HostingCon is taking place this week in Los Angeles, California. The event is in its 13th year. I've personally attended it for the last few years, though I'm not in attendance this week due to it being held so close to WHD. This year will be the last time the event takes place. According to a statement issued by the organisers earlier today the event doesn't fit with the … [Read more...] about HostingCon 2017 Will be the Last HostingCon
Eco and i2Coalition Strengthen Ties
Last week most of the hosting and domain name industry was in Rust, Germany for WHD.global. During the event i2Coalition and Eco worked together on several sessions and also signed a new MOU. Details below. Here's the full release: Leading Internet Associations Strengthen Cooperation eco Internet Industry Association e.V. , Europe’s largest Association serving the … [Read more...] about Eco and i2Coalition Strengthen Ties
ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany
ICANN CEO Göran Marby spoke at WHD.Global last week. Traditionally ICANN has not had a strong presence at WHD, so having the CEO and some of his senior staff in attendance last week was a positive move. The challenge for Marby, who also had a fairly early morning slot for his talk, was making ICANN relevant to an audience made up of hosting companies. His keynote runs for … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany
Nominations for Nominet Non-Executive Director Close Friday
This year there is only one seat on the Nominet board open for election. The nomination period for the Non-Executive Director of Nominet is open at the moment and will close next Friday, March 10th. The criteria for being nominated are pretty simple. Nomination is open to anyone, but you need to be nominated and seconded by an existing Nominet member. Current board members … [Read more...] about Nominations for Nominet Non-Executive Director Close Friday
Nominet Appoint New Board Chair Mark Wood
Nominet, the .uk domain registry and provider of registry backend services to a growing number of new TLD registries, has announced the appointment of Mark Wood as Chair of the body. Mr Wood will be officially seated on April 28th and will replace Baroness Fritchie DBE who has held the position for the last 7 years. Mr Wood's career seems to be primarily in the media … [Read more...] about Nominet Appoint New Board Chair Mark Wood
León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Elected to ICANN Board
León Felipe Sánchez Ambía has been elected by ALAC to the ICANN Board. Mr Sánchez Ambía will be seated at ICANN 60 in Abu Dhabi in November. The current ALAC appointee to the Board Rinalia Abdul Rahm was seated 3 years ago. León bio is below: León Felipe Sánchez Ambía is an intellectual property attorney graduated from the the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México … [Read more...] about León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Elected to ICANN Board
Mick Moran Honoured by M3AAWG
Mick Moran, who is a member of An Garda Síochána, but who has been seconded to Interpol in Lyon for several years, is a man with a mission. Mick's job is far from easy, as he deals with the worst of the worst: crimes against children online. We've spoken to Mick in the past here and here. Yesterday at the M3AAWG meeting in San Francisco Mick was honoured with the 2017 M3AAWG … [Read more...] about Mick Moran Honoured by M3AAWG
WHD Global Releases Parody Video
WHD Global are obviously having a lot of fun producing videos in the run up to this year's "cloud festival" in Germany. Their latest release follows in the footsteps of several European countries that want to be put second, assuming that America is first. So here's the WHD entry to the competition, if there was a competition .. https://youtu.be/Iy84ZdK29wI The video … [Read more...] about WHD Global Releases Parody Video
US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton
The US Republican party (GOP) , which currently dominates both houses, as well as controlling the White House, has a rather "different" 404 page. (They also have their own TLD .gop) A 404 page is one that a web server, such as Apache or IIS, displays when you click on a link to a non-existent page on a site or simply make a typo when putting the page address in to the … [Read more...] about US Republican Party’s 404 Page Takes Swipe at Clinton
Domain Name Nostalgia: Nominet Confirmation Letters
Once upon a time, several years ago, Nominet used to send out physical letters to confirm your domain registrations. They'd send out a confirmation letter to the registrant address for each and every registration. With thousands of domains being registered every month their postage bills must have been quite impressive! They also used to send out physical receipts for … [Read more...] about Domain Name Nostalgia: Nominet Confirmation Letters