ICANN Budget out for Comment

As happens every year ICANN has put their budget and plans out for public comment. The organisation’s overall budget has grown significantly over the last 10 years, as has the organisations staff headcount, number of offices and other aspects of its operations. However this year’s budget is going to be quite different from those of… Continue reading ICANN Budget out for Comment

PIR Board Seats up for Grabs

PIR, which runs the .org domain name registry, is currently seeking applicants for positions on their board of directors. There are three positions available, one which starts immediately and two whose terms runs from the middle of 2018. Board positions have a 3 year term. If you’re interested the nominations are open until February 1st,… Continue reading PIR Board Seats up for Grabs

Former Australian ccTLD Board Member Raising Funds for FOI Request

Over the past year there have been a number of fairly significant and at times disturbing changes with the Australian ccTLD. While some focus has been on the current plans to drop AusRegistry / Neustar from providing the registry backend services, other people have been raising concerns around the organisation’s governance. Australian domain investor Ned… Continue reading Former Australian ccTLD Board Member Raising Funds for FOI Request

Kelly Salter Elected to Nominet Board

The Nominet elections for a non-executive board member has concluded. Kelly Salter was elected and will serve on the Nominet board. The other votes, including the slightly controversial one to expand the board, yet exclude members will be voted on during the Nominet AGM tomorrow. The election results are broken down in the PDF below:… Continue reading Kelly Salter Elected to Nominet Board

RIPE Executive Board Nominations Close Next Week

RIPE NCC’s executive board will have 3 openings this year, as three of its current members finish their terms. The board positions are honorary, but RIPE NCC will cover costs and expenses involved with carrying out the board duties. Interested? You don’t need to be a RIPE member to join the board, but you will… Continue reading RIPE Executive Board Nominations Close Next Week

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… Continue reading Nominations for Nominet Non-Executive Director Close Friday

IEDR 2015 Annual Report Reveals Registrations Up 13%

The IEDR have published their annual report for 2015. Some key takeaways from it: IE ccTLD registration volumes are up 13% Domain renewal rate is 88.6% 54.34% of IE domains are registered by incorporated companies IEDR’s expenditure on marketing and related activities has increased significantly Overall company turnover is up 5% One of the possible… Continue reading IEDR 2015 Annual Report Reveals Registrations Up 13%

Afnic Selects New Board Members

Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, held it’s General Assembly on June 10th. During the meeting they elected both a new chair to the Afnic board, as well as several new board members. Board members are drawn from a number of eligible groups. The new board members are: Two members for the “Registrars” college: Mr. Eric… Continue reading Afnic Selects New Board Members

DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

DNS Belgium, who run both the .be ccTLD as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, have announced some additions to their board of directors. The newly formed Belgian Registrars Association, Bereas, is joining the board, as is Comeos, BeCommerce and IAB Belgium. Full details in the release below: Leuven, 20 June 2016 — DNS Belgium, the… Continue reading DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

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