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.ORG, The Public Interest Registry Hires Paul Diaz as Director of Policy

Today, .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced the hiring of Paul Diaz as Director of Policy. A tenured representative of public policy and government advocacy, Diaz brings nearly two decades of policy development and analysis experience to the PIR policy team.

The Global NGO Community and PIR at IGF

Last week I attended the Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. It was an amazing event in a fantastic city - Nairobi - a booming tech center and a regional hub in Africa for all things NGO.

Afilias to Sponsor Columbia Business School Webinar on ICANN New gTLD Program and Dot Brand Domains

The webinar is designed to help organizations of all types decide whether they should invest in a unique dot Brand domain name rather than continue with a legacy generic name like ".com" for their Web presence.

AusRegistry International Enhances Global Offering and Rebrands

In a landmark announcement, AusRegistry International today unveiled a new corporate strategy which will see it deploy TLD registry infrastructure and resources in the United States to become the first ever provider to offer the choice between two 'primary' locations for the operation of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) registry.

Afilias Launches International Contest to Explore Innovative Uses of New Top-Level Domains

As organizations consider whether or not to invest in new TLDs under the forthcoming ICANN New TLD program, they may not consider all the possibilities for new TLDs. The "Afilias Global Innovation Contest for New TLD Ideas" is designed to address that issue.

DotBrand Solutions Launches in the Middle East

DotBrand Solutions MENA has launched today in the Middle East to empower Arab companies in three ways: (1) to protect their trademarks in the era of new top-level domain names (TLDs); (2) to acquire and operate their own in TLDs as alternatives to .com, .net and country codes; and (3) to secure a leadership role in the introduction of domain names in Arabic script.

Global Brands and Germans Embrace New Web Domain from CentralNic (and it’s not .XXX)

Twenty-five years after the launch of .DE, a new domain for Germany, .COM.DE, is now available to the general public through leading registrars (domain vendors) in Germany and globally.

AusRegistry International to Support .jewelers New Top-Level Domain

GJB Partners, a US leader in business and brand management, today appointed AusRegistry International as the Domain Name Registry Services provider for its bid to operate the .jewelers new Top-Level Domain to provide Jewelers within North America with a distinct and authoritative home on the Internet.

The PIR Partners With the Digital Empowerment Foundation to Bring More India-Based NGOs Online

Earlier this summer, the Public Interest Registry (PIR) - manager of the .ORG domain - expressed its intention to apply for the management of a new top-level domain, .NGO, when the domain becomes available in January 2012. PIR has partnered with the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to host a series of eNGO Workshops - training programs to help NGOs develop and manage an online presence - across India.

PIR to Present .NGO Domain Extension Plans At CIVICUS World Assembly

At CIVICUS World Assembly in Montreal this week, Canada, Brian Cute, CEO of The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages the .ORG domain name, will present PIR's proposal to apply for the new top-level domain (TLD), .NGO.