ICANN holds three meetings a year and usually rotates their location by region (following ICANN's definitions). One of the regions that is in the rotation includes the Middle East with the AGM for 2026 scheduled to take place in Muscat, Oman. Right now there aren't many people who would view that region of the world as being "stable". Earlier this year when the meeting … [Read more...] about ICANN Switches Venue for AGM
Big Changes Coming for UK Domains
Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has announced the date of their changes. From 9th February 2027 the .uk namespace will change so that it's better aligned with most other gTLD and ccTLD namespaces. What on earth does that mean? Essentially a lot of this is down to the technical stuff that's going on behind the scenes. Right now .uk domains operate a "push" … [Read more...] about Big Changes Coming for UK Domains
ICANN 86 Schedule Published
The full schedule for ICANN 86, which will be held in Seville, Spain next month has been published. Registration to attend either in person or online is free. As usual the organisation is closing registrations for in person participants in advance of the event on June 7th. The full schedule is available here. Sessions will start on Monday June 8 and run until Thursday … [Read more...] about ICANN 86 Schedule Published
ICANN 85 Mumbai Impacted by Airspace Disruptions
The upcoming ICANN meeting is scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from March 7 to March 12. However there are always a number of people who need to arrive several days in advance for various meetings. Over the past 48 hours the situation in the Middle East has changed quite dramatically and travel to and from India on some routes has been impacted. ICANN has put out a … [Read more...] about ICANN 85 Mumbai Impacted by Airspace Disruptions
A Couple of Current Domain Scams
Plus ça change ... It's January 2026. While I'm sure that there are plenty of very complex and clever scams out there at the moment that make use of the latest advances in technology (think AI for example) some of the "classics" haven't gone away. The "Chinese" or "Asian" domain scam is still very much alive and well. The way this one works is pretty simple - … [Read more...] about A Couple of Current Domain Scams
NamesCon & CloudFest USA Announce 2026 Dates
NamesCon and CloudFest USA will be in Miami, Florida again this November. They'll be back at the Ice Palace Studios venue on November 11th and 12th 2026. Last year they had two main stages, one at either end of the venue, while exhibitors were in the space between them. I assume the setup for 2026 will be similar. As of right now the only thing announced are the … [Read more...] about NamesCon & CloudFest USA Announce 2026 Dates
CloudFest Full Schedule Available
The full schedule of sessions for CloudFest 2026 is now available. This year's event has adopted the theme of "sustainability of everything" and has lined up a number of high profile speakers including Brewster Kahle from the Internet Archive. Full details of the event agenda is available on the official site. The Monday has been given over entirely to Wordpress … [Read more...] about CloudFest Full Schedule Available
Nordic Domain Days Changes Dates
Nordic Domain Days have announced new dates for 2026. Originally the event was schedule to take place from April 26 to April 28th, but due to a conflict they've decided to run the event a month later. When? May 24th - May 26th Where? Clarion Stockholm Tickets for the event range in price from €349 for standard attendees which includes lunch and social events. There are … [Read more...] about Nordic Domain Days Changes Dates
Noss Steps Down as Tucows CEO
Elliot Noss has been CEO of Tucows for a quarter of a century and has been with the company for almost 30 years. Yesterday he announced that he was stepping aside as CEO and that he would be succeeded by David Woroch. Noss has been focussed on Ting, Tucows' fibre broadband business, for the last few years and will continue to work with that division of the company in an … [Read more...] about Noss Steps Down as Tucows CEO
ICANN Announce Multiple Meeting Locations
ICANN has announced the location cities for 3 of their future meetings. In an announcement yesterday evening they announced the locations for ICANN 86, ICANN 87 and ICANN 89. ICANN 86 will be held in Seville, Spain from 8 June to 11 June 2026. It's a great city to spend time in and I look forward to enjoying tapas. ICANN 87 will be held in Muscat, Oman from 17th to … [Read more...] about ICANN Announce Multiple Meeting Locations