ICANN's Board of Directors met yesterday evening and decided to cancel the upcoming meeting in Cancún, Mexico. The meeting will be held instead online, though this has never been done before. "This is a decision that the ICANN Board has been considering since the outbreak was first announced and it is one that we haven't taken lightly," said Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board … [Read more...] about ICANN Cancels Cancún Meeting Switches to Online Event
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León Felipe Sánchez Ambía Elected to ICANN Board
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
IGF 2016 Local Host Site Launched
This year's IGF is being held in Mexico in Guadalajara. While the official site for the IGF is maintained by the UN here and will probably be the main destination of any attendees, the local hosts usually put together a site with pertinent information. This year's site is now live. At the moment the site provides some details about the venue, but little else. The 2016 … [Read more...] about IGF 2016 Local Host Site Launched
Oscar Robles Switches From .Mx Registry To LACNIC
The .mx registry announced a couple of days ago that their CEO, Oscar Robles, would be stepping down. This morning LACNIC announced that Robles had been appointed as Executive Director. It's interesting to see someone like Robles, who has a lot of experience in the "names" space moving to "numbers". Of course Nic Mexico does a lot more than simply handling the .mx ccTLD, … [Read more...] about Oscar Robles Switches From .Mx Registry To LACNIC
Nic MX Rebrands Registrar Division
The .mx registry, Nic MX, has rebranded its registrar division as "Akky" and sports a new logo and corporate image. They've adopted the hare as their new image stating that it symbolises agility, speed and warmth (or maybe I messed up the translation!) The new site doesn't have any additional information on what exactly they're doing, and currently is just a Flash … [Read more...] about Nic MX Rebrands Registrar Division
Registration Opens For ICANN 35 In Sydney
As the ICANN meeting in Mexico draws to a close, registration has already opened for ICANN 35.ICANN's next public meeting is being held in Sydney, Australia from June 21st to June 26th 2009.In common with all ICANN public meetings entrance is free and open to pretty much anyone who has an interest in internet policy.Related articles by ZemantaICANN 34 Opens In Mexico … [Read more...] about Registration Opens For ICANN 35 In Sydney
Eurid To Keep .EU?
Image via WikipediaAccording to a news alert I received last night, Eurid's contract to manage the .eu namespace has been renewed for a further 5 years.The news, which appears to have either been broken or leaked at the Eurid registrar dinner last night in Mexico city appeared on a French domain news site, but has since vanished.If anyone can confirm or deny this news it would … [Read more...] about Eurid To Keep .EU?
ICANN President and CEO To Step Down
Image via Wikipedia Earlier today saw the official opening of the 34th public ICANN meeting in Mexico City, Mexico.As is common with ICANN meetings there was an opening ceremony at 9am local time. What probably wasn't expected was for Dr Paul Twomey to announce his departure:"Last year, I told the Board that I did not want to renew my contract as President and CEO for another 3 … [Read more...] about ICANN President and CEO To Step Down
Minds and Machines Launch At ICANN Mexico
It's always nice to see new ventures launching, but that is especially true when you know most of the actors involved.Minds and Machines, which launched this weekend during the ICANN meeting in Mexico, is aimed at assisting companies and organisations navigate the new gTLD application process, as well as offering a registry services backend. Put another way, if you want to get … [Read more...] about Minds and Machines Launch At ICANN Mexico
Keep Track of ICANN Mexico via Twitter
Image via WikipediaIf like me you cannot attend the ICANN meeting in Mexico City, then you are probably looking for other methods for keeping track of goings on.Twitter, which has become one of the most popular social networks, has been adopted by both ICANN staff and many of the meeting delegates. You can find out what is going on by following the hashtag #IMX Related … [Read more...] about Keep Track of ICANN Mexico via Twitter