ICANN will be offering grants of up to $750 per family for childcare. The grants will be made available to help cover the cost of childcare for those attendees who are bringing their children to the ICANN public meetings. ICANN will not be providing childcare facilities directly onsite, but will provide assistance with identifying suitable providers. One of the … [Read more...] about ICANN to Offer Childcare Grants
New Zealand’s ccTLD Taking on DomainTools in Court – Video
As I mentioned several months ago, the .nz ccTLD registry Domain Name Commission is taking legal action against several companies that have been harvesting whois data for years. They were granted a preliminary injunction and were in court in person a few days ago. You can watch the legal pleadings from both sides in the video … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ccTLD Taking on DomainTools in Court – Video
LINX Appoint New CEO
LINX, the London Internet Exchange, is one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world. For the past 18 years John Souter has served as the organisation's CEO, but he will be retiring towards the end of 2019. So who will replace him? The new CEO for LINX is an internal hire: Kurtis Lindqvist, who is currently CMO will assume the role of CEO from mid-September onwards, … [Read more...] about LINX Appoint New CEO
Nominet Non-Exec Election Nominations Open
Nominet's non-executive directors elections are kicking off. This year the election is for one NED for a 3 year term. There are 4 elected non-executive directors serving on the Nominet Board, with only one whose term expires this cycle: Kelly SalterJames BladelVolker Greimann (term expires this cycle and he can stand for another term)David Thornton Full details on the … [Read more...] about Nominet Non-Exec Election Nominations Open
Czech Registry CEO Joins RIPE Board
Ondřej Filip, CEO of the .cz domain registry, has been elected to the RIPE Board. The election was held over the last couple of days as part of the 78th RIPE meeting taking place in Reykjavík, Iceland this week. The RIPE board election this week was for two positions and attracted 7 candidates. The full results of the vote haven't been published yet, but the winners … [Read more...] about Czech Registry CEO Joins RIPE Board