Domain Name News – October 30, 2011

ICANN Meetings Conclude in Dakar – Here are some highlights from the ICANN meetings recently concluded in Dakar, Senegal: Some progress was made on a support program for deserving applicants who require financial, technical, or other assistance “to effectively participate in and benefit from the first round of the New gTLD Program”. An additional USD…

Domain Name News – October 23, 2011

ICANN Meets This Week In Senegal – ICANN is meeting this week in Dakar, Senegal. The new gTLD program will be a main topic, with others including IDNs, DNSSEC, IPv6, WHOIS, and ICANN’s search for a new CEO. Remote participation will be available for many sessions. U.S. Government To Solicit Bids On The IANA Contract…

Webnames.ca President Cybele Negris Speaks at TEDxCapU November 5th

On Saturday, November 5th , Cybele Negris, Webnames’ President, will be a speaker at the TEDxCapU.  Cybele’s talk will address technology in an event themed: R U READY?, that is all about the impact of change on business. “The speed of change in Technology, Expectations, Demographics is frustrating, challenging, exciting and resource-consuming! Change also presents…

Webnames.ca President Cybele Negris Named to 13th Annual PROFIT W100 List

Webnames.ca is proud to announce that our President and Co-Founder, Cybele Negris, has been named to the 13th annual PROFIT W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs. Ranking Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs on a composite score based on the size, growth rate and profitability of their businesses, the PROFIT W100 profiles the country’s most successful…

Domain Name News – October 9, 2011

.UK Registry Raises 7 Million GBP For Nominet Trust – Nominet, registry for the .uk domain, is donating 7 million GBP to Nominet Trust, a UK registered charity. Registry operations represent 4 million GBP of the total, with the remaining 3 million GBP being the proceeds from the release of 2831 previously reserved short domains…

Domain Name News – September 25, 2011

CIRA Election Continues Until Wednesday, September 28 – Voting in CIRA’s 2011 Board of Directors election continues until Wednesday, September 28 at noon (ET). CIRA members are encouraged to vote, and will elect four directors. CIRA Launches Internationalized Domain Name Consultation – CIRA has launched a consultation on Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in the .ca…