The Turkey DNS Forum will be held on January 18th and 19th 2016 in Istanbul. The event will be held in the Renaissance Istanbul Polat Bosphorus Hotel. Further details about the event, including schedule and speakers, will be available on the event's official site. While the event is 100% free to attend registration is required. … [Read more...] about Turkey DNS Forum Confirmed For January 2016
The .Quebec Registry Celebrates One Year
Like other businesses, new TLD registries like to celebrate milestones. In the case of .quebec they are currently celebrating their 1st year in business, or as they like to put it, their first birthday: As .quebec is aimed at the French speaking community of Quebec they do most of their marketing and outreach in French, so choosing to launch the … [Read more...] about The .Quebec Registry Celebrates One Year
ICANN To Host Brand Focussed New TLD Breakfast Event
ICANN is hosting a breakfast event entitled "The Evolution of Domain Names" in London next week. The event, which will be held at the Royal Society, will have a firm focus on how big brands plan on using domains. The speakers for the event are: Akram Atallah, President of the Global Domains Division (GDD), ICANN Freida Tallon, Sky Elliot Antrobus-Holder, … [Read more...] about ICANN To Host Brand Focussed New TLD Breakfast Event
Netflix Loses URS On Netflix.news & Netflix.website
Netflix is a well known brand and has lodged several domain disputes in the past. The URS is a type of dispute mechanism that they've used several times since the launch of the new TLDs. URS is a cheaper and faster alternative to the traditional UDRP: The Uniform Rapid Suspension System is a rights protection mechanism that complements the existing Uniform Domain-Name Dispute … [Read more...] about Netflix Loses URS On Netflix.news & Netflix.website
RIPE 71 Draft Agenda Available
The draft agenda for RIPE 71 is now online. The meeting is being held in Bucharest, Romania from 16 - 20 November. As could be expected one of the plenary sessions will be focussed on the IANA transition. Other companies speaking include Dyn, Facebook and APNIC. Full details on the meeting's official site. … [Read more...] about RIPE 71 Draft Agenda Available
Uniregistry Provides A New Home For .Hiv
Earlier today Uniregistry and the .hiv registry announced that the .hiv registry was changing hands and that it was being taken over by Frank Schilling's Uniregistry. That .hiv is going to a good home is excellent news. But why did this happen? The .hiv domain extension wasn't setup like other domain extensions. It was established to be something else - a digital red … [Read more...] about Uniregistry Provides A New Home For .Hiv
Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
Industry associations and groupings come in all shapes and sizes. A new one was launched this week which caters for Portuguese speaking domain registries. The newly formed association LusNIC has a fairly simple goal: To promote and to collaborate in the defense of the interests of Portuguese-language ccTLDs The founding members are drawn from br; (Brazil); .cv; .gw … [Read more...] about Association of Portuguese Speaking Domain Registries Launched
IEDR Hiring For Three Positions In Dublin
The IEDR, which runs the .ie ccTLD, is currently advertising for three positions. All positions are based on the outskirts of Dublin city where the IEDR is headquartered. The roles are: Financial Controller Registration Services Administrator Customer Services Manager While no indication of salary is listed they probably pay reasonably well, as the job market in … [Read more...] about IEDR Hiring For Three Positions In Dublin
Apple Launches Apple.news
Apple has adopted a .news domain name for its new "News" application / service which is a builtin feature of iOS9. Apple.news points to the page on the Apple site with an overview of the new service: For some bizarre reason they haven't redirect the non-HTTPS traffic to the same place, so trying to type apple.news into a browser will leave you thinking that the … [Read more...] about Apple Launches Apple.news
Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona
Domaining Spain / Domaining Europe has been held in Valencia for the last 7 years. Valencia is a lovely city, but it's not quite as "mainstream" as Barcelona or Madrid. So it's interesting to see that Dietmar is organising two events this side of Christmas in Barcelona and Madrid. Domaining Europe will be on in Madrid on October 30th, while a similar event will be held in … [Read more...] about Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona