.eu at Internet Society’s Global INET 2012 conference
Brussels, 10 April 2012 – The .eu top-level domain registry, EURid, is attending the Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva, Switzerland from 22-24 April 2012 to connect with the Internet Society’s global network of policy makers, technologists, government representatives and business executives. EURid shares the Internet Society’s stance on developing the Internet for the benefit of all. As such, the European chapter of the Internet Society is an associate member of EURid and sits on the .eu registry’s Strategic Committee.
In addition to EURid being a conference sponsor, .eu staff will be available at EURid’s exhibition stand to answer questions about the benefits of being online with .eu. The .eu extension is ideally suited for European Union businesses with cross-border operations, or aspirations, by enabling companies to express the fact that they are open for business in other EU markets.
- Event: Global INET 2012, Centre International de Conférences Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- Date: 22-24 April 2012
- EURid’s exhibition stand: 1.
.eu completed 2011 with 3.51 million registered .eu domain names, an increase of 5.5% compared with 2010. Annual growth of over 10% was recorded in 11 EU countries, namely Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Furthermore, Q4 2011 saw the strongest quarterly growth in .eu registrations since Q1 2010. The Q4 2011 report is available for download at: http://link.eurid.eu/reports.
EURid’s External Relations Manager, Giovanni Seppia, is attending the conference and will be available for press interviews. For more information, please contact press@eurid.eu.
For media information, please contact:
Catherine Dowdell, PR Officer Phone: 46 (0)8 5063 74 12 Email: press@eurid.eu
About .eu and EURid
The .eu domain ranks among the ten largest top-level domains in the world, connecting 500 million people in 27 EU countries to one Internet identity. More than three million .eu names have been registered since the domain opened for registration in 2005. Many companies use a .eu website as a practical solution to convey a clear European identity, including Bridgestone, Century 21, Hyundai, the MAN Group, Microsoft Corporation and the UniCredit Group.
EURid is the not-for-profit organisation appointed by the European Commission to operate the .eu top-level domain. EURid works with over 850 accredited registrars and provides support in the 23 official EU languages. With headquarters in Brussels (Belgium), EURid also has regional offices in Pisa (Italy), Prague (the Czech Republic) and Stockholm (Sweden). More information at http://www.eurid.eu.
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