There are always a few scams out there that are aimed at small businesses. Many of them are for "SEO" services where they promise "incredible" results. It's a very good use of the word "incredible" as the claims are completely lacking in credibility. In the domain name world there have been a variety of scams doing the rounds for years. Remember Domain Registry of America … [Read more...] about Domain Scam Targetting Irish Small Business
ICANN Chooses Puerto Rico for 2022 Meeting
The ICANN AGM wrapped up in Montréal earlier this week. As usual the Board held several meetings over the course of the week and during one of them they signed off on the organisation returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2022. ICANN 73 San Juan Puerto Rico will be March 2022, which is the "forum" meeting, which is usually smaller in terms of attendance numbers. Over … [Read more...] about ICANN Chooses Puerto Rico for 2022 Meeting
ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable
ICANN has written to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to see if a "Universal Access Model" for domain name registration data is possible under GDPR. The letter, which was sent on Friday, also includes two other documents: Exploring a Unified Access Model for gTLD Registration DataTSG01: Technical Model for Access to NonPublic Registration Data In a blog post … [Read more...] about ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable
Jay Daley Appointed IETF Executive Director
The IETF (Internet Enginerring Task Force) is the main internet standards body. If you're reading this blog post then you're relying on standards that came out of IETF. In common with a lot of work that goes into making the internet function, IETF is not a commercial organisation and relies on volunteers who contribute via mailing lists and working groups. However they have … [Read more...] about Jay Daley Appointed IETF Executive Director
Italian IGF to be Held in Turin
While the IGF itself will be held in Berlin next month there are multiple national and regional IGF events that take place over the course of the year. Today the UK IGF is taking place in London, for example. Next week Italy's IGF will be held in Turin at the Politecnico di Torino. The event's schedule is now available online and, as with other national IGFs, will be … [Read more...] about Italian IGF to be Held in Turin
LGBTIQ Rainbow Network to Kick Off at Montréal ICANN
The ICANN Community is fairly diverse. At the public meetings people from the four corners of the globe come together to discuss and debate internet governance and related topics. It's nice to see that several members of the ICANN community have been quietly working on a "Rainbow Network" for ICANN's LGBTIQ and allies / friends. At the upcoming meeting in Montréal there … [Read more...] about LGBTIQ Rainbow Network to Kick Off at Montréal ICANN
New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
The .nz domain name registry is exploring options with regards to replacing their backend registry systems. To that end they've launched an "expressions of interest" process. The timeline is laid out below: EventDate and timeIssuance of the request for expressions of interest23 October 2019Briefing opportunities at ICANN66, Montreal2 to 7 November 2019Briefing … [Read more...] about New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
.US 2019 Town Hall
The .us ccTLD will be holding a "town hall" this week. It's an online webinar which will start at 11am Eastern (4pm Irish time) which will be run by Dustin Phillips — Host, Chair .US Stakeholder CouncilCrystal Peterson — Director, Registry Services NeustarKristin Johnson — Council Secretariat, Director of Registry Global Marketing and Brand Neustar, which runs the .us … [Read more...] about .US 2019 Town Hall
ICANN GDD Summit & Related Events Choose Paris for 2020 Event
Paris, France will be the venue for a week of domain related events next May. ICANN has chosen Paris as the venue for the ICANN GDD Industry Summit and The DNS Symposium next May. Both the Registrations Operations Workshop and DNS OARC will also be held in the same venue that week. It'll be a very busy week! GDD Summit May 3rd - May 6th. The focus in these events … [Read more...] about ICANN GDD Summit & Related Events Choose Paris for 2020 Event
Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC
Axel Pawlik has been Managing Director of RIPE NCC for 20 years. Over that period of time the organisation and the internet has changed dramatically. As MD of an organisation primarily concerned with IP addresses and networks he's overseen the transition from an IPv4 world to one where IPv6 should be the norm (it still isn't!). Over the past 20 years a lot of things have … [Read more...] about Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC