This week at the IGF in Berlin one of the hot topics being discussed both in hallways and various sessions is the sale of PIR by ISOC. Yesterday at lunchtime Access Now organised a "town hall" in the hallway where several current and former ISOC board members were in attendance. Several of the ISOC board members spoke at the event and tried to explain their thinking. … [Read more...] about ISOC to Hold Webinar on the PIR Sale
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ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
ISOC's CEO Andrew Sullivan has put out a statement on the sale of .org which tries to address the points raised by the Save Dot Org campaigners. The statement addresses the concerns about pricing, rights protection mechanisms as well as how ISOC ended up running .org in the first place. It's worth a read, though it's clear from some of the very passionate interventions … [Read more...] about ISOC CEO Releases Statement on .Org Sale
PIR and Ethos Capital Answer Key Questions About ORG Sale
PIR and Ethos Capital, as well as ISOC, have obviously been coming under a lot of pressure since the announcement of the sale of PIR and the .org domain registry. Since the announcement of the acquisition there has been coverage not only in the domain and internet industry news sites, but also in more mainstream publications. As I mentioned yesterday a group of nonprofits also … [Read more...] about PIR and Ethos Capital Answer Key Questions About ORG Sale
Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale
27 nonprofit organisations have come together to put pressure on ISOC and stop the sale of PIR, the operator of the .org domain. They're also asking ISOC to find an alternative nonprofit to take over the role: Decisions affecting .ORG must be made with the consultation of the NGO community, overseen by a trusted community leader. If the Internet Society (ISOC) can no longer … [Read more...] about Nonprofits Mobilise Against PIR Sale
ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale
The sale of PIR (.org) which was announced last week has generated a LOT of interest. Both Kevin at DomainIncite and Andrew over at DomainNameWire have written extensively in the last few days digging into various aspects of the sale which I'd recommend you read. The latest salvo comes from the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) who have written to ICANN's Board demanding … [Read more...] about ICA Asks ICANN to Block PIR Sale
ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital
This announcement has probably taken quite a few people by surprise.. As most domain name insiders know PIR (aka the .org registry) was not only owned by ISOC, but was also one of the biggest sources of funding for ISOC. Earlier today ISOC formally agreed to sell PIR to a new venture capital company called Ethos Capital. Ethos Capital appears to be a relatively new … [Read more...] about ISOC Sells PIR to Ethos Capital
PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards
PIR, the registry operator for .org, has launched "The .org Impact Awards". In common with other domain registry run awards the event focusses on sites and services that use the registry's domain extension - in this case .org. The timeline for the awards are as follows: May 20, 2019 Nominations OpenJune 28, 2019 Nominations CloseEarly July, 2019 Judging … [Read more...] about PIR Launch ORG Impact Awards
PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
PIR, the registry operator for .org, as well as .ong and .ngo, has announced who their new CEO will be. The previous CEO, Brian Cute, left the company several months ago and Jay Daley had been serving as interim CEO. Industry veteran Jonathan Nevett, who was most recently with Donuts, has been named as the new PIR CEO effective December 17th. Here's the full … [Read more...] about PIR Names Jon Nevett as new CEO
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