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Published on: 5/16/2007
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Keynote speaker Liz WilliamsSr. Policy Counselor for ICANN
The keynote speaker was Liz Williams, the Senior Policy Counselor for ICANN.Based in Brussels, Belgum, Williams leads the policy development process for the introduction of new top level domains.With new TLDs including .asia and .mobi represented at DOMAINfest Amsterdam (as well as Austria's .at ccTLD), Williams covered an area which is still a mystery to many domainers-ICANN's standardized process for applying for new TLDs, including why new TLDs are introduced, and how they are evaluated by ICANN.
Williams said, "There's a great deal of interest in applications for new TLDs.However, everyone's keeping their cards very close to their chest."