Plus ça change ... It's January 2026. While I'm sure that there are plenty of very complex and clever scams out there at the moment that make use of the latest advances in technology (think AI for example) some of the "classics" haven't gone away. The "Chinese" or "Asian" domain scam is still very much alive and well. The way this one works is pretty simple - … [Read more...] about A Couple of Current Domain Scams
NamesCon & CloudFest USA Announce 2026 Dates
NamesCon and CloudFest USA will be in Miami, Florida again this November. They'll be back at the Ice Palace Studios venue on November 11th and 12th 2026. Last year they had two main stages, one at either end of the venue, while exhibitors were in the space between them. I assume the setup for 2026 will be similar. As of right now the only thing announced are the … [Read more...] about NamesCon & CloudFest USA Announce 2026 Dates
CloudFest Full Schedule Available
The full schedule of sessions for CloudFest 2026 is now available. This year's event has adopted the theme of "sustainability of everything" and has lined up a number of high profile speakers including Brewster Kahle from the Internet Archive. Full details of the event agenda is available on the official site. The Monday has been given over entirely to Wordpress … [Read more...] about CloudFest Full Schedule Available
Nordic Domain Days Changes Dates
Nordic Domain Days have announced new dates for 2026. Originally the event was schedule to take place from April 26 to April 28th, but due to a conflict they've decided to run the event a month later. When? May 24th - May 26th Where? Clarion Stockholm Tickets for the event range in price from €349 for standard attendees which includes lunch and social events. There are … [Read more...] about Nordic Domain Days Changes Dates
Noss Steps Down as Tucows CEO
Elliot Noss has been CEO of Tucows for a quarter of a century and has been with the company for almost 30 years. Yesterday he announced that he was stepping aside as CEO and that he would be succeeded by David Woroch. Noss has been focussed on Ting, Tucows' fibre broadband business, for the last few years and will continue to work with that division of the company in an … [Read more...] about Noss Steps Down as Tucows CEO
ICANN Announce Multiple Meeting Locations
ICANN has announced the location cities for 3 of their future meetings. In an announcement yesterday evening they announced the locations for ICANN 86, ICANN 87 and ICANN 89. ICANN 86 will be held in Seville, Spain from 8 June to 11 June 2026. It's a great city to spend time in and I look forward to enjoying tapas. ICANN 87 will be held in Muscat, Oman from 17th to … [Read more...] about ICANN Announce Multiple Meeting Locations
Some Tips for ICANN Visitors to Dublin
ICANN will be held in the CCD in central Dublin from the end of next week onwards. If you want to attend in person you need to register by next Friday here. There will be a social event for attendees just down the street from the venue. I've put a few more details in a blog post here. If you are planning on attending the meeting here are a few tips that you might find … [Read more...] about Some Tips for ICANN Visitors to Dublin
Cloudfest 2026 Registration Opens
If you work in the hosting industry then you're probably very aware of CloudFest. It's held every year in Europa-Park in Germany. Next year's event will be held from March 23rd until March 26th. For 2026 they're expecting an even larger number of attendees than previous years. Most attendees do not pay to go - it's all paid for by the exhibitors and vendors. These days … [Read more...] about Cloudfest 2026 Registration Opens
ICANN 84 Dublin Full Schedule Available
ICANN's upcoming public meeting, which is also the AGM, is being held in Dublin, Ireland. It was originally scheduled to be held in Oman, but was relocated. This isn't the first time that ICANN has had to move a meeting and probably won't be the last. It's been 10 years since ICANN last held a meeting in Ireland and they're going to be using the same venue as last time - … [Read more...] about ICANN 84 Dublin Full Schedule Available
ICANN’s NomCom Announces 2025 Selection
In common with other Internet Governance related organisations ICANN has a nominating committee (NomCom) that selects people to serve on various bodies such as councils, boards and committees. While the majority of seats on the various councils etc., are selected by the respective participant organisations there is a small number that are chosen by the NomCom. Inevitably some … [Read more...] about ICANN’s NomCom Announces 2025 Selection