Olivier Crépin-Leblond announced earlier today that he would step down as ALAC Chair. He has been Chair of ALAC since 2010. He also nominated Alan Greenberg to take his place. Nominations for the position are open until September 3rd. Whether other candidates will be nominated for the position is unclear, but Greenberg has accepted the nomination.… Continue reading Olivier Crépin-Leblond Stepping Down As ALAC Chair
Month: August 2014
Gmail Now Supports IDN Email
If your first language isn’t English and you don’t use the Latin character set you can and will run into barriers. While IDN domain names ie. domain names where either the left of the dot, the right of the dot or the entire string is in characters other than Latin ones, do exist and have… Continue reading Gmail Now Supports IDN Email
Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting
ICANN has formally announced that Dublin will be the host for the 54th ICANN meeting taking place in October 2015. Dublin has previously played host to both RIPE and IETF meetings. It is also the venue for Web Summit (now known as The Summit) , which attracts several thousand attendees. A growing number of domain… Continue reading Dublin To Host ICANN’s 54th Public Meeting