Registration for the next ICANN public meeting, which is to be held in Paris, France, is now open.I'm not sure how many rooms have been set aside for ICANN delegates, but as the meeting is being held in a central location in Paris it shouldn't be too hard to find alternatives. … [Read more...] about ICANN Paris Meeting Registration Open
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History and Future of DNS in London
Desiree Miloshevic will be talking at the Oxford Internet Institute on January 28th in London.This open public forum will look at the history and future of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). It will provide an opportunity to commemorate Jon Postel by looking back at the 25 year history of the DNS but also the 10 years of its management under ICANN; and a vision of what the … [Read more...] about History and Future of DNS in London
Nominet Registrar Conference
Nominet is organising a conference next week to bring its registrars up to date on services and products (as well as industry trends!).The conference will cover topics such as enum, raising capital, email marketing and SEO.Full details may be found on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Nominet Registrar Conference
DomainFest 2008 Auction With SnapNames
The 2008 DomainFest, which is to be held in Hollywood, will include a live auction this time round.Since Oversee acquired SnapNames earlier this year it's only logical that they would be the partner chosen to run that part of the event.If you have some domains that you'd like to auction off now is the time to let the guys in DomainFest / SnapNames know … [Read more...] about DomainFest 2008 Auction With SnapNames
ICANN Paris Venue Confirmed
According to DomainesInfo the venue for the ICANN meeting in Paris has been confirmed.They're saying that the meeting will take place in the Méridien Montparnasse. Hopefully there will be an ICANN rate announced soon, as the pricing I'm seeing for that period is rather expensive! … [Read more...] about ICANN Paris Venue Confirmed
ICANN Going Multilingual?
On registering at the ICANN LA meeting all delegates are presented with a bag and tshirt.This time round the tshirt is black and reflects what seems to be a possible theme for this meeting - multilingualism.One of the issues that ICANN has been making efforts to address over the past few months is multilingualism. This meeting is meant to be having a number of sessions with … [Read more...] about ICANN Going Multilingual?
ICANN LA Gearing Up
Delegates from the four corners of the globe are converging on the Hilton LAX for the ICANN meeting. Although the meeting does not officially start until Monday morning there are several meetings scheduled for today. … [Read more...] about ICANN LA Gearing Up
ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule
The provisional schedule of meetings and social events for the next ICANN meeting in LA is now available.The next meeting will cover many important and interesting topics, but it also marks the exit of Vint Cerf from the organisation that he has led for the last 8 years. Mr Cerf's contribution will be honoured during a gala event on Tuesday October 30 in Sony Studios. … [Read more...] about ICANN Los Angeles Meeting Schedule
ICANN New Delhi Officially Announced
I mentioned that ICANN would be meeting in New Delhi early next year a couple of weeks ago.They've since made it officialI sincerely doubt if I'll be able to make it all the way to New Delhi, as I'm planning on heading to DomainFest in LA as well next year, plus the Paris meeting is already on my calendar! … [Read more...] about ICANN New Delhi Officially Announced
I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th
There will be a one day domain congress in Madrid next month organised by the people behind ForumDominios.comThe day's lineup looks quite interesting and covers topics such as the Spanish domain market, monetisation strategies, legal issues, dotmobi, the future of the .es namespace and other topics.Full details and registration is on their site (in Spanish) … [Read more...] about I Congreso de dominios – Madrid October 9th