ICANN pulled the plug on AlpNames yesterday. The action was swift and from informal conversations I've had with multiple registrars it's pretty clear that very few people will mourn their demise. But what will happen with the domains currently linked to AlpNames? ICANN has a process for moving the names of a de-accredited registrar to a new home. Normally ICANN staff would … [Read more...] about ICANN is Trying to Find a Registrar for AlpNames’ Domains
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ICANN Terminates AlpNames
AlpNames has been sent a notice of termination by ICANN. Unlike many termination notices that specify a future date the one they were sent is has immediate effect. As reported in multiple fora over the last few days AlpNames had gone offline, and at time of writing still is. They've also become unresponsive. It's on the basis of this that ICANN decided to terminate their … [Read more...] about ICANN Terminates AlpNames
ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend
ICANN 64 is being held in Kobe, Japan starting (officially) this weekend. If you're not attending in person you can follow most of the sessions using a variety of "remote" tools that ICANN offers. The live audio (and often video) streams for each session are available on the event schedule. The GNSO Council voted on the final report of the EPDP on whois yesterday, so … [Read more...] about ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend
ICANN Promotes Cyrus Namazi
ICANN announced yesterday that they have appointed Cyrus Namazi as Senior Vice President of the Global Domains Division (GDD). It's a newly created position, as they've decided to discontinue the role of President of GDD. Since the departure of Akram Atallah, who left ICANN recently to head up Donuts, Namazi has been running GDD. The announcement, therefore, formalises his … [Read more...] about ICANN Promotes Cyrus Namazi
Becky Burr Gets Second Term on ICANN Board
Becky Burr recently announced that she would be leaving Neustar to return to private practice. She currently serves on the ICANN Board in "Seat 13" which is appointed by the "contracted party house" (CPH) of the GNSO aka registries and registrars. Her current term ends at the 2019 AGM later this year. The CPH has decided to re-appoint Ms Burr for a second term, which was … [Read more...] about Becky Burr Gets Second Term on ICANN Board