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Nominet’s New CEO Announced

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Nominet held its AGM last week and announced their new CEO. The new CEO will be starting in the role in February of 2022. So who is he? Paul Fletcher is currently CEO of BCS, The British Computer Society. He's held that role since 2014. Nominet published a short video message from Mr Fletcher to members where he briefly outlines why he thinks he's a good fit for … [Read more...] about Nominet’s New CEO Announced

Candidates for Nominet Elections Announced

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This year's Nominet Board elections will be for two non-executive directors (NEDs). As usual the seats are open to anyone and they don't need to be a Nominet member to be elected, though only Nominet members get to vote. The full slate of nominees was announced earlier this afternoon. With 6 candidates running for 2 seats this will be one of the more hotly contested … [Read more...] about Candidates for Nominet Elections Announced

Nominations for Nominet Board Elections Open

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The nomination period for non-executive directors to the Nominet Board opened yesterday. The Nominet Board is made up of appointees and member elected representatives. The number of positions up for election in any given year tends to vary. This year there are two positions up for election due to members' terms. While both Non-Executive Directors could serve another term on … [Read more...] about Nominations for Nominet Board Elections Open

Nominet Announces Newly Formed Advisory Council

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Yesterday Nominet announced who would be members of the newly formed ".UK Registry Advisory Council". The Council was announced several months ago, but the actual selection process for members only concluded last week. Unlike with the Board elections where all members vote to select one or more representatives from across the entire Nominet membership, the UKRAC's … [Read more...] about Nominet Announces Newly Formed Advisory Council

Nominet Under Fire (Again)

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Nominet is coming under fire again. A group of Nominet critics, headed by Krystal hosting's Simon Blackler are mounting a campaign to oust members of Nominet's board including the CEO. The campaign purports to be focussed on the "public benefit" aspect of Nominet and is using the domain PublicBenefit.uk to lay out its goals and collect support from Nominet members for … [Read more...] about Nominet Under Fire (Again)

Nominet Shutters Member Forum Without Warning

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Nominet is holding its AGM today. As expected the event is being held online and is being streamed. A short time ago Nominet's CEO announced that they were closing the member forum with immediate effect. So the only online space where Nominet members, staff and board could interact has now gone: Prior to the launch of the forum several years ago Nominet members … [Read more...] about Nominet Shutters Member Forum Without Warning

Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

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Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has opened a public consultation period on a number of potential policy changes. There are three specific policy proposals that they are soliciting feedback on: Reducing the use of .UK domain names for phishing attacksImplementing law enforcement landing pages following suspensions for criminal activityImplementing a .UK drop list to … [Read more...] about Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

Nominet and Brexit

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Nominet, the .uk domain registry, is well aware of the possible implications of Brexit. Earlier today they sent out a reminder email to registrars to underline the options: In the case of a "no deal" BrexitIn the case of Brexit with a deal, but without specific provisions covering the transfer of personal data Essentially if the worst comes to happen then they will … [Read more...] about Nominet and Brexit