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European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

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The European Commission has launched a "call for evidence" for the "EU Toolbox Against Counterfeiting". What that means in practical terms is that they're expecting feedback and input from a variety of stakeholders on the subject. However the call is very broad and open, so I suspect they'll get a very big wishlist from IP interests. At the moment the official page for this … [Read more...] about European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

EURid Web Awards Moves Online

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The EURid Web Awards are being held on 18 November in Brussels. In previous years the event has been held in a variety of locations around the city of Brussels, with attendees getting to spend a pleasant evening together while the awards were presented. This year, however, the event will be moving online. (Quelle surprise!) It's unfortunate that yet another event has … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards Moves Online

ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe

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Yesterday ICANN announced who would be taking the reins of their European operations. Up until October of last year ICANN in Europe was under the direction of Jean-Jacques Sahel. However Sahel left the organisation to go work for Google in Asia. So for the last couple of months the head post in Europe has been vacant. Chris Mondini, who has worked for ICANN since 2011 … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints new Head Honcho for Europe

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

European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

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After the Brexit vote I posited that there could be an impact on EU registrants based in the UK. Over the past year the UK government has been engaged in negotiations with the EU to navigate the application of Article 50 and the UK's exit from the European Union. While there has been a lot of focus on issues like the customs union and the border between Ireland and Northern … [Read more...] about European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

EURid Web Awards 2017

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EURid held their annual web awards in central Brussels last week. The awards are focussed on businesses, organisations and individuals that are actively using a .eu domain name for their online presence. As with every year the range of finalists covered the European Union. Here's the official video they released that covers the … [Read more...] about EURid Web Awards 2017

DNS Belgium Looking For Registrar to Join Registrar Forum

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DNS Belgium, who run .be as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, have been running a "Registrar Forum" for the last few years. The forum has 15 members drawn from DNS Belgium's management and the registrars. Due to one of the member's terms expiring there is now an opening on the forum. If you're a .be registrar then you can apply to join. Full information is available … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Looking For Registrar to Join Registrar Forum