Open .ME registration is commencing July 17th. Are people prepared to grab a few more names?

And according to the schedule, 3-day landrush auctions should have already commenced between June 26 - July 17 during the registration Quiet Period:

June 26-July 17: Quiet Period
• 3-day Land Rush auctions held for names that received multiple applications. Names for which there was only one application are allocated. Application info may be available to registrars; names show up in WHOIS after they are allocated.
• Domains are billed for at the time of allocation.

July 17: Open Registration
• Domain names are registered on a first-come, first-served basis

“Premium Names” auctions
• Expected to begin in September 2008.