ICANN has published the schedule for the upcoming meeting in Barcelona later this month. As usual the schedule is available online and via a mobile app which is available for both IoS and Android. If you live out of your calendar (like I do!) you can subscribe to your personal schedule and have it directly in your calendar. The event runs from Saturday morning until … [Read more...] about ICANN Barcelona Schedule Published
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Catalan Referendum Sites Blocked by Court Order
Websites associated with the upcoming referendum in Catalonia are being blocked by ISPs in Spain. While several of the domain names used by advocates of the Catalan referendum have been seized by authorities others are being blocked by the ISPs in Spain. For those of us outside Spain the blocking has zero impact on us, so we can see the sites without any issue, but for users … [Read more...] about Catalan Referendum Sites Blocked by Court Order
DotEUS Registry Writes to ICANN in Solidarity with PuntCat
The situation in Barcelona and the .cat registry is still developing. One of the other gTLD registries based in Spain .eus, which is aimed at the Basque language and culture, has come out in solidarity with .cat. In a letter addressed to ICANN CEO Göran Marby the CEO of .EUS Josu Waliño raises concerns about the handling of .cat by the local authorities and calls on ICANN to … [Read more...] about DotEUS Registry Writes to ICANN in Solidarity with PuntCat
DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police
The offices of the .cat registry were raided by Spanish police this morning. The Guardia Civil officers entered the .cat registry's offices around 9am local time this morning and have seized all computers in the domain registry's offices in downtown Barcelona. The move comes a couple of days after a Spanish court ordered the domain registry to take down all .cat domain … [Read more...] about DotCat Registry Offices Raided by Spanish Police
Catalonian Independence? The New ccTLD Could be .ct
Catalonia's future will be decided later this year when the people will vote on whether to remain part of Spain or to become an independent state. If Catalonia becomes an independent country then it will need its own domain name extension (ccTLD). So what will it end up with? The ISO list of two character codes has a few free options and apparently Catalonia could end up … [Read more...] about Catalonian Independence? The New ccTLD Could be .ct
PuntCat The .Cat Registry Breaks 100k Domains Registry
The .cat domain name registry has broken the 100 thousand domains registered mark. The milestone was reached last Friday evening and was made official Saturday. The registry put out a release to celebrate the milestone and are confident in their claim that the .cat domain name is now the "go to" domain extension for Catalonia and Catalan speakers. This is exactly what Santi … [Read more...] about PuntCat The .Cat Registry Breaks 100k Domains Registry
Domaining Europe Moves To Holland
Domaining Europe / Domaining Spain has been held for the last 8 years in Valencia, Spain. This year the event expanded with two one day events being held in Madrid and Barcelona. For 2016, however, the event's organizers want to take the "show on the road" and have just announced that the main event of 2016 will be in The Hague! The venue chosen for the event is quite … [Read more...] about Domaining Europe Moves To Holland
Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona
Domaining Spain / Domaining Europe has been held in Valencia for the last 7 years. Valencia is a lovely city, but it's not quite as "mainstream" as Barcelona or Madrid. So it's interesting to see that Dietmar is organising two events this side of Christmas in Barcelona and Madrid. Domaining Europe will be on in Madrid on October 30th, while a similar event will be held in … [Read more...] about Domaining Spain Expands To Madrid & Barcelona