Domaining Europe will take place in Valencia in 2018 from June 7th to June 9th. As usual the venue is the Hotel Sorolla Palace on the edge of Valencia city. The speakers and agenda for the 2018 event haven't been announced yet, but generally speaking it's an interesting event to attend. The event organisers, however, are offering both "early bird" and discounted … [Read more...] about Domaining Europe Offering Early Bird & Discount Pricing
Archives for December 2017
Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published
ICANN's board is composed of appointees from a number of organisations including the ASO. The ASO is essentially "the numbers community" which is made up of the respective regional address registries (RIPE, ARIN etc.,). The ASO gets two seats on the board, though their terms are broken up so only 1 seat is up for election this time round. The seat currently held by Ron da … [Read more...] about Numbers Community ICANN Board Nominees List Published
Middle East DNS Forum Issues Call for Committee Members
The Middle East DNS Forum is now heading into its 5th year, with previous editions being held in Cairo, Tunis, Amman and Dubai. In common with many conferences the event's program committee is made up of volunteers. They've issued a call for volunteers to the committee as 3 of the current 6 members have rotated off. If you're interested you should have knowledge of one or … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Issues Call for Committee Members
ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA
A few months ago ICANN announced that Elise Gerich would be stepping down as head of IANA. Yesterday they formally announced that Kim Davies would be replacing her. The official job title is Vice President, IANA Services and President, PTI. The IANA functions are the bits that are truly crucial for the proper functioning of the internet globally: Public Technical … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA
NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets
NamesCon will be held the last week of January (28th - 31st) in the Tropicana in Las Vegas. The venue is located right beside the strip, so it's close to the airport as well as a good range of hotels. The draft agenda for the event looks quite interesting, with a broad range of topics that would be of interest to domain registrars, registries and investors alike. Pricing … [Read more...] about NamesCon Offering 50% Off Tickets
Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?
The .wed TLD could end up getting divorced from ICANN. The .wed domain extension has always been a bit of an odd fish. The people behind it were convinced that their business model was viable and that people would want to register .wed domains in very high volumes. Because of this "demand" the registry's pricing model made it prohibitive to register a .wed domain name for … [Read more...] about Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?
ECO Hosting GDPR Domain Industry Playbook Event in Brussels
Eco is hosting a GDPR focussed event next Monday in Brussels. The event is focussed on how registrars and registries can legally continue to offer domain registrations while remaining compliant with GDPR. Full details including how to sign up to attend the event either in person or remotely are available here. … [Read more...] about ECO Hosting GDPR Domain Industry Playbook Event in Brussels
European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN
The Article 29 Working Party represents the data protection authorities of all 28 member states of the European Union. In many instances the individual DPAs prefer to rely on a high level communication from the Article 29 Working Party rather than taking individual action. As data protection law in the EU has been fairly harmonious for years this approach made a lot of sense. … [Read more...] about European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN