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ICANN Extends Travel Ban For Staff But Seattle Could Proceed

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We are now well over a year into a global pandemic. While the vaccine rollout in some parts of the world has been going well we are still a very long way off a full return to any semblance of normality. Many countries are still imposing travel restrictions, both on their own citizens as well as travellers to those countries.It's not surprising that ICANN has officially … [Read more...] about ICANN Extends Travel Ban For Staff But Seattle Could Proceed

No ICANN Face to Face Events Until After June

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In a move that surprised absolutely nobody ICANN has formally extended their "travel ban" until the end of June 2021. Realistically I suspect that the suspension of travel and face to face events is going to be extended beyond June.In a blog post ICANN CEO Göran Marby outlined briefly the current state of play with respect to events, meetings and the ICANN offices. … [Read more...] about No ICANN Face to Face Events Until After June

ICANN 70 Confirmed as Virtual

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It's looking less and less likely that there will be any big "in person"" events in 2021 with more and more event organisers announcing their plans to hold their events online.ICANN has announced that ICANN 70 which was meant to be held in Cancún, Mexico is being held online, though it will be scheduled on the Mexican city's timezone.You can register for the event … [Read more...] about ICANN 70 Confirmed as Virtual

Eastern European DNS Forum Switches to Virtual

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The upcoming Eastern European DNS forum will be held online only.The event, which is being held on November 18 - 19 was originally meant to be held in person, but was, along with most other events, switched to an online format.Topics on the agenda will encompass:Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs)Universal Acceptance (UA)ICANN's Identifier Technology Health … [Read more...] about Eastern European DNS Forum Switches to Virtual

2021 Events Being Postponed to 2022

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2020 has seen many events being cancelled or switching to online only. Many people hoped that there would be some level of normality in 2021 but it's looking increasingly likely that many events in 2021 won't be "in person" either.So far CES 2021 has moved online and other events are sure to follow.Domain Pulse, which was meant to be held in Bonn is being pushed back to … [Read more...] about 2021 Events Being Postponed to 2022

RIPE 81 Registration Open

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The upcoming RIPE meeting will be held online, which isn't exactly "news" at this stage in 2020!The event will run from October 27th - 30th and will be using the Meetecho platform.The event will be free to attend.Full details including agenda and other details may be found on the official RIPE 81 site.You'll also be able to follow the event via Twitter using … [Read more...] about RIPE 81 Registration Open

Verisign Registrar Events Go Virtual

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2020 is the year where all the events have gone from physical to virtual.So it's no surprise that this year's Verisign Registrar Days will now be held online only.Traditionally Verisign, like many other registry operators, organises events for registrars every year to update them on market trends and to provide details on various marketing incentives etc., They're also … [Read more...] about Verisign Registrar Events Go Virtual

Africa DNS Forum Goes Virtual

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In common with most events this year's Africa DNS Forum will not be taking place "face to face". They've decided instead to adopt a virtual format.This year's event will be centred around the theme "DNS as a Catalyst for Social and Economic Resilience in the Face of Calamities".The event, which is organised by ICANN, AFTLD and AfRegistrar will take place 27-28 … [Read more...] about Africa DNS Forum Goes Virtual