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
ICANN NomCom Extends Application Deadline
ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended its application deadline to March 22nd 2019. This year's NomCom will be choosing candidates for 10 open positions: ICANN Board of Directors x 3PTI Board of Directors x 1At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) x 3 GNSO Council x 2ccNSO Council x 1 Full details on the application process our outlined on the NomCom … [Read more...] about ICANN NomCom Extends Application Deadline
ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open
Feel like taking an active role within one of the various committees and boards of ICANN? If so one of the paths to access is via the nominating committee (or NomCom). The application window has now opened and will remain open until 18th March. This year the positions on offer are: Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors.One member of the PTI Board of … [Read more...] about ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open
APWG & M3AAWG Survey on Whois Challenges in InfoSec
The APWG and M3AAWG recently conducted a survey among their members and the broader infosec community to get an understanding of how WHOIS changes had impacted security investigators. The survey results come from just over 300 participants' responses. Both organisations have formally written to ICANN and are asking that ICANN make several fundamental changes to the … [Read more...] about APWG & M3AAWG Survey on Whois Challenges in InfoSec
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
ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral
As I predicted ICANN is pursuing its case against EPAG. They're now not only appealing the case to a higher court in Germany, but are also trying to get the entire thing referred to the European Court of Justice. In an announcement late last night ICANN made it very clear what their intentions are. While they're pursuing the appeal in the higher court in the German region, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral