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ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open

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Feel like taking an active role within one of the various committees and boards of ICANN? If so one of the paths to access is via the nominating committee (or NomCom). The application window has now opened and will remain open until 18th March. This year the positions on offer are: Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors.One member of the PTI Board of … [Read more...] about ICANN Nominating Committee Applications Open

Ireland’s IXP Hiring CEO

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INEX, which is Ireland's internet exchange, is hiring. They currently have an opening for CEO, which could be either a full-time or part-time role. Sadly the vacancy arises due to the death last year of the organisation's first CEO Barry Rhodes. Full details of the opening are available on their site here. As you'd expect for this type of role they're looking for … [Read more...] about Ireland’s IXP Hiring CEO

Internet Society Hiring Policy Adviser for Brussels

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The Internet Society is advertising a job opening on their policy team. The position, which would be based in Brussels, is as a "Policy Adviser". Applicants will need to be qualified and experienced with candidates need to tick all the boxes on the the criteria they've provided: Master-level qualification in International Relations, public policy, political science, law … [Read more...] about Internet Society Hiring Policy Adviser for Brussels

NamesCon Europe Moves to Portugal

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NamesCon Europe will be held in Portugal in 2019. Previously the event organisers had said they'd chosen Lisbon for the 2019 event, but now they're saying that it'll be close to Lisbon. The event will be held in Cascais, which is near Lisbon.  I'm not 100% sure about the logistics involved in getting from Lisbon airport to Cascais, but it appears to be about an hour by … [Read more...] about NamesCon Europe Moves to Portugal

DNS Belgium Issues Call for Forum Members

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DNS Belgium, which runs the .be ccTLD registry, as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, has been running a forum for registrars for several years. Membership is open to .be registrars and currently it has 15 members. Members "represent the full .be sales channel of 430 registrars. At the meetings you are the first to hear about our innovations, new product developments and … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Issues Call for Forum Members

ISP Association of Ireland Announces new Board

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The ISP Association of Ireland (ISPAI), which also runs the Irish hotline, held its AGM earlier this week. They've announced their new board following on from the AGM: President: Jill Johnston, Three Ireland Vice-President: Alan Shanley, BT Ireland Treasurer: Conor Moran, Irish Domains Secretary: William McCoubrey, eir Officer without portfolio: Paul Cunnane, Westnet Officer … [Read more...] about ISP Association of Ireland Announces new Board

IE ccTLD Removes DNS Checks

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The .ie ccTLD had finally removed DNS checks from its processes. Up until the change, which came last night, any new registrations, transfers or other updates would be delayed until the DNS delegation had been checked. What that meant in reality is that if a domain's delegated nameservers were not 100% compliant with the RFCs then the registration or change would be … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Removes DNS Checks