This morning's protest outside ICANN's headquarters is in full swing. I'm currently attending a meeting in the vicinity, but not close enough to actually see the protest. Fortunately a friend is there and sent me a couple of photos. As of around 945 am local there's about 15 to 20 people at the protest as well as a few onlookers including media. Apparently they're … [Read more...] about SaveDotOrg Protest Outside ICANN HQ
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Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
One of the campaigns that has been working against the sale of PIR and the .org registry under the "Save dot Org" moniker is planning to picket ICANN's headquarters in LA. Save Dot Org are planning on picketing the Los Angeles' offices of ICANN on Friday January 24th: Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Time: 9 am – 11 am Location: ICANN, 12025 Waterfront Dr., Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Save Dot Org Campaign to Picket ICANN HQ
PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR, which is behind the .org (dotOrg) registry, has issued a call for statements of interest from people interested in joining their board.According to the announcement on the ISOC site PIR is looking for two directors for the period covering July 2010 to July 2013.Full details of what they're looking for and the application process may be found hereWhile the announcement does … [Read more...] about PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR Releases Domain Report
PIR, the organisation behind .org (dotOrg), has released its first biannual domain report - The Dashboard. The report, which runs to 10 pages, goes into detail on the type of websites that opt for .org as their domain extension. Not surprisingly a lot of non-profit or non-commercial sites are using .org.What's also interesting to see, and will come as positive news to industry … [Read more...] about PIR Releases Domain Report
PIR Blog Now Live
The management team behind PIR (dotOrg) have a blog. Although there are only a couple of articles on there at present hopefully they'll be adding more content over the coming weeks and months. … [Read more...] about PIR Blog Now Live