Registration opens for the 2026 .US Virtual Town Hall
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A company that runs the .US internet address ending has opened sign-ups for a free online meeting. The meeting takes place on November 5 and is open to anyone. Speakers will discuss how .US is run, kept safe and used by people in their communities.
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GoDaddy The largest registrar, which also runs a registry business and an aftermarket platform. Full definition of GoDaddy Registry has opened registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration for the 2026 .US Virtual Town Hall, an online public meeting set for Thursday, November 5, starting at 12 PM Eastern Time. Registration is free, and the event is open to anyone who wants to take part.
The town hall is hosted by Registry Services, which the announcement describes as the usTLD Administrator, in collaboration with the .US Stakeholder Council. The yearly gathering is meant to bring together domain professionals, internet policy groups, civic organizations, business leaders and members of the .US community. Attendees can hear current updates, look at emerging priorities and share feedback about America’s country-code top-level domain.
Karen Rose, a partner at Interisle Consulting Group, will give a special guest presentation. The announcement credits her with a long career in government, industry and global Internet institutions. While serving at the FCC and NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration The United States government agency for internet policy, which oversaw IANA until 2016. Full definition of NTIA, she helped write the 1998 U.S. policy framework that brought competition into the domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name system and later led to the creation of ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN. She later became a senior executive at the ISOC Internet Society A global nonprofit that supports the open internet and is the parent of the .org registry. Full definition of ISOC, where she worked on Internet growth, access and development worldwide.
The discussion will cover three areas: the state of the domain industry and .US, including growth and opportunities; policy and security priorities affecting the health, integrity and stability of the namespace The set of all names in one naming system, such as the DNS. Full definition of namespace; and community outreach and civic impact, including ways to support positive uses of .US. The featured speakers are Dustin Loup, chair of the .US Stakeholder Council; Leigh Aragon, senior director of business operations and .US contracts manager; Christy High, product manager for Locality; Melissa Cohen, operations and client services; and Kristin Johnson, council secretariat at Registry Services global marketing and brand.
The announcement says the event suits anyone interested in domain names, internet governance The shared rules and decision processes that shape how the internet works and is used. Full definition of internet governance, namespace security, public policy, civic technology and the .US domain. GoDaddy Registry describes itself as one of the world’s largest domain name registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry providers, operating top-level domains for sovereign nations, city governments, global brands and other registries.