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Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain

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The Irish government has opened a very broad ranging consultation on the .ie country code domain and its future. The consultation will be open to the public from now until 14th February 2025. The consultation document runs to 17 pages, so while it's quite long, it's not as long as it could be! The Government has some clear expectations about what it expects from the … [Read more...] about Irish Government Opens Consultation on .ie Country Code Domain

European Commission Opens Call For Experts to Help Govern .EU

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The European Commission has opened a call for experts to join the Multistakeholder Advisory Group on the .eu top-level domain. The .eu domain name is, in some respects, a bit of an oddity. It is operated under a contract to the European Commission and a lot of its overarching principles flow from the European Commission. While that might make it sound like it'd be very … [Read more...] about European Commission Opens Call For Experts to Help Govern .EU

NamesCon & CloudFest USA Head to Miami

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NamesCon and CloudFest USA will be changing location for 2025. The new location is Miami, Florida, which is a fairly popular location for conferences. While previous years Namescon took place quite early in the year or during the summer, this time round the event is being held in early November, with the event scheduled to take place on November 5th and 6th in Ice … [Read more...] about NamesCon & CloudFest USA Head to Miami

Hello Registry Picks up Automattic’s DotBlog

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At the recent ICANN meeting in Istanbul CIRA and SIDN unveiled the new name and brand for their cloud based domain registry backend service: "Hello Registry". Up until then the CIRA backend was known as "Fury" and had been chosen by a few country code managers and some gTLD types, including .ie, as their backend. A few months ago CIRA and SIDN announced a partnership to … [Read more...] about Hello Registry Picks up Automattic’s DotBlog

ICANN Chooses Oman for 2025 AGM

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ICANN 84, which is also the 2025 AGM, will be held in Muscat, Oman. The organisation holds three public meetings every year and generally rotates them through the geographic regions. ICANN has held public meetings in the middle east in the past, with ICANN 60 being held in Abu Dhabi back in 2017. The event will take place from 25–30 October 2025 at the Oman Convention … [Read more...] about ICANN Chooses Oman for 2025 AGM

ICANN Chooses Vietnam for 2025 Events

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ICANN has chosen Hanoi, Vietnam as the location for a number of events in 2025. The 2025 edition of the Contracted Parties Summit will be held in Hanoi from May 5th - 7th 2025. The same week will see the APAC DNS Forum being held as well as a "Universal Acceptance" event on 8th and 9th of May. As of right now there are no details on venue or schedule. Full details … [Read more...] about ICANN Chooses Vietnam for 2025 Events

NZ Domain Dispute Rules Consultation Open

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The .nz country code top level domain name is that associated with New Zealand. In common with many domain name registries it has its own particular set of rules and procedures for the handling of disputes involving .nz domain names. Earlier this week the New Zealand Domain Name Commission opened a public consultation on the dispute resolution scheme. The consultation … [Read more...] about NZ Domain Dispute Rules Consultation Open

Nominations Open for NRO NC (Number Resource Organization Number Council)

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The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) plays an important role within internet governance, as it carries out a number of key functions: The NRO NC is the ASO (address support organization) - remember that the second "N" in ICANN is "numbers". The RIPE region gets to choose 3 members, with 2 being elected by RIPE members and the 3rd being selected by … [Read more...] about Nominations Open for NRO NC (Number Resource Organization Number Council)

APNIC Appoints New DG

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APNIC, which is the Regional Internet Registry for Asia Pacific, has announced the appointment of their new Director General. The post became vacant earlier this year when Paul Wilson announced his departure after more than 25 years in the role. The previous DG for APNIC, Paul Wilson, has joined others in congratulating Rong Low on his appointment. Jia Rong Low will be … [Read more...] about APNIC Appoints New DG