ICANN Nixes Jordan Meeting - Jordan meeting will be moved over security concerns. On Tuesday I wrote about how ICANN was heading to another hot spot in June for a meeting in Jordan. Now comes word via DomainIncite that ICANN is going to switch locations. Kevin Murphy reports that ICANN vice president of policy development support David Olive sent an email to members of the Generic Names Supporting Organization earlier today informing them of the change to an as-yet-unnamed location. Jordan is ... read more ...

Uh-Oh. ICANN Traveling to Another Trouble Spot for Jun Meeting in Jordan. - Safety and security will be concerns once again for upcoming ICANN meeting. [UPDATE: ICANN will move the meeting to another location.] I’ve got to hand it to ICANN’s meeting planners. They have a penchant for choosing locales that give less-traveled attendees heartburn. This hit a pinnacle for last year’s Nairobi meeting, where many of the biggest companies and sponsors decided to stay home over security fears. (Nairobi was probably a safer venue than the March ... read more ...