Centralnic is to rebrand. The company plans to switch its name to "Team Internet Group" this week. The name change will also impact how its shares are seen on the stock market with them being listed now under "TIG". (As I'm Irish I'm kind of amused that the new ticker means "house" in the Irish language) Team Internet, which includes Parking Crew, is a German company … [Read more...] about Centralnic Rebrands
Nominations Open for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award
Nominations have opened for the 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award. The award, which will be presented during RIPE 87 in Rome this November, is run by the Rob Blokzijl Foundation. Who is the award for? According to the announcement they're looking for people who've "contributed" to the internet either locally or internationally. While a lot of these kind of awards tend to go to … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for 2023 Rob Blokzijl Award
IGF Kyoto Draft Schedule Published
The IGF is being held this year in Kyoto, Japan from October 8th to October 12th. This year's event is going to have a very busy schedule. The event organisers received nearly 400 workshop proposals, which is almost double the number from last year. The overarching theme for this year is "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People". So what will the actual … [Read more...] about IGF Kyoto Draft Schedule Published
Namescon 2024 Returns to Austin
Namescon, which has become probably the biggest domain event out there, has announced their 2024 dates and location. They'll be heading back to Austin, Texas again. This time the event is scheduled to take place from June 5th to June 8th, which is Wednesday until Saturday. Usually the event schedule runs Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, while the Saturday is set aside for … [Read more...] about Namescon 2024 Returns to Austin
What are People Using .me Domains for?
The .me ccTLD has been around since 2008 when the small Balkan country won the ISO jackpot, after gaining independence in 2006, and was given the .me extension to use as their country code. In common with a lot of other domain name registries .me has been looking at what is going on with their zone. Who is registering domains? Why? What are they using them … [Read more...] about What are People Using .me Domains for?
Jim Davies Threatening Legal Action Against Nominet
As I mentioned recently Nominet is holding elections and has announced the candidates that will be on the ballot. I also mentioned that there was a certain degree of controversy surrounding one of the nominees not appearing on the list of candidates. Over the past few days a couple of Nominet members have been questioning the process that was followed that led to the … [Read more...] about Jim Davies Threatening Legal Action Against Nominet
Nominet Elections Candidates Announced
It's that time of the year again... Nominet's Board elections. This year there is one seat up for grabs. The nomination period for the election finished up some time ago but it's only today that Nominet has announced who the candidates are: Of course as it's Nominet related there has to be a slight "twist"... In the email announcing the candidates they say that … [Read more...] about Nominet Elections Candidates Announced
German Company to Handle all Domain Registration Data Escrow
It's been 16 years since the RegisterFly meltdown. For those that don't recall what happened, the short version is that the company got into serious difficulties and eventually ICANN pulled their accreditation. One of the issues with the RegisterFly collapse was that it was a total mess for registrants whose domains were with the company, as there was no information about … [Read more...] about German Company to Handle all Domain Registration Data Escrow
ICANN and DNS-OARC Heading to Vietnam
ICANN and DNS-OARC will be holding a week of events in Vietnam this September. The week of DNS related events will be split out into three separate events: The event will be held both "in person" and "online". Putting the DNS Symposium and OARC together makes a lot of sense, as the audiences for both events would be very similar. Whether or not the audience for the DNS … [Read more...] about ICANN and DNS-OARC Heading to Vietnam
Yet Another Dáil Question About IE Domains
IE (Irish) domain names were the subject of yet another question in Ireland's national parliament at the end of last month. This is the 3rd time that IE domains have come up that I'm aware of in the past couple of years and it's always in relation to post-Brexit related issues. This time round the question was submitted by Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell: To ask the … [Read more...] about Yet Another Dáil Question About IE Domains