ICANN 76 was held in Cancún, Mexico last week. While the event was not without its issues the attendance numbers were quite high with "on site" attendees outnumbering "remote" participants. ICANN's Interim CEO Sally Costerton published a brief blog post with some numbers: ICANN had originally planned to hold a meeting in Cancún back in March 2020, but pulled the plug on … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Cancún Meeting Was Almost Normal
Middle East DNS Forum to be Held in Istanbul
The Middle East DNS Forum will be held this year in Istanbul. In common with other events it'll be in a hybrid format. Events like this usually have a variety of topics on the agenda that are reflective of what industry is looking at. So I'd expect to see topics around DNS Abuse, cybersecurity, IDNs / universal acceptance, as well as other topics. Of course the value with … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum to be Held in Istanbul
Gandi Merges with TWS to Form “Your.Online”
French hosting provider and domain name registrar Gandi has merged with Dutch hosting provider TWS (Total Web Solutions). Over the past couple of years TWS has been expanding quite aggressively via acquisitions in the European market. However it looks like the Gandi deal is the biggest one they've been involved with so far. Instead of simply slotting Gandi into the existing … [Read more...] about Gandi Merges with TWS to Form “Your.Online”
Anguilla Offline due to Fibre Issue
Anguilla is an island in the Caribbean. It's also the home to the .ai country code domain name. With "AI" being such a hot topic over the last few years the country code has attracted quite a bit of attention from users with no links to the island. Unfortunately it appears as if the island has been cut off from the rest of the global internet due to a fibre cut. NetBlocks … [Read more...] about Anguilla Offline due to Fibre Issue
IGF 2023 to be Held in Kyoto, Japan
This year's IGF is being held in Kyoto, Japan. The event will be held in the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto. When? Sunday, October 8 – Thursday, October 12, 2023 (5 days) The official IGF website doesn't have any details on hotels or anything else for now. The IGF is free to attend but advance registration is compulsory. This year's event will … [Read more...] about IGF 2023 to be Held in Kyoto, Japan
Domain Pulse Agenda Published
Domain Pulse is being hosted by Switch, the Swiss domain name registry, this year. The event will he held on February 6th and 7th 2023. So the venue is in Switzerland in the town of Winterthur, which is quite close to Zurich. From Zurich airport you can get a train or a taxi - it should take about 20 minutes. The event is officially held over two days, but the second day … [Read more...] about Domain Pulse Agenda Published
ICANN Gets First Female CEO
ICANN made what could be conservatively described as a surprise announcement last night. Göran Marby, who had been the organisation's CEO for the last 6 plus years was gone and had been replaced by Sally Costerton. While Sally Costerton's position is officially Interim President and CEO it still means that she is the first female to hold the top role in the organisation. … [Read more...] about ICANN Gets First Female CEO
Centralnic Head Honcho Announces Immediate Retirement
Centralnic's CEO Ben Crawford announced his immediate retirement earlier today. The announcement was made via his personal Twitter account: He also tweeted that the role of CEO would be filled by the Groups's CFO Michael Riedl. In a press release later this morning the company announced that they'd be promoting Michael Green from Finance Director to CFO to replace … [Read more...] about Centralnic Head Honcho Announces Immediate Retirement
EURid Hire New CTO
EURid, the company that runs the .eu domain registry, has announced the hiring of a new CTO. EURid's new CTO has been announced as Nathan Meurrens. Meurrens was most recently Manager of Digital Architecture for NTT-DATA in Belgium. He has previously held a variety of roles in various IT companies in his native Belgium going back more than 20 years. His predecessor, Peter … [Read more...] about EURid Hire New CTO
EURid to Raise Prices
The .eu domain name registry, EURid, announced on Thursday at their annual registrar event that they would be raising their prices from next year. From January 1st 2023 the wholesale price of .eu domain names will rise by 25c. The price rise will impact registrations, renewals, transfers and activation fees across both .eu and its IDN extensions. The rise is 6.25%. While … [Read more...] about EURid to Raise Prices