ICANN's Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended its application deadline to March 22nd 2019. This year's NomCom will be choosing candidates for 10 open positions: ICANN Board of Directors x 3PTI Board of Directors x 1At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) x 3 GNSO Council x 2ccNSO Council x 1 Full details on the application process our outlined on the NomCom … [Read more...] about ICANN NomCom Extends Application Deadline
RIPE NCC Board Elections
RIPE NCC's board elections will be held during the next RIPE meeting, which is scheduled for May. There will be two positions on the NCC's board up for grabs this time round. You can read more about the roles here. Here's the timeline for the election: 14 February – Invitation to register for GM and voting14 February – Call for nominations to RIPE NCC Executive … [Read more...] about RIPE NCC Board Elections
Domain Pulse 2019 Next Week
Next week Domain Pulse will be held in Bern, Switzerland next week. The event, which is run by the .ch, .at and .de domain name registries, is being hosted this year by Switch, the .ch (Swiss) domain registry. As usual the event runs over two days, with topics covered including: Cyber securityInternet governanceInternet security and tacking abuseDigital … [Read more...] about Domain Pulse 2019 Next Week
Africa DNS Forum to be Held in Gaborone
The 7th Africa Domain Name System Forum (AFDNS) will be held in Gaborone Botswana from 22nd to 24th July 2019. The event will be hosted by the Botswana Communication and Regulatory Authority (BOCRA). According to the official announcement: The Africa Domain Name System Forum is an annual open event for stakeholders in the Domain Name Industry in Africa, organized by … [Read more...] about Africa DNS Forum to be Held in Gaborone
CENTR Publishes Paper on Online Content
CENTR, which is an association representing mostly European based country code domain name registries, has published a paper on online content, specifically matters related to alleged "illegal" content. The paper, entitled "Domain Name Registries and Online Content", explores how registries, registrars, hosting providers and content interact. It underlines, for example, that … [Read more...] about CENTR Publishes Paper on Online Content
IE Domain Volumes Soar 30% in 2018
2018 was a good year for .ie domain registrations. According to the latest report from the IEDR IE domain volumes were up nearly 30% during 2018. Here are a few key takeaways from the latest report: 51,040 new .ie domains registered in 2018, up +29% on 2017total .ie database increased to 262,140, up +10%28% of all new .ie registrations in 2018 were by … [Read more...] about IE Domain Volumes Soar 30% in 2018
EURid Updates Post-Brexit
Brexit will impact many things. One that has not been getting much attention however is domain names and more specifically .eu domains. Under the current regulations you need to be a resident of the European Union to register a .eu domain name. As I covered in a blog post last year there is the potential for hundreds of thousand of .eu domain names being pulled … [Read more...] about EURid Updates Post-Brexit
Coming Soon IEDR Policy Board Elections
The .ie ccTLD has had a formal policy development process for the past few years. There's now a fairly clear process that can be followed to either modify existing policy or to introduce new ones. You can read more about the policy development process IEDR follows here. One of the important parts of the entire process is the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) which is made up … [Read more...] about Coming Soon IEDR Policy Board Elections
ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open
Feel like taking an active role within one of the various committees and boards of ICANN? If so one of the paths to access is via the nominating committee (or NomCom). The application window has now opened and will remain open until 18th March. This year the positions on offer are: Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors.One member of the PTI Board of … [Read more...] about ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open
Ireland’s IXP Hiring CEO
INEX, which is Ireland's internet exchange, is hiring. They currently have an opening for CEO, which could be either a full-time or part-time role. Sadly the vacancy arises due to the death last year of the organisation's first CEO Barry Rhodes. Full details of the opening are available on their site here. As you'd expect for this type of role they're looking for … [Read more...] about Ireland’s IXP Hiring CEO