According to DomainesInfo the venue for the ICANN meeting in Paris has been confirmed.They're saying that the meeting will take place in the Méridien Montparnasse. Hopefully there will be an ICANN rate announced soon, as the pricing I'm seeing for that period is rather expensive! … [Read more...] about ICANN Paris Venue Confirmed
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ICANN Going Multilingual?
On registering at the ICANN LA meeting all delegates are presented with a bag and tshirt.This time round the tshirt is black and reflects what seems to be a possible theme for this meeting - multilingualism.One of the issues that ICANN has been making efforts to address over the past few months is multilingualism. This meeting is meant to be having a number of sessions with … [Read more...] about ICANN Going Multilingual?
ICANN LA Gearing Up
Delegates from the four corners of the globe are converging on the Hilton LAX for the ICANN meeting. Although the meeting does not officially start until Monday morning there are several meetings scheduled for today. … [Read more...] about ICANN LA Gearing Up
ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule
The provisional schedule of meetings and social events for the next ICANN meeting in LA is now available.The next meeting will cover many important and interesting topics, but it also marks the exit of Vint Cerf from the organisation that he has led for the last 8 years. Mr Cerf's contribution will be honoured during a gala event on Tuesday October 30 in Sony Studios. … [Read more...] about ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule
ICANN New Delhi Officially Announced
I mentioned that ICANN would be meeting in New Delhi early next year a couple of weeks ago.They've since made it officialI sincerely doubt if I'll be able to make it all the way to New Delhi, as I'm planning on heading to DomainFest in LA as well next year, plus the Paris meeting is already on my calendar! … [Read more...] about ICANN New Delhi Officially Announced
I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th
There will be a one day domain congress in Madrid next month organised by the people behind ForumDominios.comThe day's lineup looks quite interesting and covers topics such as the Spanish domain market, monetisation strategies, legal issues, dotmobi, the future of the .es namespace and other topics.Full details and registration is on their site (in Spanish) … [Read more...] about I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th
The Logistics of an ICANN Meeting – Paris 2008
Between 1200 and 1500 people attend each ICANN meeting.A few months ago I had a look over the documents provided to potential hosts to get some idea of the requirements and it was quite scary on some levels.The organisers of next year's Paris meeting have been sharing some of the details (in French), though they still haven't finalised the actual venue (not that I'm complaining … [Read more...] about The Logistics of an ICANN Meeting – Paris 2008
ICANN Asia Pacific Meeting in Delhi
According to minutes of the ICANN board meeting held last week, the Asia Pacific ICANN meeting will take place in Delhi from 10-15 February 2008. … [Read more...] about ICANN Asia Pacific Meeting in Delhi
Run a Registry For the day!
It's not every day that you get an offer to run a domain registry for a day, but that's exactly what Nominet are doing.It's all in aid of charity!Basically you get to bid on swapping jobs for the day with their senior management:Lesley CowleyEmily TaylorJay DaleyEllie BradleyBarbara BellisThe auction started at 9am today and runs until Friday, so get bidding.Further details … [Read more...] about Run a Registry For the day!
Anyone Up For Dinner In LA Before ICANN?
I presume that most people who are travelling to ICANN in LA will be arriving over the weekend, so it seems like a good time to plan a "domainer dinner" (you can take the term "domainer" to mean anyone with an interest in domains)If anyone is interested please let me know … [Read more...] about Anyone Up For Dinner In LA Before ICANN?