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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kenic - ECPv6.1.2.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kenic X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://kenic.webcomke.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kenic REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230323T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230323T120000 DTSTAMP:20260526T231409 CREATED:20230307T073813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T100821Z UID:3043-1679558400-1679572800@kenic.webcomke.com SUMMARY:KeNIC Registrar Awards Ceremony DESCRIPTION:This will be the 7th Annual Awards Ceremony\, the 1st Awards Ceremony was held on 11th February 2016 at Sarova Panafric Hotel\, Nairobi\, while 2nd Awards Ceremony took place at Pride INN\, Westlands. \nThe 3rd Awards Ceremony was held on 12th April 2019 at Intercontinental Nairobi followed by the 4th KeNIC Registrar Awards Ceremony that was held at Sarova Panafric Hotel\, Nairobi on 20th March 2020 in a Hybrid Event. \nDue to the pandemic and adherence to the MoH guidelines\, the 5th Awards Ceremony was also held in a Hybrid format on Thursday 13\, May 2021 Movenpick Hotel Nairobi and the 6th Awards Ceremony was held at Pride INN on March 23rd 2022. \n2023 Awards Ceremony \nThis year’s event will be a physical event on 23rd March\, 2023 at 8:00AM – 12:00Noon. The Awards ceremony are celebrated each year\, and are aimed at: \n\nRecognizing efforts by accredited .KE registrars in growing the .KE brand.\nDiscuss pertinent issues that impact on the growth of .KE domains numbers\nStrengthen our engagement and foster a better working relationship with one of our key partners aimed at increasing domain Registrations and Renewals to meet the 2023 targets.\n\nThis event is expected to: \n\nBring together 100 participants\nBring at least 3 exhibitors to the event\nBring industry players such as CA\, ICANN and AFTLD.\nAward best performers of the year 2022\nShare KeNIC’s agenda for 2023\n\n  \nCRITERIA OF THE CHOOSING THE CATEGORIES \nCategory 1: New Registrar of the Year \n\nNew Registrars who have been on boarded for more than six months in 2022 will be selected as nominees in this category.\nThe registrar with the highest domain registration numbers will be selected as the winner.\nThe top three registrars will be awarded.\n\nCategory 2: .KE Marketing Campaigns \n\nRegistrars in this category will be selected based on notable efforts undertaken to market .KE domain. Registrars who have actively engaged with potential clients/registrants through the year in: – Social media campaigns\, direct sales promotions\, .KE events\, Online marketing will be selected as nominees.\nThe winners must demonstrate that they have actively promoted .KE through the year.\nThe top three registrars will be awarded for this category.\n\nCategory 3: Customer Support \nThe criteria that will be used to select the nominees is as follows: \n\nCustomer Care: a 24hrs dedicated customer care line\nNotification: Regular notification to Clients to renew their domains\nAutomation: Automated registration and renewal process\nCustomer Satisfaction Survey Responses sent via email & responding on the timelines and without indicated by the Registry without being reminded.\n\nCategory 4: Customer Domain Retention \n\nRegistrars with over 2\,000 domains renewed in the year 2022 will be selected as nominees in this category. The top three registrars will be awarded.\n\nCategory 5: Domain Registrations \n\nNominees will be selected based on the number of domains they registered in 2022. The top three registrars will be awarded.\n\n  \nCategory 6: Regional Registrar Award \n\nThis award will seek to recognise top Registrars from these regions: Coast\, Rift Valley\, Eastern\, Western\, North Eastern\, Nyanza and Central.\nRegistrars with more than 200 domain registration numbers in the year will be selected as nominee.\nThe top three registrars will be awarded.\n\nCategory 7: Registrar of the Year \nThe Registrar must have been in the top three in these categories: \n\nDomain Registration\nCustomer Domain Retention\n.KE Marketing Campaigns\nCustomer Support\n\nIt is possible that more than one registrar will be in the top 3 in two or more of the above-mentioned categories. To determine a clear winner\, points will be awarded as follows: \n\n\n\nAward Categories\nPoints awarded \n\n\nWinner\n1st Runners up\n2nd Runners up\n\n\nDomain Registration\n\n\n\n\n\nDomain Retention\n\n\n\n\n\n.Ke Marketing Campaign\n\n\n\n\n\nCustomer Support\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nThe Registrar with the highest total cumulative points will be the Registrar of the Year\n\n  \n  \n  URL:https://kenic.webcomke.com/event/kenic-registrar-awards-ceremony/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kenic.webcomke.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/New-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221129T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221129T113000 DTSTAMP:20260526T231409 CREATED:20221123T092041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T073717Z UID:2874-1669716000-1669721400@kenic.webcomke.com SUMMARY:KeNIC Webinar - Educating Youth For a Cybersecurity Future. DESCRIPTION:Cybersecurity has gained major importance in today’s world; it is no longer a choice\, but a need. With this in mind\, we hosted a #KeNICTalks webinar \nThe future of the Security of Cyberspace in Kenya is dependent on future generation and with a sudden shift from offline to online mode of learning/working\, Cybersecurity has gained major importance; it is no longer a choice\, but a need. \nThe youths are impacted more by cybercrime now than ever before. They are surrounded by online crime and malicious activity and they must be prepared for that reality. \nCuriosity is one word that many experts are using to describe Gen-Z. This curiosity has allowed them to look past the problem\, consider existing solutions and formulate out-of-the-box approaches\, unlike any generation that has gone before them. They are constantly challenging their predecessors’ problem-solving\, not just in cybersecurity\, but far beyond that\, from challenging social norms to advocating for long-overdue policy changes in every aspect of society. \nThey have what it takes to come to the table with new ideas that break the mold in a profound way. This stems from a generational lack of cybersecurity education\, yet we can change this problem now by promoting the education of children in cybersecurity. \nThe KeNIC Webinar\, #KeNICTALKS focused on: \n1. How cybersecurity awareness or digital literacy campaigns can increase online safety.