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Archives for October 2014

Domaining Europe 2015 Save The Dates

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Domaining Europe will take place again next year in Valencia. The 2015 edition will be the 7th! So save the dates: 23rd to 25th of April 2015 (the Saturday is usually a networking activity of some kind) I've attended, spoken and moderated at the last couple of editions and it's good fun. Unlike a lot of conferences there's a manageable number of people in a venue that … [Read more...] about Domaining Europe 2015 Save The Dates

Bulgarian Domain Forum Schedule Announced

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The Bulgarian Domain Forum, which is an annual event, is being held again this year. This time round the event will be held in Sense Hotel Sofia. Judging by the photos on the hotel's website it's a pretty fantastic location! As with other years there'll be a mixture of talks, though there'll be a strong focus on new TLDs. The current schedule includes: Impact of new … [Read more...] about Bulgarian Domain Forum Schedule Announced

Nominet’s New CEO Announced

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Nominet have announced the appointment of Russell Haworth as their new CEO. Mr Haworth will join the company in January 2015. Mr Haworth was most recently Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Thomson Reuters. He'd been with the company in a variety of roles since 2000. Mr Haworth apparently had a website at russellhaworth.com up until relatively recently, but it's … [Read more...] about Nominet’s New CEO Announced

ICANN Releases Official Statement on ICANN 52

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There has been some speculation about the upcoming ICANN meeting in Marrakech, Morocco. Yesterday some news sources reported that the meeting was postponed, though there hadn't been any official statement from ICANN. ICANN has now released an official statement on the situation: Statement on ICANN 52 Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco Following Morocco’s recent request to … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Official Statement on ICANN 52

DNS Belgium To Offer Registry Lock

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DNS Belgium, the operator of both the .be ccTLD as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, has announced the upcoming launch of "Domain Guard". The new service, which is comparable to other registries' "registry lock" service, will be available from mid-November. The service, which will be offered via .be registrars, will offer registrants the ability to "secure all details of … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium To Offer Registry Lock

Serbian ccTLD Registry Opens Call For Tender

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The .rs ccTLD registry, the country code top level domain name for Serbia, has opened a call for tenders. The tender, which opened a couple of days ago, is for software systems for domain registration. While the call for tender may not be explicit, one can assume that the registry is interested in moving closer to the industry standard EPP. A lot of ccTLD registries … [Read more...] about Serbian ccTLD Registry Opens Call For Tender

Irish Water Don’t Control Water.ie

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As of midnight Irish households will have to pay water charges. Every household in the country has been sent information about getting setup with the new water authority including getting an online account and paperless billing. They're using water.ie But they do not control water.ie - it's not registered to them and never has been. Irish Water is a subsidiary of Bord … [Read more...] about Irish Water Don’t Control Water.ie