July 808:51 AM	AGM webcast The Nominet AGM will be webcast today from 10:00am. Members can obtain their password by emailing support@nominet.org.uk with their name and tag.
July 310:26 AM	Best Practice Challenge 2009 winners announced Charities, trade bodies and public sector departments are amongst those recognised for their innovative and creative Internet projects at our Best Practice Challenge 2009 awards ceremony at Banqueting House last night.
June 2913:27 PM	Changes to the domain availability checker (DAC) On Tuesday 30 June 2009 at 12:00pm we will be implementing the previously announced changes to the Domain Availability Checker.
June 2612:24 PM	Voting starts in non-executive director election We are pleased to announce that voting papers for our non-executive director election, together with a letter from our Chairman, have been posted or emailed to members.
June 2317:16 PM	Nominet wins Customer and Staff Care Award at Oxfordshire Business Awards We are pleased to announce that at the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2009 we won 'The Champion Recruitment Customer and Staff Care Award' for exemplary customer service and high level employee satisfaction.
June 1914:46 PM	Response to Digital Britain Report Nominet welcomes the publication of the final Digital Britain Report and supports its core aim of ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of the digital revolution, increasing digital participation and fostering innovation whilst protecting those who are vulnerable.
June 1712:55 PM	Nominet announces Best Practice Challenge shortlist We are pleased to announce the shortlist for our annual Best Practice Challenge, a competition that recognises British organisations, groups or individuals who have embraced the challenge of making the Internet a secure, open, accessible or diverse experience for all.
June 816:30 PM	Problem with renewal reminder emails - updated We have identified a problem with the renewal emails issued to registrants since the changes to the renewals system were implemented on 4 February 2009.
June 212:35 PM	June systems update and DAC testbed Today's software release sees the phishing lock operation added to web domain manager and some changes to EPP notifications. We are also releasing a DAC testbed.
June 212:11 PM	Notice of AGM and call for nominations for non-executive director election We are pleased to announce that papers for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) have been posted or emailed to members.
May 2112:41 PM	Shape the future of the domain name industry in the UK We are running a consultation that gives you the opportunity to have your say about potential changes to the self-regulation model of the domain name industry in the UK.
May 1414:56 PM	BERR response letter
May 1414:41 PM	Help shape the future of the domain name industry in the UK! Attend one of our open meetings to help shape the future of the domain name industry in the UK.
May 613:00 PM	Search DRS decisions We have launched a new search function for expert decisions from the Dispute Resolution Service.
April 3014:17 PM	Domain Availability Checker update Following feedback from our registrars and the PAB we have reviewed the proposed changes to the domain availability checker.
April 2916:17 PM	Nominet Trust announces grants for new Internet projects Nominet Trust today announces its first six grants for a range of innovative projects that will make a positive difference to society through the development of the Internet.
April 2009:35 AM	Independent Governance Review - outcome Today we are publishing, for members and stakeholders, the outcomes of the Independent Governance Review carried out by Professor Bob Garratt.
April 1416:45 PM	Extended support lines opening times Following our trial earlier this year, we have now extended the opening times of the support lines for both registrant and member and registrar services.
April 911:18 AM	Easter opening hours We will be closing for business at 5.30pm on Thursday 9 April for Easter and will be open for business again at 9.00am on Tuesday 14 April.
April 715:00 PM	Changes to poor quality data notification process We have changed the process notifying registrars and registrants of poor quality data.
April 715:00 PM	Changes to data requirements and welcome email Our April software release removes the requirement to supply a registrant billing contact.
April 715:00 PM	Phishing lock On 6 May 2009 we will be introducing a new function that will allow registrars to lock a domain name that is involved in phishing activity.
March 1209:00 AM	Changes to the domain availability checker (DAC) The changes to our DAC service are under reviw and will not be going live until further notification is given.
March 1209:00 AM	UK businesses to benefit from new technology as ENUM goes live We are pleased to announce that ENUM, a new registry service that combines telephone numbers and the Domain Name System to simplify the way that VoIP calls work, is live.
March 311:30 AM	Renewal email customisation Registrars are now able to customise the renewal reminder emails that we send out with their own renewals message.
March 311:30 AM	Standard EPP schemas - testbed available We are developing an alternative set of EPP schemas that more closely match those used by other gTLDs.
February 2715:01 PM	PAB elections update On January 29, we issued a call for nominations for the election of four candidates to our Policy Advisory Body (PAB). By the nomination closing date, we received three nominations, and these candidates will therefore be automatically be appointed to the PAB.
February 1009:00 AM	Enter the Best Practice Challenge 2009 Today we launch our third Best Practice Challenge to celebrate innovation and achievement by the UK Internet Industry.
February 609:00 AM	Bad weather and Nominet services Due to the adverse weather conditions and poor travelling conditions we have fewer staff in the office today and we shall be closing at 12:00. Our systems and online services are operating normally.
February 412:30 PM	Renewals changes and registrar dashboard We have released a number of changes to our renewals reminder process. We have also released a registrar dashboard statistics screen in online services.
February 412:30 PM	Renewals reminder emails We have introduced a new registrant domain name renewal reminder programme.
January 2915:52 PM	PAB elections - call for nominations We are currently calling for nominations for the election of four candidates to our Policy Advisory Body (PAB). Elected candidates will serve from May 2009 for two years.
January 2912:14 PM	Independent governance review questionnaire - have your say The governance review led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders' views on governance. Mutuo have asked us to host a questionnaire for all stakeholders in Nominet to feedback their opinions about the governance of Nominet.
January 2214:00 PM	Further Board update Resignation of Mr Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet
January 2116:30 PM	Statement regarding recent board matters Statement from the Chairman of Nominet regarding the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet
January 1313:51 PM	Notice of renewals process changes in February As part of our ongoing development of the renewals process we would like to advise registrars that in February we will stop sending pro forma invoices to registrants.