The largest transition of a domain name Registry in history, the transfer all 3.15 million .au domains and associated data from Neustar’s to Afilias’ Registry platform happens Saturday night Australian time. And it has been controversial to say the least. In a post Friday by George Pongas, Vice President – Australian Registry Services, Neustar, he…
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PIR Launches Search for New CEO
Following the departure of President and CEO Brian Cute in May, Public Interest Registry has begun the search for a new CEO. Public Internet Registry (PIR) is the not-for profit organisation created by the Internet Society (ISOC) in 2002 to manage, enhance and expand the .org domain while acting in the public interest. .org currently…
ICANN62: 2018 Multistakeholder Ethos Award Honors Stéphane Van Gelder
ICANN announced they are honored to announce the recipient of the 2018 Multistakeholder Ethos Award. This year, the community selection panel posthumously recognized a long-time member of the ICANN community: Stéphane Van Gelder. The award was presented today at ICANN62 in Panama City to Stéphane Van Gelder’s wife Julie Talfournier Van Gelder. Community member Keith…
ICANN: German Regional Court to Revisit Ruling in Injunction Proceedings on Request to Preserve WHOIS data
ICANN was informed Thursday that the Regional Court in Bonn, Germany, has decided to revisit its ruling in the injunction proceedings that ICANN initiated against EPAG, a Germany-based, ICANN-accredited registrar that is part of the Tucows Group. On 13 June 2018, ICANN appealed the Regional Court’s initial decision to reject ICANN‘s application for an…
ICANN Announces Calls-to-Action for Community Participation in ICANN Reviews
ICANN has several calls-to-action for community participation in ICANN reviews below. Share your Public Comment on the Short-Term and Long-term Options to Adjust the Timing of Reviews. Please click here to learn about proposed short-term options and share your input. Close date: 6 July 2018 at 23:59 UTC. Please click here to learn about long-term…