Registration for RIPE 78 is now open. RIPE meetings are focussed on technical issues of interest to network operators, ISPs, hosting providers and other players in the internet infrastructure space. The event will be held in Reykjavík, Iceland 20 - 24 May 2019. Full information on the event site. … [Read more...] about RIPE 78 Registration Now Open
Archives for December 2018
NamesCon Europe Moves to Portugal
NamesCon Europe will be held in Portugal in 2019. Previously the event organisers had said they'd chosen Lisbon for the 2019 event, but now they're saying that it'll be close to Lisbon. The event will be held in Cascais, which is near Lisbon. I'm not 100% sure about the logistics involved in getting from Lisbon airport to Cascais, but it appears to be about an hour by … [Read more...] about NamesCon Europe Moves to Portugal
PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
PIR, the registry operator for .org, as well as .ong and .ngo, has announced who their new CEO will be. The previous CEO, Brian Cute, left the company several months ago and Jay Daley had been serving as interim CEO. Industry veteran Jonathan Nevett, who was most recently with Donuts, has been named as the new PIR CEO effective December 17th. Here's the full … [Read more...] about PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
DNS Belgium Issues Call for Forum Members
DNS Belgium, which runs the .be ccTLD registry, as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, has been running a forum for registrars for several years. Membership is open to .be registrars and currently it has 15 members. Members "represent the full .be sales channel of 430 registrars. At the meetings you are the first to hear about our innovations, new product developments and … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Issues Call for Forum Members
ISP Association of Ireland Announces new Board
The ISP Association of Ireland (ISPAI), which also runs the Irish hotline, held its AGM earlier this week. They've announced their new board following on from the AGM: President: Jill Johnston, Three Ireland Vice-President: Alan Shanley, BT Ireland Treasurer: Conor Moran, Irish Domains Secretary: William McCoubrey, eir Officer without portfolio: Paul Cunnane, … [Read more...] about ISP Association of Ireland Announces new Board
Middle East DNS Forum Heads to Dubai
The 2019 edition of the Middle East DNS Forum will be held in Dubai on February 20th and 21st 2019. The event will take place at the same time as APTLD 75, so some of the sessions will be shared. Topics on the agenda for the 2019 event include: GDPR New TLDs internationalised domains and universal acceptance IPv6 Root server system DNS Abuse … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Heads to Dubai