On September 7-8, 2016, the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ and the Technical Center of Internet will hold the 9th International Conference for ccTLD Registries and Registrars of the CIS, Central and Eastern European Countries (TLDCON 2016). It will take place in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
First launched in 2008, TLDCON traditionally brings together national registries and registrars from many countries. Last year’s conference drew in almost 130 participants.
TLDCON 2016’s preliminary program has been posted on its website. The following issues will top the agenda:
Participants in the conference include speakers from the CIS, Europe, Asia and America; reports will be made by representatives of ICANN, CENTR, APTLD, RIPE NCC, among them Dmitry Afanasyev (digital expert at the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy), Ilya Bazlyankov (Core Association), Sarah Dickinson (Sinodun), Yuri Kargapolov (UANIC), Elmar Knipp (Iron DNS), John Crain (ICANN), Michaela Cruden (Afilias), Maarit Palovirta (ISOC), Sergei Povalishev (Hoster.by), Katrina Sataki (ccNSO), Dusan Stojicevic (RNIDS), Mikhail Yakushev (ICANN), and many others. For further details, go to TLDCON 2016’s website.
Participation in the conference is free of charge. Registration is required.
