Nominet have announced that ENUM is now live.Full details on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Enum UK Goes Live
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Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn
Nominet was expected to announce the nominations for the PAB election this afternoon. What we got instead took me by surprise.Since there were only three nominations put forward by the deadline all three get appointed without any election, leaving one free seat on the PAB.In other words, there won't be a PAB election this year.Considering how vocal some Nominet members were in … [Read more...] about Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn
Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations
Nominet's Policy Advisory Board (PAB) elections are coming up soon, with the call for nominations being issued earlier today.There are four seats available for a period of two years.Full details on the election process and timelines are available on their site.You don't need to be a member of Nominet to stand for election, though you would need to be both proposed and seconded … [Read more...] about Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations
Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters:The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders' views on governance. The results of this research will be … [Read more...] about Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance
Nominet Are Hiring
Considering all the "doom and gloom" floating around at the moment, it's nice to see that Nominet have a vacancy.They're currently seeking applicants for the role of "Director of IT".Full details on their site. … [Read more...] about Nominet Are Hiring
Nominet Statement On Board Activity
Nominet have, not surprisingly, issued a statement this afternoon regarding recent activity on their board:Statement from the Chairman of Nominet regarding the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet We acknowledge the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet, published on 20th January 2009. His resignation follows a … [Read more...] about Nominet Statement On Board Activity
Nominet Board Member Resigns
Jim Davies, who was at the centre of a recent debacle involving Nominet, has tendered his resignation from the board. In a letter to Bob Gilbert, which Mr Davies also posted to a members' mailing list this afternoon, Davies cited his continued disagreement with the Board's conduct and that of the organisation's executives as reasons for his resignation. Oddly enough no mention … [Read more...] about Nominet Board Member Resigns
NZRS Appoints Jay Daley CEO
NZRS, which runs the .nz registry, has announced the appointment of Jay Daley as CEO.Mr Daley was previously Director of IT at Nominet. … [Read more...] about NZRS Appoints Jay Daley CEO
More Nominet Jigs and Reels
In the lead up to Nominet's AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling.While we may have had a respite, it's now "open season" once again.The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.What exactly happened?As usual trying to make sense of any debacles that breakout on the … [Read more...] about More Nominet Jigs and Reels
Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet does not charge registrars anything to retag a domain name (ie. release the domain to another registrar / provider) .I've mentioned this previously, but I wasn't expecting to hear about this kind of money grabbing from companies operating out of Ireland.Unfortunately the acquisition of Register365 by Names.co.uk (part of the Dada group) means that anyone who is … [Read more...] about Namesco Ripping Off Registrants