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ICANN Releases Geektastic Data On Marrakech Meeting

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I've always been fascinated by the logistics that go into organising events. It's interesting to see what is involved in putting together the meeting space, what kind of equipment is used (and how much) as well as what gets used during an event. Some organisations, such as RIPE, have included some of that data in their presentations at the meetings themselves. ICANN released … [Read more...] about ICANN Releases Geektastic Data On Marrakech Meeting

Cpanel’s Conference Heads To Portland

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Cpanel is one of the more popular control panel solutions used by hosting providers. Every year they organise a conference aimed at their users (ie. web hosting providers etc) and this year the conference will be in Portland, Oregon. They're calling this year's event "WEIRED". No details of the conference schedule are available as yet, but it should be of interest to … [Read more...] about Cpanel’s Conference Heads To Portland

Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released

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The preliminary agenda for Domaining Europe has been released. The event runs over 3 days, with day 1 (Sunday) being dedicated to networking and 1 to 1 meetings. Monday and Tuesday are themed, with Monday focussing on .com and "legacy" domains, while Tuesday's focus will switch to new TLDs and future rounds. There will be a variety of talks covering: European … [Read more...] about Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released

Middle East DNS Forum 2016 Venue and Dates Updated

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The Middle East DNS Forum  is being held in Tunisia this year. The event will be held on May 4th and May 5th at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Tunis in Gammrath. A provisional schedule has been posted on the event site. Previous years have featured a mixture of global and regional focussed sessions covering legal, policy and business aspects of the domain name industry. If … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum 2016 Venue and Dates Updated

Heading To ICANN 55? Local Data SIMs Might Save You Money

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The next public ICANN meeting is being held in Marrakech early next month. I'll be attending, so I thought I'd check with my mobile phone company about their roaming rates for both voice and data. I've also seen several colleagues from the ICANN community posting about the rates their providers are quoting. Short version - it's not cheap! (The mobile phone company we use … [Read more...] about Heading To ICANN 55? Local Data SIMs Might Save You Money

ICANN 55 Marrakech Schedule Published

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The preliminary full schedule for the 55th ICANN public meeting has been published. The meeting, which is scheduled from March 5 - 10, will be held at the Palmeraie Conference Centre in Marrakech, Morrocco. ICANN 55 is the first meeting under ICANN's "future meeting strategy". The new way of approaching the meetings means that instead of having 3 large meetings per year … [Read more...] about ICANN 55 Marrakech Schedule Published

ICANN Cancels Meeting In Panama City Due To Zika Virus

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Earlier this evening ICANN announced that the scheduled meeting in June 2016 will not be held in Panama City. The cancellation of the meeting and its change of location is due to concerns related to the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus. ICANN will be holding a meeting in June, but where that meeting will be held has not been announced yet. Many ICANN insiders suspect … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Meeting In Panama City Due To Zika Virus

ICANN’s Meeting App For ICANN55 Now Available

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ICANN's next public meeting is scheduled for March 5 - 10 in Marrakech, Morocco. While that might be a month away the organisation has already launched their meeting app for the meeting.   At the moment the app is missing the most important element - the event schedule, but other elements are there, such as practical information on getting there. There's … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Meeting App For ICANN55 Now Available