Earlier today WHD announced that they'd acquired NamesCon: https://youtu.be/gD9edNueils The next NamesCon will be held in Las Vegas towards the end of January 2017 … [Read more...] about WorldHostingDays Acquires NamesCon
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LAC DNS Forum To Be Held In Dominican Republic
The third LAC DNS forum will be held in the Dominican Republic, as part of the "Semana de Internet" (Internet Week). Internet Week runs from August 22nd to August 25th, with the LAC DNS forum being held on the 24th and 25th. The event covers a range of topics and themes related to domains, DNS and should be of interest to both registries, registrars and anyone with an … [Read more...] about LAC DNS Forum To Be Held In Dominican Republic
ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool
Over the past year or so ICANN's meeting team and IT team have been working on a number of things to help make the overall meeting experience better. They introduced a mobile app (search for "ICANN56" on the app store to download it) and now they've rolled out a new look and feel for the actual meeting schedule itself. For those of you who attend events around the globe the … [Read more...] about ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool
LACTLD vs ICANN: Letter Dispatched To ICANN Board
A few days ago LACTLD issued a statement about ICANN moving meetings out of their region. Today they've escalated matters and have written directly to the ICANN Board. Don't worry, they're still being very polite, but it's very clear from their latest missive that they are not very happy with ICANN. The letter, which is signed by not only LACTLD (Latin American and … [Read more...] about LACTLD vs ICANN: Letter Dispatched To ICANN Board
LACTLD Politely Smacks ICANN Over Meeting Location Moves
Earlier this week LACTLD put out a statement about ICANN meetings. The statement, which is available in both Spanish and English, while very polite and diplomatic, expresses the organisation's concerns with ICANN moving meetings out of Latin America due to health concerns. So far this year the meeting scheduled for Panama (ICANN 56) has been relocated to Helsinki. ICANN … [Read more...] about LACTLD Politely Smacks ICANN Over Meeting Location Moves
Middle East DNS Forum On Today & Tomorrow
The Middle East DNS Forum is being held today and tomorrow in Tunis. You can review the full agenda here. If you're interested in following the event there is a live stream you can access here. The event's speakers include a mix of local and international speakers, though the focus this year seems to be more on the region, which is a positive sign. … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum On Today & Tomorrow
ICANN Releases Geektastic Data On Marrakech Meeting
I've always been fascinated by the logistics that go into organising events. It's interesting to see what is involved in putting together the meeting space, what kind of equipment is used (and how much) as well as what gets used during an event. Some organisations, such as RIPE, have included some of that data in their presentations at the meetings themselves. ICANN released … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Geektastic Data On Marrakech Meeting
Cpanel’s Conference Heads To Portland
Cpanel is one of the more popular control panel solutions used by hosting providers. Every year they organise a conference aimed at their users (ie. web hosting providers etc) and this year the conference will be in Portland, Oregon. They're calling this year's event "WEIRED". No details of the conference schedule are available as yet, but it should be of interest to … [Read more...] about Cpanel’s Conference Heads To Portland
Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released
The preliminary agenda for Domaining Europe has been released. The event runs over 3 days, with day 1 (Sunday) being dedicated to networking and 1 to 1 meetings. Monday and Tuesday are themed, with Monday focussing on .com and "legacy" domains, while Tuesday's focus will switch to new TLDs and future rounds. There will be a variety of talks covering: European … [Read more...] about Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released
IGF 2016 Local Host Site Launched
This year's IGF is being held in Mexico in Guadalajara. While the official site for the IGF is maintained by the UN here and will probably be the main destination of any attendees, the local hosts usually put together a site with pertinent information. This year's site is now live. At the moment the site provides some details about the venue, but little else. The 2016 … [Read more...] about IGF 2016 Local Host Site Launched