Registration for Cloudfest 2020 opened a few days ago. The event is being held March 14 - 19 in Europa Park, Germany, though the core days will be 17th, 18th and 19th for most attendees. Here's the recap video from the 2019 event: Registration, which includes access to hotel booking, is available here. As usual there are both standard and VIP tickets available. … [Read more...] about Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open
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Help Shape the Middle East DNS Forum
The Middle East DNS Forum has been held annually for the last 6 years. As the name would suggest, the event is focussed on domains and DNS related topics with an emphasis on topics of relevance to stakeholders in the Middle East. In common with most events of its kind there is a program committee that works behind the scenes to put the schedule for the event together. … [Read more...] about Help Shape the Middle East DNS Forum
ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW
ICANN's North American team, in conjunction with Access Now and ISOC, is trying to put together a panel for South by Southwest (SXSW) which is being held in Austin, Texas next March. The panel session being proposed is entitled: "Can we save the global internet?", which is, I suspect, intentionally provocative: Expansion of the Internet has slowed. And the next billion … [Read more...] about ICANN Pitching Panel for SXSW
Namecon Global Changes Dates and Venue
Namescon Global will be held in Austin Texas in January of next year for the first time. The event organisers had originally chosen a venue in the downtown area which was fairly central, but in the last few days they contacted ticket holders to let them know of a change of location as well as dates. Originally the event was scheduled to run from January 26th to January 29th … [Read more...] about Namecon Global Changes Dates and Venue
IGF Berlin Registration Now Open
The upcoming IGF (Internet Governance Forum) will be held in Berlin this November. The theme of this year's event is "One World. One Net. One Vision." The event's programme this year will focus on three key topic areas: Data GovernanceDigital InclusionSecurity, Safety, Stability & Resilience Registration for the event is now open. If you've never attended an IGF … [Read more...] about IGF Berlin Registration Now Open
Brand & Domains Event to be Held in Montréal
The Brand Registry Group (BRG) will be holding a one day conference on the sidelines of the upcoming ICANN meeting in Montréal. The event is aimed at brand owners who either have a TLD of their own or who might be considering applying for one in the future. While the full schedule for the event is not available yet the overview is: Come and find out how dotBrands are … [Read more...] about Brand & Domains Event to be Held in Montréal
ICANN 66 Montreal Registration Open
While the most recent ICANN public meeting only drew to a close at the end of last week the details of the next meeting are already available. ICANN's next public meeting will be ICANN 66 which will run from November 2nd to November 8th in Montreal and it is also the organisation's AGM. It'll be a bigger meeting than the last one and it'll probably also have quite a bit … [Read more...] about ICANN 66 Montreal Registration Open
Hungary to Host National Internet Governance Forum
While the main IGF event is being held in Berlin in November many countries are organising their own national IGFs. This September will see Hungary play host to its very first IGF in Budapest. The event, which will be held on September 12th, will be held in the Hungexpo in Budapest. The event will be free to attend, though registration will be required. What will be on … [Read more...] about Hungary to Host National Internet Governance Forum
PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards
PIR, the registry operator for .org, has launched "The .org Impact Awards". In common with other domain registry run awards the event focusses on sites and services that use the registry's domain extension - in this case .org. The timeline for the awards are as follows: May 20, 2019 Nominations OpenJune 28, 2019 Nominations CloseEarly July, 2019 Judging … [Read more...] about PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards
TLDCON 2019 Chooses VIlnius
The 2019 edition of TLDCON will take place later this year in Vilnius, Lithuania. The annual event is organised and hosted by the .ru ccTLD registry and has a firm focus on Central and Eastern European registrars and registries. This year's event is being held in the Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius on September 11th and 12th. While the event is free to attend registration … [Read more...] about TLDCON 2019 Chooses VIlnius