In a multi-lingual and multicultural internet society it's nice to see that the ICANN blog is publishing content in languages other than English.Prior to the meeting in San Juan there were a number of posts in Spanish and now there is French.While this move should be welcomed the US-centric aspects of the organisation should not be ignored. … [Read more...] about ICANN Blog en francais
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Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
Nominet has published a very detailed and comprehensive position paper on "front running". Although the paper is a mere 5 pages long it covers all the areas that the topic encompasses very well and is well worth a read.The topic of "front running" has received some publicity in the last few months. If you're not familiar with the concept Nominet's definition is helpful:Domain … [Read more...] about Nominet Position Paper on Front Running
New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
ICANN's new chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, has been urging more public participation in ICANN.Speaking at the Internet Governance Forum in Rio, Mr Dengate Thrush told attendees that "the door is open".In common with a lot of big organisations ICANN has been trying in recent months to get more public involvement, with Kieren McCarthy doing stellar work on the communications … [Read more...] about New ICANN Chair Encourages Participation
ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
I've mentioned some of the concerns that have been raised in the ICANN community over the past year.One of the areas that was of particular concern in the aftermath of the RegisterFly meltdown was registrant data. In simple terms, if a registrar fails there could be a serious issue gaining access to the information linking registrants to their domain names. For some registries … [Read more...] about ICANN – Data Escrow Implementation
ICANN Paris Venue Confirmed
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
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?
The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
Some domain registrars only USP (unique selling point) is price. I've mentioned the issues with DirectI's pricing structures in the past. With the price increase this week I was more or less expecting there to be some kind of backlash, but I wasn't expecting this:All the Pending gTLD Transfer Orders (i.e. orders that haven't yet been executed) throughout your Reseller Chain … [Read more...] about The Downside To UltraCheap Registrars
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
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