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Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations

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Nominet's Policy Advisory Board (PAB) elections are coming up soon, with the call for nominations being issued earlier today.There are four seats available for a period of two years.Full details on the election process and timelines are available on their site.You don't need to be a member of Nominet to stand for election, though you would need to be both proposed and seconded … [Read more...] about Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations

Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

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Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters:The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders' views on governance.  The results of this research will be … [Read more...] about Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

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The depletion of remaining IPv4 space is not a "sexy" topic, but it's a very important one.RIPE, which is charged with the IP space for Europe, has implemented a policy change regarding the reallocation of IP space.While this may sound very technical, what it means is that they're streamlining the process for freeing up and reusing IPs. Of course, in reality, the only longterm … [Read more...] about Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

Nominet Statement On Board Activity

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Nominet have, not surprisingly, issued a statement this afternoon regarding recent activity on their board:Statement from the Chairman of Nominet regarding the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet We acknowledge the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet, published on 20th January 2009.  His resignation follows a … [Read more...] about Nominet Statement On Board Activity

Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth

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DNS.be, who run the Belgian (.be) registry have announced their figures and report for 2008.Unlike some registries that focus purely on number, the Belgian registry has done some analysis on the type of registrant.Some of the results are not surprising.Most .be domains are registered to Belgians (over 70%).69% are registered by Flemings, so does that mean that the Walloons are … [Read more...] about Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth

Want To Run A ccTLD?

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Who needs new gTLDs when you can grab your own ccTLD!Last year I noticed a trend in the ccTLD world, with a lot of governments and interest groups taking an interest in governance of their namespaces.AFNIC, which runs .fr and several other cctlds, came under review from the French government.Less than a year later the French government has put the registry management out to … [Read more...] about Want To Run A ccTLD?

Nominet Board Member Resigns

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Jim Davies, who was at the centre of a recent debacle involving Nominet, has tendered his resignation from the board. In a letter to Bob Gilbert, which Mr Davies also posted to a members' mailing list this afternoon, Davies cited his continued disagreement with the Board's conduct and that of the organisation's executives as reasons for his resignation. Oddly enough no mention … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Member Resigns

Oversee.net Lays Off Staff

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Doom and gloom stories are never pleasant, but especially so when you know people involved.Oversee.net, which runs DomainFest among other things, laid off a further 39% of their staff earlier this week. Whether this round of layoffs will have an impact on the upcoming DomainFest event in downtown Hollywood is hard to tell, though email updates regarding the event have been very … [Read more...] about Oversee.net Lays Off Staff