Changes

* Represent .au during [[ICANN]] meetings & activities as well as in other international Internet organizations

* Represent .au during [[ICANN]] meetings & activities as well as in other international Internet organizations

==.au ccTLD==

==.au==

The .au ccTLD was established in 1986 and it was delegated to [[Robert Elz]], a network programmer at the University of Melbourne. He served as manager of .au ccTLD in a volunteer capacity. During his management of the ccTLD, it underwent a tremendous growth. As a result, eleven [[SLD|second-level domains]] were established under .au, which include asn.au, com.au, conf.au, csiro.au, edu.au, gov.au, id.au, info.au, net.au, org.au, and oz.au.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-report-31aug01.html IANA Report]</ref>

The .au ccTLD was established in 1986 and it was delegated to [[Robert Elz]], a network programmer at the University of Melbourne. He served as manager of .au ccTLD in a volunteer capacity. During his management of the ccTLD, it underwent a tremendous growth. As a result, eleven [[SLD|second-level domains]] were established under .au, which include asn.au, com.au, conf.au, csiro.au, edu.au, gov.au, id.au, info.au, net.au, org.au, and oz.au.<ref>[http://www.iana.org/reports/2001/au-report-31aug01.html IANA Report]</ref>

The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in world, with more 2.3 million registered domain names as of March 2011, which was up a 600% increase from 2002.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/19/new-report-au-domain-space-brought-half-a-billion-dollars-to-australias-economy-in-2011/ New Report au Domain Space Brought Half a Billion Dollars to Australias Economy in 2011, TheDomains.com]</ref>

The .au ccTLD is one of the top 10 largest country codes in world, with more 2.3 million registered domain names as of March 2011, which was up a 600% increase from 2002.<ref>[http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-08032011/ auDA News Archive]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/19/new-report-au-domain-space-brought-half-a-billion-dollars-to-australias-economy-in-2011/ New Report au Domain Space Brought Half a Billion Dollars to Australias Economy in 2011, TheDomains.com]</ref>

A 2011 study by [[Deloitte]] found that the .au ccTLD contributed $475 million to the country's economy, 57% of that, or $269 million is directly related to the registration and hosting of the domains.<ref>[http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/internet/fromau-tobrand From au to Brand, TechnologySpectator.com.au]</ref>  

A 2011 study by [[Deloitte]] found that the .au ccTLD contributed $475 million to the country's economy, 57% of that, or $269 million is directly related to the registration and hosting of the domains.<ref>[http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/internet/fromau-tobrand From au to Brand, TechnologySpectator.com.au]</ref>

==.au Registry==

==.au Registry==