PIR, the registry operator for .org, has launched "The .org Impact Awards". In common with other domain registry run awards the event focusses on sites and services that use the registry's domain extension - in this case .org. The timeline for the awards are as follows: May 20, 2019 Nominations OpenJune 28, 2019 Nominations CloseEarly July, 2019 Judging … [Read more...] about PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards
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PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
PIR, the registry operator for .org, as well as .ong and .ngo, has announced who their new CEO will be. The previous CEO, Brian Cute, left the company several months ago and Jay Daley had been serving as interim CEO. Industry veteran Jonathan Nevett, who was most recently with Donuts, has been named as the new PIR CEO effective December 17th. Here's the full … [Read more...] about PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR, which is behind the .org (dotOrg) registry, has issued a call for statements of interest from people interested in joining their board.According to the announcement on the ISOC site PIR is looking for two directors for the period covering July 2010 to July 2013.Full details of what they're looking for and the application process may be found hereWhile the announcement does … [Read more...] about PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR Releases Domain Report
PIR, the organisation behind .org (dotOrg), has released its first biannual domain report - The Dashboard. The report, which runs to 10 pages, goes into detail on the type of websites that opt for .org as their domain extension. Not surprisingly a lot of non-profit or non-commercial sites are using .org.What's also interesting to see, and will come as positive news to industry … [Read more...] about PIR Releases Domain Report
PIR Blog Now Live
The management team behind PIR (dotOrg) have a blog. Although there are only a couple of articles on there at present hopefully they'll be adding more content over the coming weeks and months. … [Read more...] about PIR Blog Now Live