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DotCat Registry Operator Hiring General Manager

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Fundació puntCAT, which runs the .cat domain registry, has announced (Catalan) that they're seeking to hire a general manager. The role, which will be based at the registry's HQ in Barcelona, is open for applications until the end of April. They're using a recruitment agency that specialises in IT to help fill the role. Obviously you'd need to speak Catalan if you … [Read more...] about DotCat Registry Operator Hiring General Manager

Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service

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The Chilean country code registry (.cl) has announced the formal introduction of a legal assistance service for registrants. Obviously they're not going to get embroiled in all legal disputes, but what they are going to do is help registrants who might be hit with a dispute involving their domains. They've been working on this project for over a year, so this week's … [Read more...] about Chilean ccTLD Introduces Legal Assistance Service

IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names

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IEDR will be releasing a small number of previously reserved domain names. In common with many domain registries, the .ie ccTLD has a number of domains that are reserved for a variety of reasons. In the case of .ie one of the legacy policies was a restriction on registering domain names that corresponded to top level domains. While that might have made sense when there was a … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names

US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly

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David Redl has written to ICANN in relation to the ongoing work around whois and GDPR. The letter, which was shared with the GNSO Council last night, is a mixed bag. On the one hand it offers the carrot in relation to what's been done so far, but then there's the not so veiled threat, which isn't a revelation by any means, of "domestic legislation". Bottom line the … [Read more...] about US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly

Baltic Domain Days 2019

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The Baltic Domain Days conference was held for the first time last year in Riga, Latvia. Its focus being on the ccTLD domains in the Baltic region of Europe, which means .lv (Latvia) , .lt (Lithuania) and .ee (Estonia). This year sees the event move to Talinn, Estonia. When? 15-16 April Where? Kultuurikatel, Talinn, Estonia The event is free to attend, … [Read more...] about Baltic Domain Days 2019

Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains

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ICANN is transferring all domains from defunct registrar AlpNames to the Key Systems group of companies. Officially the transfer is to three different registrars, though all three are owned and controlled by Key Systems. The gaining registrars are: Moniker Online Services LLC for .biz .com .info .net .org Key-Systems GmbH for .proKey-Systems LLC for all other gTLDs … [Read more...] about Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains

EuroDIG 2019 Registration Open

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EuroDIG 2019 will be held in The Hague in June of this year. While the event is free to attend registration is required. The consolidated programme for the event is already available here. As you can see there are several events scheduled in the days running up to the official conference programme. Date: June 19 - 20Location: World Forum, The HagueCost: Free … [Read more...] about EuroDIG 2019 Registration Open

UK Right of Registration Ends June 25th

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It's been nearly 5 years since Nominet introduced direct domain registrations in .uk. The introduction of .uk was very contentious as I wrote at the time. As part of the rollout the registry decided to give registrants of pre-existing .co.uk domains a pre-emptive right to the equivalent .uk domain name. While other country code registries, such as .nz, opted for shorter … [Read more...] about UK Right of Registration Ends June 25th