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ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

February 3, 2017 by Michele Neylon

ICANN and a couple of other organisations are taking advantage of venue chosen for the 2017 GDD Summit. ICANN will be holding a "DNS Symposium" in the Hotel NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding in Madrid on Saturday 13th May.It's the first time that ICANN organises this type of event. The focus of the event will be the technical types and it is being organised by office of … [Read more...] about ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

IEDR Launching New Radio Ad Campaign

September 12, 2016 by Michele Neylon

The IEDR are launching a new radio advertising campaign across Ireland. Unlike some of their previous campaigns the focus this time round is firmly on .ie domain names and does not mention IEDR at all.The campaign features two adverts (below) which emphasise how the .ie ccTLD is linked to Ireland. They also mention that .ie is considered to be "secure" based on McAfee … [Read more...] about IEDR Launching New Radio Ad Campaign

IEDR 2015 Annual Report Reveals Registrations Up 13%

July 8, 2016 by Michele Neylon

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 … [Read more...] about IEDR 2015 Annual Report Reveals Registrations Up 13%

How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup

June 22, 2016 by Michele Neylon

ICANN is a strange beast. Even the term "ICANN", which is itself an acronym, has more than one meaning. There are at least two "ICANNs", one is the "community", which is made up of everyone who engages with the ICANN "circus" and then there is ICANN the organisation itself - a California not-for-profit.While people outside the internet industry probably have never heard of … [Read more...] about How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup

DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

June 20, 2016 by Michele Neylon

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 non-profit association responsible for … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job

June 5, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Back in March of this year auDA announced that they weren't renewing their then CEO's contract. So after over 15 years in the role Chris Disspain was leaving the organisation. Obviously his position could not be left vacant indefinitely, so it's little surprise that they recently published a job advertisement.There's no indication of salary or benefits that come with the … [Read more...] about Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job

New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change

June 5, 2016 by Michele Neylon

In common with several other ccTLDs, the .nz ccTLD is split into two bodies. While the registry operator is NZRS, the policies are managed by a different entity The Domain Name Commission. They've recently been reviewing their whois related policies and have come up with a proposal which would allow private individuals to opt out of public whois. However the proposal is … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change

Australia’s ccTLD To Allow Direct Registrations

April 20, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Australia's country code (ccTLD) will allow "direct" registrations in the .au ccTLD in the future. Following on from a consultation process last year, the board of auDA has announced their intention to update the domain registration policy to allow people and organisations to register .au domain names. Up until now you could register under .com.au, but not directly under … [Read more...] about Australia’s ccTLD To Allow Direct Registrations

Short IE Domains Auctions Started Today

April 15, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Auctions for contested "short" .ie domain names started earlier today.The private auctions are being handled by UK based company Divido who already do some auctions for .io and .ac.It is expected that the auctions will take a couple of weeks to complete.The auctions are open to applicants for "short" 1 and 2 letter (or number) .ie ccTLD domain names which were … [Read more...] about Short IE Domains Auctions Started Today

Nominet To Make Zone File Available

March 30, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Nominet are planning to make their zone file available from May.In an email to Nominet members yesterday Nominet CEO Russell Haworth stated: We have also taken a decision to make the .UK zone file available free to our members in May. The team are working out the finer technical and operational points and will keep you posted as we firm things up. There aren't any details … [Read more...] about Nominet To Make Zone File Available

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