NamesCon will take place in Las Vegas in January 2019 (27 - 30) at the Tropicana. They're accepting submissions for their live auction here. From Friday 23rd until Monday 26th November they're offering discounted rates - 25% off the standard pricing using code: FridayMonday The outline schedule is available already with details of speakers etc., being announced between … [Read more...] about NamesCon Black Friday Discount
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DotUS Organising “Town Hall”
The .us ccTLD registry is aimed at serving the needs of US based businesses, individuals and organisations in common with other ccTLDs that have a strong link with the geographic region where they are based. In the case of .us the contract is awarded by the US government and Neustar has been running the show for years. Several years ago they setup a Stakeholder Council (of … [Read more...] about DotUS Organising “Town Hall”
Domain Pulse Heads to Bern
The 2019 edition of Domain Pulse will be held in Bern, Switzerland. Switch, the .ch ccTLD manager, will be the hosts for the 2019 event which is being held on February 18th and 19th in the Town Hall in Bern. Registration for the event is free and should open in the next few weeks. At the moment no details of the event's schedule have been announced, though based on past … [Read more...] about Domain Pulse Heads to Bern
IGF Paris 2018 Online Registration Closed
Online pre-registration for the upcoming IGF meeting in Paris is now closed. You can still register at the venue, though whether that will have any negative implication isn't clear. If you've already registered you'll be able to pick up your badge at the following times: Friday, 9 November 2018, from 10:00 a.m. until 18:00 p.m. CET Saturday, 10 November 2018, from … [Read more...] about IGF Paris 2018 Online Registration Closed
ICANN Barcelona Schedule Published
ICANN has published the schedule for the upcoming meeting in Barcelona later this month. As usual the schedule is available online and via a mobile app which is available for both IoS and Android. If you live out of your calendar (like I do!) you can subscribe to your personal schedule and have it directly in your calendar. The event runs from Saturday morning until … [Read more...] about ICANN Barcelona Schedule Published
IGF 2018 Paris Registration Open
Registration for the 2018 IGF has opened. The event, which is organised under the auspices of the UN, will take place in Paris from November 12 - 14 2018. Registration is free and if you are planning on attending you will need to register by November 3rd. Most of the event's scheduled sessions is already published on the event's official site. The event will be held … [Read more...] about IGF 2018 Paris Registration Open
Domaining Americas to be Held in Rio
Domaining Americas will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over the weekend of October 6th and 7th. The event will be focussed on domains in the Latin American and Caribbean region, so probably more on country codes than gTLDs. It's the first big domaining event to be held in the region that I'm aware of, so it's sure to be of interest to anyone with an interest in the … [Read more...] about Domaining Americas to be Held in Rio
ICANN Releases Detailed Data on Panamá Meeting
ICANN's public meetings are held 3 times a year and rotate geographically. Over the years the number of attendees has mushroomed, but some meetings are more popular than others. That can be due to a number of factors: location time of year topics being discussed So in the run-up to the IANA transition there was a definite influx of "new blood". Some locations … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Detailed Data on Panamá Meeting
Middle East DNS Forum is Looking for Program Committee Members
The Middle East DNS Forum is held every year somewhere in the region. You can read about the previous ones here. In common with pretty much all conferences there is a program committee who work on putting the event together. In order to keep things "fresh" membership of the program committee rotates, with 3 members rotating off every year. So if you'd like to join the … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum is Looking for Program Committee Members
IGF 2018 Open Forums Announced
This year's IGF is being held in Paris, as previously mentioned. While the event will be shorter than previous years it will still attract a broad range of attendees to the sessions. The event organisers have announced the approved list of "Open Forums". … [Read more...] about IGF 2018 Open Forums Announced