While the most recent ICANN public meeting only drew to a close at the end of last week the details of the next meeting are already available. ICANN's next public meeting will be ICANN 66 which will run from November 2nd to November 8th in Montreal and it is also the organisation's AGM. It'll be a bigger meeting than the last one and it'll probably also have quite a bit … [Read more...] about ICANN 66 Montreal Registration Open
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ICANN to Offer Childcare Grants
ICANN will be offering grants of up to $750 per family for childcare. The grants will be made available to help cover the cost of childcare for those attendees who are bringing their children to the ICANN public meetings. ICANN will not be providing childcare facilities directly onsite, but will provide assistance with identifying suitable providers. One of the … [Read more...] about ICANN to Offer Childcare Grants
Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
ICANN is transferring all domains from defunct registrar AlpNames to the Key Systems group of companies. Officially the transfer is to three different registrars, though all three are owned and controlled by Key Systems. The gaining registrars are: Moniker Online Services LLC for .biz .com .info .net .org Key-Systems GmbH for .proKey-Systems LLC for all other gTLDs … [Read more...] about Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
ICANN Terminates AlpNames
AlpNames has been sent a notice of termination by ICANN. Unlike many termination notices that specify a future date the one they were sent is has immediate effect. As reported in multiple fora over the last few days AlpNames had gone offline, and at time of writing still is. They've also become unresponsive. It's on the basis of this that ICANN decided to terminate their … [Read more...] about ICANN Terminates AlpNames
ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend
ICANN 64 is being held in Kobe, Japan starting (officially) this weekend. If you're not attending in person you can follow most of the sessions using a variety of "remote" tools that ICANN offers. The live audio (and often video) streams for each session are available on the event schedule. The GNSO Council voted on the final report of the EPDP on whois yesterday, so … [Read more...] about ICANN 64 Kobe Kicking Off This Weekend