John Demco

.CA domain founder, co-founder

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Congrats to CANARIE on Western Canada upgrades to its high-speed network to 400 Gbps. The original Vancouver-Seattle Internet link, established in 1988, ran at 19.2 Kbps. Over 37 years, 20 million times faster.

https://t.co/pYCBhwZJ0r

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Eric and Cam at Cam’s #HHOF Elmer Ferguson induction in 2017

[Cam Cole @rcamcole]

Feeling my age today. Eric (Hat, to his pals) introduced me at the #HHOF Elmer Ferguson induction in 2017, and @OvertimeScottB was the one who called to tell me I'd been chosen. Eric's just retired and this is Scotty's own HOF weekend. Splendid humans and great writers. #respect

[WXN @WXN]

WXN is proud to recognize @cybelenegris - WXN's Canadian Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Corporate Board Directors Award Winner. Learn more about all of our 2023 CEDI Award Winners by visiting our website: https://t.co/TlChIya3UO
@webnames @MLSEPR

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

@CraigBaird Two greats, Peter Gzowski and Stuart McLean, and a ‘sleeping’ cricket https://t.co/B7BNGyixuO

[Webnames.ca @webnames]

This #IWD2023 we're highlighting 3 Canadian orgs & initiatives working to advance equity & opportunity for women + girls, and also raise awareness about the #GenderGap in tech.
Read the blog👉
@CA_prosperity, #5030Challenge, @scienceworldca #GirlsinSTEAM
https://t.co/ZIOiAXiFC9

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Saul Kripke’s book Naming and Necessity was very influential for me. RIP https://t.co/70D1QZDste

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Cory Doctorow chats with Amber Mac at the CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) annual general meeting @doctorow @ambermac #CIRA2022

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

@RickAnderson Sorry for your loss, Rick.

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

@ubcprez Thank you! It would be a pleasure to meet some day

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

The 35th anniversary of the .ca domain is next month, on May 14th.

[Benoit-Antoine Bacon @ubcprez]

Its well known that .ca is the internet country code domain for Canada. What is less well known is that .ca was launched by John Demco of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1987. Today there are over >54,000 sites with .ca in their domain name.

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

@paulvixie Congratulations!

[Internet2 @Internet2]

Join Internet pioneers tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET for a Internet History Webinar: How the US NSNET Regional Academic Networks Evolved to Become the Global Internet (1985 — 1995)
https://t.co/3QTHMmgfoK #NSNET

[Webnames.ca @webnames]

Did you know: Today is the 34th birthday of the .CA domain! It was on May 14, 1987 that responsibility for .CA was delegated to our very own @JohnDemco by Jon Postel!

Happy Birthday .CA!🎂🥳

More history: https://t.co/0MHsx61Lwl
https://t.co/IEzl660svf

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Great interview with @cybelenegris

[Cybele Negris @cybelenegris]

Thanks for the interview @hayleywoodin ! Always great to talk to you.

[Webnames.ca @webnames]

A little while ago Webnames quietly celebrated #20years in business. Take a walk down memory lane with us at https://t.co/dlEQ0gcgUP. We couldn’t have reached this incredible milestone without your support, #thankyou ❤

#inthistogether #canadianbusiness #bcbusiness #shoplocal

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

It was 20 years ago today… that operational transfer of the .CA domain registry from the University of British Columbia (UBC) to the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) took place.

https://t.co/PWpEtojhyz

#dotca #ubc #cira #icann

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Thirty years ago this month Canada’s original national Internet backbone, CA*net, was formally opened. It interconnected Canada’s rapidly developing regional networks, and featured three links to the NSFNET backbone in the United States.

#InternetDay #InternationalInternetDay

[John Demco @JohnDemco]

Very nice

[TrekCore.com 🖖 @TrekCore]

The USS VANCOUVER (NCC-70492), from an upcoming episode of #StarTrekLowerDecks

#StarTrek #NotaSpoiler