NiceNIC Owner May and CEO Helen are attending ICANN87 in Bali, Indonesia, connecting with the people and organizations behind the domain services that businesses use every day.
During the gathering, Helen met with the CentralNic Registry, ChainPatrol, CleanDNS, and NetBeacon Institute teams. May and Helen also met with the ICANN China team. The conversations covered future domain launches, registry support, domain security, and the communication needed to handle issues responsibly.
For NiceNIC, these discussions share a practical purpose: helping customers find more opportunities while strengthening the support behind their domains.
Businesses planning to expand their domain services can explore NiceNIC's reseller program to review current pricing, management tools, and integration options.
In Bali, Connecting Industry Developments with Customer Needs
The ICANN87 Annual General Meeting runs from October 17 to 22, 2026, at the Bali International Convention Centre, with PANDI serving as the local host.
For customers, much of the work discussed at an industry meeting happens behind the scenes. A new domain extension needs a route to market. A registration question may require input from a registry. A security report needs relevant information to reach the team able to assess and act on it.
Face-to-face conversations help connect these responsibilities. They give NiceNIC an opportunity to discuss customer needs directly, learn from specialist teams, and prepare for changes that could affect both individual domain owners and businesses managing large portfolios.
That preparation matters before a new extension appears in a search result and throughout the life of a registered domain.
CentralNic Registry: Preparing for the Next Wave of Domain Opportunities
Helen’s meeting with the CentralNic Registry team focused on preparations for a potential wave of hundreds of new domain extensions and on strengthening registry-level support.
The timing is significant. On October 7, ICANN published the applications received in the New gTLD Program: 2026 Round, identifying the proposed extensions and their applicants.
As the program progresses, new extensions could create additional ways for businesses, communities, and creators to express their identities online. Actual availability will depend on the relevant evaluation, contracting, technical, and registry launch processes.
NiceNIC’s focus is on preparing early so that customers and partners can evaluate new choices when concrete launch information becomes available.
What This Could Mean for Customers and Resellers
For a business choosing a name, additional extensions may offer a closer match to its industry, audience, or purpose. For agencies and hosting providers, they may create new options to include in client proposals and domain portfolios.
For resellers and domain investors, early awareness can help with evaluating new naming categories and planning around published launch terms.
Useful preparation includes understanding:
- Availability and launch stages: when an extension will open and which registration phases apply.
- Registration requirements: whether eligibility rules or other conditions affect a customer's preferred name.
- Registration and renewal costs: the ongoing cost as well as the initial purchase price.
- Operational support: how registration questions and technical exceptions can be coordinated with the registry.
These are the practical considerations behind a successful launch. The discussion with CentralNic Registry supported NiceNIC’s broader goal of combining more domain choice with clearer communication and dependable registry coordination.
Customers exploring existing options can compare NiceNIC's current domain registration and renewal prices while future launches take shape.
ChainPatrol: Connecting Threat Information with Timely Responses
Helen also met with the ChainPatrol team to discuss stronger cooperation on domain security and abuse prevention.
The conversation focused on faster responses to verified threats, more accurate abuse reporting, and fair reviews grounded in evidence. ChainPatrol shared valuable insights and practical recommendations, which NiceNIC appreciates.
The customer relevance is immediate. Phishing and impersonation can misuse a company’s identity, mislead visitors, and expose people to fraud. Effective cooperation helps the information about a threat reach the teams responsible for reviewing and addressing it.
Clear reporting also helps those teams understand what has been observed, which resource is involved, and why action may be needed. Better coordination can reduce avoidable back-and-forth while preserving the care required for sound decisions.
NiceNIC’s objective is timely, appropriate action supported by relevant evidence. The exchange with ChainPatrol provided an opportunity to learn from practical security experience and discuss how cooperation can better support that objective.
CleanDNS: Clearer Evidence and More Efficient Case Reviews
The meeting with CleanDNS concentrated on DNS abuse reporting, evidence verification, and the handling of disputed cases.
Those topics are closely connected. A useful report gives reviewers enough context to understand the issue. Verification helps establish what the available information supports. A clear review process helps teams assess relevant explanations, corrections, or changes in circumstances.
For customers and resellers, communication is an important part of that process. When a case requires their attention, understanding the issue and the relevant next steps can help them respond more effectively.
The discussion explored clearer communication, more efficient reviews, and appropriate responses based on the available evidence. NiceNIC’s priority is prompt action against well-evidenced DNS abuse while minimizing unnecessary disruption to legitimate services.
Urgency and careful assessment both matter. The response must reflect the circumstances, the potential harm, and the applicable obligations.
NiceNIC explains its existing approach in the Domain Abuse Transparency guide, including evidence review, possible handling paths, and review procedures.
NetBeacon Institute: Strengthening Industry Intelligence and Coordination
Helen’s discussion with the NetBeacon Institute team addressed the wider cooperation needed to reduce DNS abuse.
The focus included DNS abuse intelligence, coordinated responses to security threats, and transparent, responsible handling practices. NiceNIC values the Institute’s expertise and the opportunity to exchange perspectives on these shared priorities.
The NetBeacon Institute supports the Internet community through work on reporting, measurement, research, and best practices. These activities help organizations understand abuse patterns and improve how relevant information is shared and used.
For a registrar, that broader perspective complements individual case handling. It can inform how teams recognize developing problems, communicate with other organizations, and assess opportunities to improve their processes.
Combating DNS abuse and supporting legitimate domain use are shared priorities. NiceNIC remains committed to working with registries and security organizations toward effective prevention, timely responses, and fair, consistent handling of domain-related issues.
The discussion with NetBeacon Institute reinforced the value of sustained industry engagement in that work.
Meeting the ICANN China Team and Thanking the Local Host
NiceNIC Owner May and CEO Helen were pleased to meet with the ICANN China team during ICANN87.
The gathering offered a welcome opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces, make new connections, and exchange perspectives within the international domain community.
NiceNIC extends its thanks to ICANN and PANDI, the .ID registry and local host, for organizing the event and bringing participants together in Bali.
These meetings make room for conversations that can be difficult to fit into routine operational exchanges. Teams can discuss upcoming developments, understand one another’s responsibilities, and identify where continued communication would be useful.
For NiceNIC’s customers and resellers around the world, this participation helps keep the company connected to the organizations shaping domain policy, registry services, and the future of the domain market.
Keeping Customer Priorities at the Center
Across the five meetings, NiceNIC’s priorities remained consistent:
- More useful domain choices: preparing for potential new extensions and understanding how they may serve different customer needs.
- Closer registry coordination: supporting clearer communication around launches, operations, and questions that require registry input.
- Responsible security cooperation: sharing relevant information and supporting appropriate, evidence-based responses.
- Practical support for resellers: connecting industry developments with the needs of businesses serving their own domain customers.
The meetings in Bali are part of an ongoing effort to listen, prepare, and improve. Their value will come through continued work on the services customers use, the information they receive, and the support available when they need it.
NiceNIC appreciates the time, expertise, and recommendations shared by every team it met at ICANN87.
If you are planning a new domain project or expanding a reseller business, contact the NiceNIC team to discuss the extensions, operational requirements, and integration options relevant to your plans.
