.Nxt discussion is .gone -
New top level domain name conference scheduled for next week is cancelled.
A conference can survive one cancellation if there are extenuating circumstances.
That may have been the case with the .Nxt conference previously scheduled for June in London. ICANN had postponed the release of the list of new top level domain name applications, which was a big milestone scheduled for ahead of the conference.
But a conference will not survive a second cancellation, especially ... read more ...
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Thu 23rd August 2012
Thu 9th August 2012
Interview: Kieren McCarthy on .Nxt conference -
Kieren McCarthy discusses the upcoming .Nxt conference.
The .Nxt conference on new top level domain names is August 29-31 in London. I reached out to show organizer Kieren McCarthy for details.
1. You postponed the London conference to August. Why?
Quite simply, the ICANN TAS software “glitch”. The conference was planned with a seven-week lead time between the applicant information being published and opening the doors. We figured that would give everyone enough ... read more ...
Wed 27th June 2012
.Nxt discussion rescheduled for August -
London top level domain conference moved due to program delays.
Kieren McCarthy’s .Nxt conference about new top level domain names has been rescheduled for August 29-31.
The event was originally scheduled for last week, but became of a victim of ICANN’s delayed announcement of new top level domain applicants.
Canceling or moving the dates of a conference can be a death knell, but given the circumstances this was probably a smart move by McCarthy.
Now that the ... read more ...
Tue 8th May 2012
.Nxt discussion heads to London subsequent month -
.Nxt moves across the pond.
The third .Nxt conference covering issues related to new top level domains takes place June 20-22 at Victoria Park Plaza in London.
I caught up with show founder Kieren McCarthy yesterday to discuss his latest show.
After holding two conferences in San Francisco, McCarthy said a number of interested attendees asked him to hold a show in Europe. With ICANN holding a meeting in Prague starting June 24, McCarthy felt that a stop of in London ... read more ...