CloudFest will be held "in person" next year. The organisers of CloudFest have announced that the hosting industry event will be held March 22 - 24 in Europa-Park in Germany. In common with most events its 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. In 2021 the event organisers held several events online only. Registration for the event as well as hotel … [Read more...] about CloudFest 2022 Will be “In Person”
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Cloudfest Falls Victim to COVID 19 – Event Cancelled
Cloudfest, which is arguably the biggest single event for the hosting and cloud industry, has fallen victim to COVID 19 and been cancelled. The annual event which is held in Southern Germany normally attracts over 7000 attendees from the four corners of the globe. From my own experience if you work in hosting and domains then it is "the" event to attend every year, as … [Read more...] about Cloudfest Falls Victim to COVID 19 – Event Cancelled
Eco and ICANN to Hold DNS Security Workshop
Eco and ICANN will be co-hosting a one day event in Cologne a the eco offices on April 3rd. The event's focus is DNS Security and will feature speakers from both ICANN and eco. Topics being covered will include: DNS Security from an ICANN perspectiveFuture of whois and RDAPDNS privacy including DoH and DoTDNS threat landscape Full details as well as registration … [Read more...] about Eco and ICANN to Hold DNS Security Workshop
Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open
Registration for Cloudfest 2020 opened a few days ago. The event is being held March 14 - 19 in Europa Park, Germany, though the core days will be 17th, 18th and 19th for most attendees. Here's the recap video from the 2019 event: Registration, which includes access to hotel booking, is available here. As usual there are both standard and VIP tickets available. … [Read more...] about Cloudfest 2020 Registration Open
IGF 2019 Dates & Venue Confirmed
The 2019 IGF will be held in Berlin, Germany from November 25th to November 29th. This year's event is being hosted by the German government and will take place in the Estrel Congress Centre. The local host is using a .berlin domain name for the event site, which is available in both German and English. Attendance at IGFs is free, but registration is compulsory, as … [Read more...] about IGF 2019 Dates & Venue Confirmed
ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral
As I predicted ICANN is pursuing its case against EPAG. They're now not only appealing the case to a higher court in Germany, but are also trying to get the entire thing referred to the European Court of Justice. In an announcement late last night ICANN made it very clear what their intentions are. While they're pursuing the appeal in the higher court in the German region, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral
ICANN vs Epag / Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN
Last Friday ICANN took German registrar EPAG to court in Germany. German courts seem to be pretty fast, so instead of having to wait weeks or months to see how they'd rule, we've already got the answer. The German court in Bonn has ruled that EPAG (Tucows) is not obliged to collect extra contacts beyond the domain name registrant. The decision, naturally, is in German, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs Epag / Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN
ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why
As I noted over the weekend, ICANN has instigated legal action against Epag, an ICANN accredited registrar based in Germany that is part of the Tucows group. ICANN claims that the case is to "preserve WHOIS data", but Tucows asserts in their statement that the ICANN approach is flawed. It's not a frivolous statement, but one they've backed with fairly detailed rationale - … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why
ICANN Sues German Registrar Over GDPR
ICANN announced Friday that it is pursuing legal action in Germany against Epag. Epag is owned by Tucows, who are one of the largest registrars in the world. So what is going on? Why is ICANN taking legal action against a registrar? According to the announcement from ICANN the action is "to preserve whois data". However it's not that simple. ICANN has been … [Read more...] about ICANN Sues German Registrar Over GDPR
World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire
Europa Park in Germany has been the venue for World Hosting Days, now known as CloudFest, for several years. Every year the largest hosting conference in Europe is held in the theme park in Germany about a week before it opens to the public. This weekend the park is making headlines around the world for another reason. A very big fire broke out in one of the attractions on … [Read more...] about World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire