The highlight of the European domain name calendar is fast approaching with the Domain Pulse conference set for 18 and 19 February in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos.

Best known for hosting the World Economic Forum, which will be held in late January, Davos will be cleared of world leaders and the important issues impacting on domain names can then be the focus of this annual event.

Highlights of the 2013 Domain Pulse will be an analysis of the Top Level Domain landscape by presentations from new gTLD applicants for .swiss, .wien and .zuerich, cybercrime online from Team Cymru, Matthew Zook from Zooknic and a presentation on a secure internet in Switzerland. There will also be a presentation on the 2012 Registrar Atlas that looks at issues affecting registrars in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France.

Domain Pulse is co-hosted by the Swiss (SWITCH), Austrian (nic.at) and German (DENIC) registries who take it in turns to host the event. While most presentations are in German, there will be simultaneous translations from German into English, or English into German.

Registration and attendance at this unique event is free, with hotel and transport costs the only expense for attendees. More information, and to register, can be found at www.domainpulse.ch