\n2. Approaches of introducing cybersecurity as a curriculum in learning institutions.\n3. Supporting  youth to explore cybersecurity as an area of study or career. \nYou can watch all the sessions from this crucial discussion on; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U0n–aejpM&t=23s \nSPEAKERS\n[pdf-embedder url=”https://kenic.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Black-Purple-Modern-Professional-Design-Talk-Show-Conference-Presentation-1-1.pdf” title=”Black Purple Modern Professional Design Talk Show Conference Presentation”] URL:https://kenic.webcomke.com/event/kenic-online-webinar/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kenic.webcomke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221101T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221202T000000 DTSTAMP:20260526T231409 CREATED:20220804T212402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230614T073752Z UID:2400-1667293200-1669939200@kenic.webcomke.com SUMMARY:SECOND LEVEL DOMAIN AUCTION 2022 DESCRIPTION:KeNIC will run an online Second Level Domains auction starting November 2022. The Second Level Domain name space allows registrations of one name part before the DOT KE with no specialisation e.g. name.ke \nA total of 724 names will be auctioned this time which are premium names with high demand compared to third level domains. The reserve prices are follows: \n\n\n\nCategory \nDomains \nPrice (USD) \n\n\nPlatinum Domains\n93 Domains\n3500.00\n\n\nGold Domains\n72 Domains\n1200.00\n\n\nBUY NOW Domains\n559 Domains\n100.00\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe auction platform will have two (2) selling options: – The Buy Now or Bid Option. \nBuy Now Option  \n\nDomains from the reserved Premium names will be sold under this category without bids.\nBuyers will buy domains at USD 100.00\nThe buying price is inclusive of registration price and is payable immediately.\nAfter payment\, the client will be advised to choose their preferred KeNIC Accredited Registrar from the list of Registrars provided on the platform. The domain will then be transferred to the Registrar who will provide additional services like webhosting etc.\nDomains will be sold on a first come first serve basis.\n\nBid Option:  \n\nThe Registry will set a minimum bidding price for platinum domains at USD 3\,500 and Gold Domain at USD 1\,200.\nThe bidding price is different from the domain Registration price\, after winning a bid\, the winner will then select a            Registrar and pay the normal SLD Registration Price of USD 25.00\nThe winner will be notified via email and must pay for the domain within 7 working days after the Auction is closed. Failure to which\, the domain will be awarded to the second highest bidder who also must pay within 7 working days.\nWinners must show proof that they have initiated the payment process within 72 hours of being declared winners.\nTop up prices will be set at USD 50.00 above the set minimum bidding price.\n\nThese Second Level domain names are unique and have a premium value. \nWe take this opportunity to invite you to KeNIC SLD online auction\, which is scheduled to commence on November 2022. \nAuction Link: https://auction.kenic.or.ke/ \n[pdf-embedder url=”https://kenic.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/KE-DOMAIN-AUCTION-RULES-AND-REGULATIONS.pdf” title=”-KE DOMAIN AUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS”] URL:https://kenic.webcomke.com/event/sldauction/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kenic.webcomke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221004T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20221004T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T231409 CREATED:20220817T213937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T213937Z UID:2468-1664870400-1664902800@kenic.webcomke.com SUMMARY:2022 Kenya DNS Forum DESCRIPTION:This year marks KeNIC’s 20th Anniversary\, as we celebrate this milestone\, we will host the Kenya Domain Name System (DNS) Forum under the theme “Cybersecurity” on October 4\, 2022. This event is poised to bring together ICT/DNS experts\, government representatives\, local and international policy makers\, global Registries for country code top-level domain (ccTLDs)\, domain name registrars and registrants to discuss the growth of the DNS Ecosystem and its impact on technology. \nThis event will have 3 plenary sessions led by key government representatives\, ICT stakeholders\, as well as regional and global registry representatives. Topics for discussion will include: \n\nLegislation & governance in the Internet Ecosystem.\nBuilding a more resilient and secure ccTLD ecosystem for social and economic development\nDNS Security; How to combat cyber security threats\n\nThe forum will seek to address various challenges and highlight opportunities faced by entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the domain name industry. We believe that by addressing these challenges and seizing opportunities in this sector\, the lives of Kenyans will be positively impacted both socially and economically. \nWho should attend: Registries\, registrars\, registrants\, ccTLDs\, government representatives\, service providers\, brand owners\, legal firms\, DNS expert\, government representatives\, ICT service providers\, universities\, financial institutions\, Insurance companies and Intellectual Properties Specialists \nKeNIC is amongst 5 registries in Africa to host a national DNS forum and the first-ever virtual Kenya DNS Forum was held on the 22nd July 2021. Read more here \n[pdf-embedder url=”https://kenic.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kenya-DNS-Forum-Program-updated-5.pdf” title=”Kenya DNS Forum Program updated 5″] \n\nSPEAKERS\n[pdf-embedder url=”https://kenic.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Black-Purple-Modern-Professional-Design-Talk-Show-Conference-Presentation-1.pdf” title=”Black Purple Modern Professional Design Talk Show Conference Presentation (1)”] \n\nSPONSORS\n[pdf-embedder url=”https://kenic.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sponsors.pdf”] URL:https://kenic.webcomke.com/event/2022-kenya-dns-forum/ CATEGORIES:Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://kenic.webcomke.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-10-03-at-18.47.18-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR