Nominations opened this week for the member elected non-executive director (NED) elections. This time there is only one seat up for grabs. Only Nominet members get to nominate or vote, but you do not need to be a member to be considered for election. Full details of the election process is outlined on the Nominet website. Nominations are open until July 7th. … [Read more...] about Nominet NED Nominations Open
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Candidates for Nominet Election Named
This years' Nominet Board election is for two seats that are becoming available due to term limits. One of the two sitting non-executive directors, Ashley La Bolle, is running for a second term, while the other, Simon Blackler has decided not to stand again. So who is running for election? There are five candidates this time round: Voting this year will take place … [Read more...] about Candidates for Nominet Election Named
Nominations for Nominet’s Registry Advisory Council Close Friday
Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is currently seeking nominations for the .UK Registry Advisory Council (RAC). The RAC's membership is divided into 3 cohorts: large registrars, mid-small and secondary market. This year the elections are for one representative for each segment. The deadline for nomination is 1700 on Friday 19th April. Only Nominet members can be … [Read more...] about Nominations for Nominet’s Registry Advisory Council Close Friday
Jim Davies Threatening Legal Action Against Nominet
As I mentioned recently Nominet is holding elections and has announced the candidates that will be on the ballot. I also mentioned that there was a certain degree of controversy surrounding one of the nominees not appearing on the list of candidates. Over the past few days a couple of Nominet members have been questioning the process that was followed that led to the … [Read more...] about Jim Davies Threatening Legal Action Against Nominet
Nominet Elections Candidates Announced
It's that time of the year again... Nominet's Board elections. This year there is one seat up for grabs. The nomination period for the election finished up some time ago but it's only today that Nominet has announced who the candidates are: Of course as it's Nominet related there has to be a slight "twist"... In the email announcing the candidates they say that … [Read more...] about Nominet Elections Candidates Announced
Nominet Registry Advisory Council Election 2023
Nominet has had a variety of different bodies that were designed to let members provide input into the organisation's running. The most recent is the "UK Registry Advisory Council" or UKRAC. The idea is that its members are elected by members on the basis of one member, one vote and the members of the RAC need to slot into one of three tranches, with two representatives in … [Read more...] about Nominet Registry Advisory Council Election 2023
Kieren McCarthy Elected to Nominet Board
Last Friday the elections for Nominet's Board closed. There were three candidates for one position as a non-executive director (NED), with two lawyers and a journalist running. As I mentioned previously one of the topics that candidates were quite vocal about was Nominet's investment and subsequent sale of their cyber security interests in the US. Over the course of the … [Read more...] about Kieren McCarthy Elected to Nominet Board
Nominet Election Candidates 2022 Finally Announced
This year Nominet's non-executive director election is for one seat on the board. For reasons that aren't 100% clear the announcement of the candidates took quite a bit longer than normal, with the list only being made official in the last week. So who is running for election this time round? Jim DaviesVolker GreimannKieren McCarthy While anyone can be nominated to the … [Read more...] about Nominet Election Candidates 2022 Finally Announced
Nominet Taking RDAP Out of Beta
Nominet, the .uk domain registry, has been running RDAP (Registration Data Access Protocol) for over a year in public beta. They're now moving to it out of beta and adding it to the IANA bootstrap which will mean that it'll be readily accessible by anyone using an RDAP client. RDAP is the new, technical protocol that replaces whois. As it's XML JSON based it's 100% machine … [Read more...] about Nominet Taking RDAP Out of Beta
Nominet NED Nominations Open
Nominations for this year's Nominet non-executive director (NED) elections have opened. This year there is one position to be filled. As usual the nomination and voting is only open to Nominet members, however non-members can be nominated and elected. Over the past year or so there's been quite a few changes at Nominet including the creation of several new ways that … [Read more...] about Nominet NED Nominations Open