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
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(Dot)Joburg Explained
As others have noted, the launch plans and policies of "geo" and "city" new TLDs vary quite a bit. Some will be heavily restricted and require "presence" in the region or city, while others are going to be fully "open". Neil Dundas, who is involved with the .joburg registry as well as that of .africa, posted this deck earlier today which explains their launch … [Read more...] about (Dot)Joburg Explained