The IEDR have issued details of the 2015 domain name registrations. Overall the .ie namespace has grown. As with previous years the more densely populated areas of Dublin, Cork and Galway accounted for a higher number of domains than other parts of the country. Here's the full release: Almost 100 .ie domains registered every day in 2015 35,225 new .ie domains … [Read more...] about IEDR Issue 2015 Domain Registration Figures
ICANN’s Meeting App For ICANN55 Now Available
ICANN's next public meeting is scheduled for March 5 - 10 in Marrakech, Morocco. While that might be a month away the organisation has already launched their meeting app for the meeting. At the moment the app is missing the most important element - the event schedule, but other elements are there, such as practical information on getting there. There's … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Meeting App For ICANN55 Now Available
Republican Presidential Candidate Upset With ICANN CEO
Republican senator and US presidential candidate Ted Cruz is not very happy with ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade. In a letter from Cruz dated today Cruz has some pointed questions for Chehade in relation to his involvement with a recent meeting in China. Here's the letter in full: [spiderpowa-pdf … [Read more...] about Republican Presidential Candidate Upset With ICANN CEO
Nominet Publish Lyons Report And Board Response
Nominet have published the Lyons report. The report was prepared by Sir Michael Lyons at Nominet's request to investigate the registry's operations. While the report was delivered to Nominet's Board late last year the registry decided to wait until they had formulated responses to the recommendations prior to publishing it or their response. What will probably meet … [Read more...] about Nominet Publish Lyons Report And Board Response
Middle East DNS Forum Heads To Tunis
The 2016 Middle East DNS Forum will be held in Tunis. The event will be held on April 12 - 13. While the agenda and speakers have not been announced yet previous years have seen a combination of both regional and international speakers covering a broad range of topics related to the domain name and internet industry in the region. You can subscribe to the event's … [Read more...] about Middle East DNS Forum Heads To Tunis
GoDaddy Pulls Out Of SuperBowl
According to an article over on Market Watch GoDaddy will not be advertising during Super Bowl 50 next February. GoDaddy had been running ads during the Super Bowl for the last 10 years with several of its adverts attracting plenty of controversy. Some of the earlier ads they ran featured the GoDaddy girls, like this one: https://youtu.be/3vWu8SAzQPE Over the years … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Pulls Out Of SuperBowl
Fadi Chehade To Leave ICANN on March 12th
ICANN's current CEO and President Fadi Chehadé has put out a Christmas greeting on behalf of ICANN. It runs to just over 4 minutes and talks mostly about the IANA transition. However he also declares in the video that his last date at ICANN will be March 12th 2016 (around 2 minutes in): https://youtu.be/mW8p2uSQW9g Who will be replacing him? It's not known yet, though … [Read more...] about Fadi Chehade To Leave ICANN on March 12th
WHD Global and WHD USA Dates & Venues Announced
World Hosting Days, or as it's better known, WHD, will be held again next year. In 2016 the "global" event will return to Rust, Germany, as it has done for the last few years, with the event taking place between March 15 - 17. Due to the events location most people tend to arrive on the Monday and leave on the Friday, so it's essentially a full week event. The event venue is, … [Read more...] about WHD Global and WHD USA Dates & Venues Announced
ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Nominations Open
ICANN is again running their "Multistakeholder Ethos Award" The award, which is now in its 3rd year: seeks to recognize long-standing community members who have served in leadership roles in multiple ICANN working groups or committees, and demonstrated collaboration with different Supporting Organizations and/or Advisory Committees. The Multistakeholder Ethos Award will … [Read more...] about ICANN Multistakeholder Ethos Award Nominations Open
IEDR Hire New Staff
IEDR have announced via an email to their registrars two new hires: Customer Operations Manager Financial Controller The roles were previously held by one person, Angela Butler, who not only ran both areas of the IEDR's business, but also acted as the organisation's number 2. Ms Butler announced her departure from IEDR a couple of months ago, which led to IEDR … [Read more...] about IEDR Hire New Staff