Nominet Internet Awards were held last night. The winners were as follows: Getting people online - in association with Race Online 2012 - The Northern Grid for Learning Making the Internet Safer - Beatbullying - CyberMentors Opening the world of knowledge - British Library - Timelines: Sources from History Empowering young people and citizens - SignTranslate Nurturing … [Read more...] about Nominet Awards Winners Announced
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ICANN To Meet in Cartagena Colombia
The December ICANN meeting will be held in Cartagena, Colombia. The ICANN board is currently meeting, so I'm seeing some information being dripped out of it via Rod Beckstrom's Twitter feed (nice work Rod!) I suspect that the .co registry will be involved in the meeting in Colombia for obvious reasons, but are we going to see more panic from US participants? It's not as if the … [Read more...] about ICANN To Meet in Cartagena Colombia
DomainPulse 2010
Domain Pulse, which is the biggest German speaking domain industry event of the year, kicks off in Lucerne, Switzerland on Monday.This year's event is hosted by Switch, the Swiss domain registry.The event's programme includes topics such as DNS SEC, registrar accreditation, legal issues and IDNs. … [Read more...] about DomainPulse 2010
Keep Track of Domain Industry Events
Like so many other industries, the domain industry has a plethora of events every year. Keeping track of all to them can be a chore, so a site worth bookmarking is Domain Name Calendar, which gives a fairly comprehensive listing of domain industry events. It's run by the same people who are behind Domain Name NewsNice work! … [Read more...] about Keep Track of Domain Industry Events
CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
CENTR is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.The organisation brings together ccTLD managers from the four corners of the globe, though with a focus on Europe.On December 2, 2009, they are organising a seminar in Brussels entitled: Who should Govern the Internet?The event is being held to promote CENTR to EU officials as a resource for all things DNS (to paraphrase … [Read more...] about CENTR Seminar on Internet Governance and DNS
ICANN Goes To Brussels 2010
Image by _Hadock_ via FlickrThe June 2010 ICANN public meeting will be held in Brussels (via)Brussels has a lot to offer from what I recall. Lots of really nice Belgian beers, great food and plenty of other things to keep people amused. Of course anyone going to an ICANN meeting does so for serious work *cough* … [Read more...] about ICANN Goes To Brussels 2010
Nominet AGM Today
Nominet's AGM is taking place today in London.If you are a Nominet member but are unable to attend in person there is a webcast available from 10am this morning. … [Read more...] about Nominet AGM Today
AusRegistry CEO To Open New TLD Session In Sydney
AusRegistry CEO, Adrian Kinderis, is set to open the session on new TLDs to be held during the ICANN meeting in Sydney next week.The session, which is being held on Monday afternoon from 1600 to 1800, in the Sydney Hilton, will cover many practical aspects of managing a domain registry and experts from a wide range variety of backgrounds will be there to share their … [Read more...] about AusRegistry CEO To Open New TLD Session In Sydney
ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools
The ICANN mobile site for the Sydney meeting (due to open officially next Monday) should be a useful resource for anyone attending the meeting in Sydney.However the site has been expanded and now includes both photos (via Flickr) and tweets (from Twitter)If you're interested in following what's going on or want to share your content, then use the tags "icann" or "icann sydney" … [Read more...] about ICANN Mobile Site Incorporates Social Media Tools
ICANN 37 To Be Held In Kenya
ICANN's 37th public meeting, which is to be held from March 7th to March 13th 2010, is to take place in Kenya.Kenya had previously been slated to act as host for a meeting in 2008, but due to security concerns the slot was re-allocated. … [Read more...] about ICANN 37 To Be Held In Kenya