Hi all ..

The recent Annual ICANN Open Meeting endorsed new domains
(Eg, .travel, .news and .health) and sadly, dumped net board-voting   

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(http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=1212&e=1&u=/ap/20021216/ap_on_hi_te/internet_domains&sid=95573501)

At its annual open meeting, ICANN said the new domains would be up for grabs as early as next year.

The expansion would mark only the second time since 1985 that the body has endorsed a limited number of new top-level domains. In 2000, seven new domains were allowed, including .biz and .info. 

The next batch will likely be "sponsored domains," pegged to certain mainly commercial realms.. Among dozens of suggested new domains are .travel, .news, and .health. 

At the end of the two-day meeting, ICANN's board also agreed on the biggest reorganization in its brief history.

The reform, spearheaded by Lynn, will reduce the decision-making board to 15 from 18 members and end a system under which five board members were publicly elected via Internet votes. Under the reform, the 15 members are chosen by a complex arrangement of committees affiliated with ICANN.
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Cheers all ..
Stephen Loosley
Melburbs, Australia