Over the past few weeks many people within the ICANN Community have begun the process of applying for their visas to attend ICANN 57 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad India. ICANN has provided quite a bit of information about the visa requirements and the process on their site, including a fairly detailed guide to completing the application form. … [Read more...] about ICANN 57: You Will Need A Conference Visa. Seriously.
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Cruz Is Back Now With A Countdown Clock To “Doomsday”
Senator Cruz' crusade against the IANA transition is back in full swing. With the deadline for the expiry of the IANA contract approaching both he and other anti-transition types have been working hard on their campaigns to block the transition. The latest addition to the Cruz website is a special lander page featuring a countdown clock: Yes, that's an image of … [Read more...] about Cruz Is Back Now With A Countdown Clock To “Doomsday”
More Right-Wing Pushback On IANA Transition [Video]
Doing the rounds at the moment is the video below from a YouTube channel called "Black Pigeon Speaks". It's packed with the usual FUD, but has managed to get over 61 thousand views in the last week. Watch and listen: https://youtu.be/Fv1Wo9Eg40k Here's the transcript of the video with timestamps: 0:00the internet isn't broken 0:08so why fix it less than six … [Read more...] about More Right-Wing Pushback On IANA Transition [Video]
Vint Cerf On Why The IANA Transition Is Positive
Earlier this week Bloomberg's "Bloomberg West" spoke to Vint Cerf about the upcoming IANA transition. Obviously Cerf is supportive of the move and during the course of the interview he explains in simple terms what the US government was doing up until now and how that won't really change ie. nobody is going to notice the changes. You can see the segment with Cerf in the … [Read more...] about Vint Cerf On Why The IANA Transition Is Positive
NTIA Gives IANA Transition Plan Green Light
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
Heritage Holding Anti-IANA Transition Event With Cruz
The Heritage Foundation are conservative, in the American political sense. So it's not surprising that they've been linked to some of the anti-IANA transition stuff coming from Ted Cruz and Co. Tomorrow they're holding an event, which is clearly not aimed at bolstering support on Capitol Hill for the IANA transition. From the event description: But is the so-called "IANA … [Read more...] about Heritage Holding Anti-IANA Transition Event With Cruz
ICANN HR Shares Some Data On Staffing
How diverse is ICANN? While the recently published Afnic report gives some insights, it didn't explore ICANN staff in any detail. ICANN's HR team, however, did share some data on ICANN's staff diversity during a session at the ICANN meeting in Helsinki earlier this week. Some interesting data was shared about how ICANN handle their HR overall, but the bit that caught my … [Read more...] about ICANN HR Shares Some Data On Staffing
Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition
Senator Ted Cruz really has it in for ICANN, the current US president and the rest of the internet .. Oh and by the way, he also seems to think that the US owns the internet .. After a protracted letter writing campaign the senator has now turned to video to help drive home his message. The video, which was released yesterday, is to push support for the rather bizarrely … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition
How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
ICANN is a strange beast. Even the term "ICANN", which is itself an acronym, has more than one meaning. There are at least two "ICANNs", one is the "community", which is made up of everyone who engages with the ICANN "circus" and then there is ICANN the organisation itself - a California not-for-profit. While people outside the internet industry probably have never heard of … [Read more...] about How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom
Senator Ted Cruz has upped the ante in his campaign against ICANN and the IANA transition. Over the past few months Cruz has written multiple letters to ICANN and others. Today, however, he switched gears and introduced a bill to the US Senate. The bill's very title gives an indication of its tone and content: "The Protecting Internet Freedom Act". The "freedom" line isn't a … [Read more...] about Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom