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Line 9: − + − + − + − [[Eleanor Bradley]], Chief Operations Officer<br> − [[Gill Crowther]], Director of HR<br> − [[Simon McCalla]], Chief Technology Officer − − ===Nominet Trust=== − Nominet has launched a charitable foundation, the '''Nominet Trust''',<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/2008/?contentId=4709 Nominet launches a charitable trust]</ref> as it has been creating a profit surplus on its ordinary operations since 2003; its constitution forbids it from distributing surplus funds to members in the manner of a commercial company paying dividends, and so it turned to charitable activities as a means of running down the excess funds. In September 2008, Nominet's board made an initial donation of £5m to its charitable offshoot,<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/2008/?contentId=5627 Nominet Foundation Trustees appointed]</ref> which will support "education, research and the funding of suitable projects for the benefit of UK internet stakeholders". Since its founding, the trust has raised and invested over 10 million pounds in 170+ projects that have aimed to help the disadvantaged and strengthen communities.<ref>[http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11729/nominet_trust_invests_2m_in_new_social_investment_projects Nominet Trust Invests 2 m in New Social Investment Projects, CivilSociety.co.uk]</ref> − − In October, 2011, Nominet held auctions of short .co.uk domains, which brought in over 3 million pounds for its Nominet Trust.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/03/google_shortname_bid/ Google Shortname Bid, TheRegister.co.uk]</ref> − − Nominet Trust is a sponsor of [[ISOC]]'s Next Generation Leaders Programme, which is an academic program, launched in 2010 in conjunction with the [[DiploFoundation]], intended to further the skills of promising Internet professionals and individuals working in Internet governance.<ref>[http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=2450 Newsletter, ISOC.org]</ref> − − March, 2012 marked the single largest funding round for Nominet Trust, bringing in over 2 million pounds that is to be distributed over 13 projects and other participations.<ref>[http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/news/content/11729/nominet_trust_invests_2m_in_new_social_investment_projects Nominet Trust Invests 2 m in New Social Investment Projects, CivilSociety.co.uk]</ref> − − One supported project is "Make IT Happy, Make IT Safe", which is a resource outreach program to make available lesson plans for teachers to educate on computer and Internet safety and capabilities. There is a country-wide contest that involves creating an infographic.<ref>[http://makeithappy.cc4g.net/about/ About, MakeITHappy, cc4g.net]</ref> Line 105:
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{{CompanyInfo|
{{CompanyInfo|
| type = Private, Not-for-profit
| type = Private, Company limited by guarantee
| industry = Registry
| industry = Registry
| founded = UK, 1996
| founded = UK, 1996
| businesses =
| businesses =
| products =
| products =
| employees = 115 (2010)
| employees = 210 (2021)
| website = [http://www.nominet.org.uk nominet.org.uk]
| website = [http://www.nominet.uk nominet.uk]
| blog =
| blog =
| facebook =
| facebook =
| linkedin =
| linkedin =
| twitter = nominet
| twitter = nominet
| keypeople = [[Russell Haworth]], CEO
| keypeople = [[Paul Fletcher]], Chief Executive Officer<br>
}}
}}
'''Nominet''' maintains the [[registry]] for [[.uk]] [[domain name]]s, managing over ten million domain names.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]</ref> It is also the registry operator for the [[.wales]] and [[.cymru]] [[GeoTLD]]s.
'''Nominet''' maintains the [[registry]] for [[.uk]] [[domain name]]s, managing over ten million domain names.<ref>[http://www.nominet.org.uk/about/background/ About Nominet]</ref> It is also the registry operator for the [[.wales]] and [[.cymru]] [[GeoTLD]]s.
==New gTLDs==
==New gTLDs==
* [http://www.nominet.org.uk Nominet Trust]
* [http://www.nominet.org.uk Nominet Trust]
[[Category: Registries]]
[[Category: Registries]]