ICANN's next meeting is being held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 25th to 30th March 2007. The main ICANN site has some details, but I expect there'll be more content and detail in the coming weeks. There is also a site run by the local host (with really annoying background music), which contains information on the venue etc., but does not have a schedule as yet. On a sidenote ICANN … [Read more...] about ICANN Lisbon
DomainFest – Hangover?
I arrived back in Dublin this morning at around 11am Irish time, which was 3am LA time. I'm not 100% sure if I'm jetlagged or simply tired.... In any case it was a fantastic trip!! I've uploaded the rest of the photos from my camera and have downloaded my mail (that took a lot longer). It was great to meet some of the people I'd been in touch with over the last couple of years … [Read more...] about DomainFest – Hangover?
Leaving LA …
I haven't had much time to blog over the last couple of days, so I'll be uploading more photos etc., once I get back to Ireland. The last few nights have been a bit mental (in a good way!) so last night we took it a bit easier and finished up in Red Rock on Sunset around 1. I'll be meeting a couple of the other stragglers in about half an hour for breakfast before coming back … [Read more...] about Leaving LA …
Discussion of IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs – DomainFest
A panel of experts drawn from several quarters led a very compact and intense panel session on IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs. Most panel discussions I've attended have either run on too long or dragged a bit. In the case of yesterday's session the opposite was the truth. The panel was comprised of Tina Dam (ICANN), who gave a brief update on IDN. She was followed by Hiro Hotta … [Read more...] about Discussion of IDN, ccTLDs and new TLDs – DomainFest
Michael Arrington Talk – Domain Fest LA
Michael Arrington gave a very entertaining talk at lunchtime today. Arrington, who is best known as editor of Techcrunch, formerly worked in the domain industry, so he was able to cover some areas of interest to domainers. A lot of what he talked about was about web 2.0, but with a slant for the domain industry. Topics covered included RSS, content and AJAX.. It was … [Read more...] about Michael Arrington Talk – Domain Fest LA