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ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA

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A few months ago ICANN announced that Elise Gerich would be stepping down as head of IANA. Yesterday they formally announced that Kim Davies would be replacing her. The official job title is Vice President, IANA Services and President, PTI. The IANA functions are the bits that are truly crucial for the proper functioning of the internet globally: Public Technical … [Read more...] about ICANN Appoints Kim Davies Head of IANA

Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?

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The .wed TLD could end up getting divorced from ICANN. The .wed domain extension has always been a bit of an odd fish. The people behind it were convinced that their business model was viable and that people would want to register .wed domains in very high volumes. Because of this "demand" the registry's pricing model made it prohibitive to register a .wed domain name for … [Read more...] about Will .wed Get Divorced From ICANN?

ICANN 61 Welcome Video Is Quite Powerful

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ICANN 61 is scheduled to be held in Puerto Rico early next year. As most people know, however, the region was very badly hit during recent storms and many parts of the country are still without power, drinking water or internet. This is not ignored in the welcome video produced by the local host for the upcoming meeting: https://youtu.be/l7ooF2Xwf04 The official … [Read more...] about ICANN 61 Welcome Video Is Quite Powerful

Country Code Registry Managers Furious With ICANN’s NomCom

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The ccNSO which represents country code domain registries within ICANN such as .fr, .uk and many others is furious with ICANN's NomCom. In a letter dated September 29th 2017 the ccNSO outlines the issues they have. They're pretty clear. The Nomcom has chosen to appoint someone to the ccNSO council whose profile is at odds with the CCNSO council's selection criteria. … [Read more...] about Country Code Registry Managers Furious With ICANN’s NomCom

DotEUS Registry Writes to ICANN in Solidarity with PuntCat

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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

ICANN 59 Full Schedule Published

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The full schedule for ICANN 59, the policy forum, which is being held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from June 26 - 29 has been published. As this is a "policy forum" there are fewer frills ie. no big opening ceremony, gala or board meeting. As they've been doing for the last few meetings ICANN is using Sched to manage the schedule, which means that you … [Read more...] about ICANN 59 Full Schedule Published

Heading to ICANN 59? Get Some Tips From the Local Host

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ICANN 59 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa later this month. In ICANN terms it's what they call a "policy forum", so the focus will be on policy work and the meeting won't have as many of the frills you find at the bigger meetings. For those of us in Europe the timezone difference with South Africa is negligible (1 hour ahead of London / Dublin and on the same … [Read more...] about Heading to ICANN 59? Get Some Tips From the Local Host

ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany

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ICANN CEO Göran Marby spoke at WHD.Global last week. Traditionally ICANN has not had a strong presence at WHD, so having the CEO and some of his senior staff in attendance last week was a positive move. The challenge for Marby, who also had a fairly early morning slot for his talk, was making ICANN relevant to an audience made up of hosting companies. His keynote runs for … [Read more...] about ICANN’s Göran Marby Speaks at WHD.Global in Germany

León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Elected to ICANN Board

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León Felipe Sánchez Ambía has been elected by ALAC to the ICANN Board. Mr Sánchez Ambía will be seated at ICANN 60 in Abu Dhabi in November. The current ALAC appointee to the Board Rinalia Abdul Rahm was seated 3 years ago. León bio is below: León Felipe Sánchez Ambía is an intellectual property attorney graduated from the the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México … [Read more...] about León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Elected to ICANN Board