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ICANN GDD Summit & Related Events Choose Paris for 2020 Event

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Paris, France will be the venue for a week of domain related events next May. ICANN has chosen Paris as the venue for the ICANN GDD Industry Summit and The DNS Symposium next May. Both the Registrations Operations Workshop and DNS OARC will also be held in the same venue that week. It'll be a very busy week! GDD Summit May 3rd - May 6th. The focus in these events … [Read more...] about ICANN GDD Summit & Related Events Choose Paris for 2020 Event

Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC

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Axel Pawlik has been Managing Director of RIPE NCC for 20 years. Over that period of time the organisation and the internet has changed dramatically. As MD of an organisation primarily concerned with IP addresses and networks he's overseen the transition from an IPv4 world to one where IPv6 should be the norm (it still isn't!). Over the past 20 years a lot of things have … [Read more...] about Axel Pawlik Steps Down as MD of RIPE NCC

A Fun Domain Choice

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Choosing a domain name for your business is important. Some companies end up with pretty awful domain names and end up switching to "better" ones after they've been in business for a while. One startup from Sweden (?) is offering an AI based service for lawyers.The service is aimed at assisting lawyers in drafting contracts and other legal documents. And they've chosen a … [Read more...] about A Fun Domain Choice

IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available

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IRISSCERT, which is Ireland's first CSIRT (Computer Security Incident Response Team) will be holding its annual cybercrime conference in November. The event will be held on November 20th in the Ballsbridge Hotel. Speakers confirmed for the event include: Graham Cluley Jelena Milosevic Raj Samani Lisa Forte Jenny Radcliffe Dan Raywood Dave Lewis Mick Moran Alex Hutton … [Read more...] about IRISSCERT 2019 Cybercrime Conference Tickets Available

Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO

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Australia's ccTLD is managed by auDA. They are currently trying to hire a new CEO. The role will involve a mixture of skills and they expect candidates to be able to cover both business and more technical aspects of a domain name registry: Demonstrable senior experience in leading and managing a complex, multidisciplinary organisation with a strong emphasis on building a … [Read more...] about Australia’s ccTLD Needs a CEO

Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

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Nominet, the .uk domain name registry, has opened a public consultation period on a number of potential policy changes. There are three specific policy proposals that they are soliciting feedback on: Reducing the use of .UK domain names for phishing attacksImplementing law enforcement landing pages following suspensions for criminal activityImplementing a .UK drop list to … [Read more...] about Nominet Opens Consultation on Policy Changes

Radix Buys Uno

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Radix registry has acquired the .uno TLD. Since its initial launch .uno has been using Neustar's backend, while Radix uses Centralnic. While a backend switch hasn't been announced yet it would be logical for Radix to keep all its domain extension on the one backend provider. The .uno tld currently has just over 16 thousand names with the bulk of them via a single registrar … [Read more...] about Radix Buys Uno