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No ICANN Face to Face Events Until After June

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In a move that surprised absolutely nobody ICANN has formally extended their "travel ban" until the end of June 2021. Realistically I suspect that the suspension of travel and face to face events is going to be extended beyond June. In a blog post ICANN CEO Göran Marby outlined briefly the current state of play with respect to events, meetings and the ICANN offices. … [Read more...] about No ICANN Face to Face Events Until After June

Secretive Investment Company Ethos Capital Now Owns Donuts

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Keeping track of the merger and acquisitions over the last while is proving to be headache inducing. A lot of the players have switched around and the number of transactions does not show any sign of slowing down. The latest announcement is that Ethos Capital, the rather secretive investment company, is now the majority shareholder of Donuts. Ethos had previously tried to … [Read more...] about Secretive Investment Company Ethos Capital Now Owns Donuts

EURid Tweaks Post-Brexit Handling of Impacted Domains

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From January 1st 2021 the UK is no longer part of the European Union and consequently .eu domain names can no longer be registered or held by UK individuals or businesses. EURid, the .eu domain name registry, operate the registry under contract to the European Commission, so they are bound by whatever rules the EC put on them (within reason). Over the last couple of years … [Read more...] about EURid Tweaks Post-Brexit Handling of Impacted Domains

ICANN’s Hague Meeting Now Virtual

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In a move that surprised absolutely nobody ICANN has yet again announced that an upcoming event will be online only. ICANN's second meeting of the year is scheduled to take place in June. Originally this was meant to be held in The Hague, but due to the ongoing issues with COVID 19 it will be held online only. ICANN switched all of its events to online only last year in … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Hague Meeting Now Virtual

Middle East DNS Forum Goes Virtual for 2021

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Last year the Middle East DNS Forum was meant to be taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Due to the pandemic the event was cancelled completely last year. For 2021 the Forum is being held online from April 5th to April 7th. It's still officially being held in Saudi Arabia, but it'll be 100% online. So what's on the agenda? There'll be a mix of topics with speakers … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Goes Virtual for 2021

Chilean Country Code Domains Breaks 700k Mark

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The .cl domain name registry for Chile recently hit a milestone. There are now over 700 thousand .cl domain names registered. (At time of writing 700338). According to a release from the registry, the milestone was reached on 11th March 2021. The .cl domain name has been around since 1987. They've been tracking and publishing stats on their registrations from the … [Read more...] about Chilean Country Code Domains Breaks 700k Mark

NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again

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Back when events were being held in person CloudFest, which used to be known as World Hosting Days, was the largest event for hosting companies in the world. Other events like HostingCon had shrunk over the years until eventually they ceased to exist. In the domain name conference space NamesCon grew to be the "go to" event for anyone interested in the commercial aspects of … [Read more...] about NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again

EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender

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The EU Commission has been forced to cancel its call for tender to run the .eu domain name registry. The .eu domain name registry is operated under contract for the European Commission and the whole shooting party is governed by a complex hodge podge of European regulations and laws. One could argue that the EC took a very hard line with their treatment of .eu domain holders … [Read more...] about EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender