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IGF 2018 Paris Registration Open

August 27, 2018 by Michele Neylon

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Registration for the 2018 IGF has opened. The event, which is organised under the auspices of the UN, will take place in Paris from November 12 - 14 2018. Registration is free and if you are planning on attending you will need to register by November 3rd. Most of the event's scheduled sessions is already published on the event's official site. The event will be held … [Read more...] about IGF 2018 Paris Registration Open

ICANN Meeting Gear Destroyed In Shipping Fire

October 3, 2016 by Michele Neylon

The logistics behind the ICANN public meetings are truly impressive. To hold a meeting with remote participation, simultaneous interpretation and other features requires both skilled staff and literally tonnes of equipment. After every ICANN meeting the equipment is packed up and shipped to the next meeting venue. Unfortunately last month part of ICANN's meetings equipment … [Read more...] about ICANN Meeting Gear Destroyed In Shipping Fire

NTIA Gives IANA Transition Plan Green Light

August 16, 2016 by Michele Neylon

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While August might be a slightly quieter time of the year in some quarters, it most definitely has not been for either ICANN or NTIA. Earlier today NTIA formally notified ICANN that it had accepted the IANA transition plans and that it would (unless something terrible happened) let the contract expire on October 1st. Here's the letter: [spiderpowa-pdf … [Read more...] about NTIA Gives IANA Transition Plan Green Light

LACTLD Appoints Andrés Piazza General Manager

February 26, 2016 by Michele Neylon

LACTLD has announced that the appointment of Andrés Piazza as General Manager. Piazza will take up the post formally from April 1st 2016. He will be working alongside the current General Manage, Carolina Aguerre, from mid-March. Piazza is a well known figure in the Latin American and Spanish speaking internet industry. He's been with LACNIC since 2011, but prior to that was … [Read more...] about LACTLD Appoints Andrés Piazza General Manager

James Bladel Elected Chair GNSO

November 24, 2015 by Michele Neylon

GoDaddy's VP of Policy James Bladel has been elected as Chair of ICANN's GNSO Council. The GNSO Council returned Bladel as Chair with a unanimous vote with the results being announced this morning. Last month the GNSO Council Chair elections concluded without the body being able to choose a new Chair. Mr Bladel has been with GoDaddy since 2007 and has been the "face" … [Read more...] about James Bladel Elected Chair GNSO

Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Closing Soon

February 20, 2015 by Michele Neylon

ICANN opened nominations for the 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award back in December. Nominations close on March 2nd 2015. It's an interesting idea to provide recognition for people who spend a lot of their days (and nights) working on Internet Governance matters: The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will recognize ICANN participants who have deeply invested in … [Read more...] about Nomination Period For 2015 ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Closing Soon

IGF 2014 Istanbul Official Site Live

July 7, 2014 by Michele Neylon

The IGF (Internet Governance Forum) will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from September 2 - 5. The local organisers launched the official site on Friday and it provides information on the venue, hotels, travel etc., Registration for the IGF is open until August 15th At present the agenda is still being drafted, but the theme for the 2014 meeting is "Connecting Continents … [Read more...] about IGF 2014 Istanbul Official Site Live

ICANN Publishes Full Schedule For London Meeting #ICANN50

June 3, 2014 by Michele Neylon

The full schedule for ICANN's 50th public meeting, which is being held towards the end of the month, was published today. The event runs from Thursday June 19th until Friday June 27th. While that may seem long, in reality most attendees focus on the 4 days between June 22nd and June 26th. On a call with community leaders last week ICANN's CEO Fadi Chehadé said that this … [Read more...] about ICANN Publishes Full Schedule For London Meeting #ICANN50

#NetMundial Releases Final Statement

April 25, 2014 by Michele Neylon

Over the past couple of days NetMundial has been taking place in Brazil. From what those of us following the event from afar can gather the meetings ran late into the night. This evening the final statement (document) was released. It's a compromise, obviously, and has "rough consensus". Here it is in full: NetMundial Final Doc … [Read more...] about #NetMundial Releases Final Statement

Tracking #Netmundial via Twitter

April 24, 2014 by Michele Neylon

If you're not in Brazil this week for the NetMundial meeting you might be following it remotely. So out of interest I decided to check the stats on the more popular hashtag people are using on Twitter, ie. #netmundial Over the past 24 hours the level of activity has been pretty impressive according to TweetReach: You can follow the hashtag here   Update: … [Read more...] about Tracking #Netmundial via Twitter

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