Nominet have published the Lyons report. The report was prepared by Sir Michael Lyons at Nominet's request to investigate the registry's operations. While the report was delivered to Nominet's Board late last year the registry decided to wait until they had formulated responses to the recommendations prior to publishing it or their response. What will probably meet … [Read more...] about Nominet Publish Lyons Report And Board Response
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Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi
The ICANN Board's statement on vertical integration at Nairobi has left pretty much everyone in an awkward position. Either it is: a masterful move by the board or an act of madness I'd hope it was the masterful move, as it essentially forces everyone to reach a consensus. Failure to do so will have a negative impact on both registrars and registries, as nobody can really … [Read more...] about Vertical Integration – Post-Nairobi
Beckstrom Explains The New ICANN Deal
ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, explains in plain English what the new "arrangement" for ICANN means both for the organisation and for the global internet community: … [Read more...] about Beckstrom Explains The New ICANN Deal
ICANN’s New Affirmation of Commitments
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has signed the new "Affirmation of Commitments" which replaces the JPA.More details here including full text and some reactionsFurther updates to follow ... … [Read more...] about ICANN’s New Affirmation of Commitments
Nominet Board Elections Results 2009
Nominet has announced the results of the 2009 board election for non-executive directors.The three directors elected were:Clive GraceNora NanayakkaraJonathan RobinsonAccording to the announcement only 16.41% of Nominet members voted (455 members) … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Elections Results 2009
Nominet Board Elections
The Nominet Board elections are currently taking place.The list of candidates may be found hereWho should you vote for?I'm on the record as supporting Nora's candidacy. … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Elections
Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet's AGM has been announced.It will take place on Wednesday July 8th in the Hilton London KensingtonTwo non-executive director seats are up for grabs...More information on the AGM is available on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters:The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders' views on governance. The results of this research will be … [Read more...] about Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Want To Run A ccTLD?
Who needs new gTLDs when you can grab your own ccTLD!Last year I noticed a trend in the ccTLD world, with a lot of governments and interest groups taking an interest in governance of their namespaces.AFNIC, which runs .fr and several other cctlds, came under review from the French government.Less than a year later the French government has put the registry management out to … [Read more...] about Want To Run A ccTLD?
More Nominet Jigs and Reels
In the lead up to Nominet's AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling.While we may have had a respite, it's now "open season" once again.The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.What exactly happened?As usual trying to make sense of any debacles that breakout on the … [Read more...] about More Nominet Jigs and Reels