ICANN formally announced last night that both the GDD Summit and DNS Symposium scheduled to be held in Paris, France in May have been cancelled. The DNS OARC workshop which was slated to take place in the same venue the weekend after the ICANN events has also been cancelled. The GDD Summit is usually more business and operational focussed than the main ICANN meetings, so … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Paris Events
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ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
While the COVID 19 virus has pretty much taken over the news in recent weeks, other things are still happening, albeit at a slower pace. ICANN announced Monday that they had hired Mikhail Anisimov to head up their activities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. "Mikhail Anisimov is a well-known domain industry professional in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and a … [Read more...] about ICANN Hires New Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia
ICANN Cancels Cancún Meeting Switches to Online Event
ICANN's Board of Directors met yesterday evening and decided to cancel the upcoming meeting in Cancún, Mexico. The meeting will be held instead online, though this has never been done before. "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since the outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken lightly," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Cancún Meeting Switches to Online Event
Eco and ICANN to Hold DNS Security Workshop
Eco and ICANN will be co-hosting a one day event in Cologne a the eco offices on April 3rd. The event's focus is DNS Security and will feature speakers from both ICANN and eco. Topics being covered will include: DNS Security from an ICANN perspectiveFuture of whois and RDAPDNS privacy including DoH and DoTDNS threat landscape Full details as well as registration … [Read more...] about Eco and ICANN to Hold DNS Security Workshop
ICANN Ban Staff Travel to China
Over the last few days the spread of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) has been getting a lot of news coverage and WHO has issued multiple warnings. It's not surprising, therefore, that ICANN has joined many other companies in banning travel to China by its staff. The health and safety of ICANN’s global community is a top priority and ICANN org is closely monitoring the … [Read more...] about ICANN Ban Staff Travel to China
SaveDotOrg Protest Outside ICANN HQ
This morning's protest outside ICANN's headquarters is in full swing. I'm currently attending a meeting in the vicinity, but not close enough to actually see the protest. Fortunately a friend is there and sent me a couple of photos. As of around 945 am local there's about 15 to 20 people at the protest as well as a few onlookers including media. Apparently … [Read more...] about SaveDotOrg Protest Outside ICANN HQ
Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
One of the campaigns that has been working against the sale of PIR and the .org registry under the "Save dot Org" moniker is planning to picket ICANN's headquarters in LA. Save Dot Org are planning on picketing the Los Angeles' offices of ICANN on Friday January 24th: Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Time: 9 am – 11 am Location: ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe
Yesterday ICANN announced who would be taking the reins of their European operations. Up until October of last year ICANN in Europe was under the direction of Jean-Jacques Sahel. However Sahel left the organisation to go work for Google in Asia. So for the last couple of months the head post in Europe has been vacant. Chris Mondini, who has worked for ICANN since 2011 … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe
ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
ISOC's CEO Andrew Sullivan has put out a statement on the sale of .org which tries to address the points raised by the Save Dot Org campaigners. The statement addresses the concerns about pricing, rights protection mechanisms as well as how ISOC ended up running .org in the first place. It's worth a read, though it's clear from some of the very passionate interventions … [Read more...] about ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale
27 nonprofit organisations have come together to put pressure on ISOC and stop the sale of PIR, the operator of the .org domain. They're also asking ISOC to find an alternative nonprofit to take over the role: Decisions affecting .ORG must be made with the consultation of the NGO community, overseen by a trusted community leader. If the Internet Society (ISOC) can no longer … [Read more...] about Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale