Paris, France will be the venue for a week of domain related events next May. ICANN has chosen Paris as the venue for the ICANN GDD Industry Summit and The DNS Symposium next May. Both the Registrations Operations Workshop and DNS OARC will also be held in the same venue that week. It'll be a very busy week! GDD Summit May 3rd - May 6th. The focus in these events … [Read more...] about ICANN GDD Summit & Related Events Choose Paris for 2020 Event
Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC
Axel Pawlik has been Managing Director of RIPE NCC for 20 years. Over that period of time the organisation and the internet has changed dramatically. As MD of an organisation primarily concerned with IP addresses and networks he's overseen the transition from an IPv4 world to one where IPv6 should be the norm (it still isn't!). Over the past 20 years a lot of things have … [Read more...] about Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC
A Fun Domain Choice
Choosing a domain name for your business is important. Some companies end up with pretty awful domain names and end up switching to "better" ones after they've been in business for a while. One startup from Sweden (?) is offering an AI based service for lawyers.The service is aimed at assisting lawyers in drafting contracts and other legal documents. And they've chosen a … [Read more...] about A Fun Domain Choice
DNS OARC Opens Call for Presentations
DNS OARC will be holding their 32nd workshop in February 2020 in San Francisco. They've issued a call for presentations on topics related to DNS. Presentations can be allocated either a 15 minute or 30 minute slot. Submissions need to be made by 7 December 2019. Full details on presentation submissions are here. DNS OARC will be held right before NANOG 78. … [Read more...] about DNS OARC Opens Call for Presentations
ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live
The upcoming public ICANN meeting will be held in Montréal, Canada from November 2nd to November 7th. ICANN 66 is also the organisation's AGM, so there will be the rotation of various positions on boards, councils and other committees. The full schedule for the meeting is now available online here. I'll be providing my usual "preview" of the meeting over on the … [Read more...] about ICANN 66 Montréal Schedule Now Live