ICANN Meetings

ICANN Meetings are held three times a year in various regions around the world in compliance with the ICANN Bylaws which mandates the ICANN Board to maintain transparency in managing the internet and to provide opportunity for international participation in discussions and policy developments that has impact in the Domain Name System (DNS) and the global internet community.

ICANN meetings is organized and coordinated by at least 100 volunteer staffs from the ICANN's Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs). A general meeting is held annually to give way to new members to their seats and start to serve in the Board of Directors.

Participants

ICANN meetings are open to everyone who are interested and are openly affected by the activities and work of the organization. Individuals attending ICANN Meetings include:

• Government Representatives
• Registries
• Registrars
• ISPs
• Business Managers
• IT Managers and Consultants
• DNS Industry Managers and Experts
• Intellectual Property Managers
• Academia

Activities and Sructure

A wide range of topics regarding the many aspects of the internet are discussed during the ICANN Meetings including the stability and security of the DNS, intellectual property issues, procedures in creating policies affecting the growth and development of the internet, creation of new top level domains and many other issues. During ICANN Meetings, workshops, open forums and remote participation is also conducted using different tools such as live audio streaming, video, chat rooms and online question boxes.

The ICANN Meetings are free and are normally held for five days. An outline of the entire week's activities and agenda are provided in the morning of the first and opening day of every ICANN Meetings while in the afternoon, all the main specific issues are provided.

Subsequent are oftentimes dedicated for all the different constituencies hold their own meetings and sessions to discuss their concerns and issues. A day is dedicated for the internal review of the ICANN Structure and for the SOs and ACs Councils to make decisions on issues raised during the meetings. Workshops are also held to provide latest information and upcoming issues regarding the internet industry. A gala night is held for all the participants.

Annual elections of officers are also held during the meetings and reports from the different constituencies of working group are also submitted.

Past and Future ICANN Meetings

The first ICANN Meetings was held in Singapore on March 2-4, 1999 to comply with Article III, Section 3(b)(iii) of the organization's Bylaws. The issues discussed during the meetings include:

• Domain Name Supporting Organization proposals
• Shared Registration System testbed guidelines and related activities.
• Policies and Procedures for internal reconsideration of ICANN actions under Article III, Section 4(a) of the ICANN bylaws.
• ICANN conflict of interest policies.
• Report from Francis Gurry and discussion of WIPO recommendations regarding the Domain Name System.
• Advisory committee reports and discussion:
• Governmental Advisory Committee
• DNS Root Server System Advisory Committee
• Advisory Committee on Membership
• Report from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and discussion of Berkman Center study of membership issues.

Below is the complete list of meetings held in the past and meeting that will be held in the future:

• Meeting No. 2 - Berlin, Germany- May 25-27, 1999
• Meeting No. 3 - Santiago, Chile- August 23-26, 1999
• Meeting No. 4 - Los Angeles, CA- November 1-4, 1999
• Meeting No. 5 - Cairo, Egypt- March 7-10, 2000
• Meeting No. 6 - Yokohama Japan- July 13-17, 2000
• Meeting No. 7 - Marina del Rey, CA- November 13-16, 2000
• Meeting N0. 8 - Melbourne, Australia- March 9-13, 2001
• Meeting No. 9 - Stockholm, Sweden- June 1-4, 2001
• Meeting No. 10 - Montevideo, Uruguay- September 7-10, 2001
• Meeting No. 11 - Marina del Rey, CA- November 12-15, 2001
• Meeting N0. 12 - Accra, Ghana- March 10-14, 2002
• Meeting No. 13 - Bucharest, Romania- June 24-28, 2002
• Meeting No. 14 - Shanghai, China- October 27-31, 2002
• Meeting No. 15 - Amsterdam, Netherlands- December 14-15, 2002
• Meeting N0. 16 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- March 23-27, 2003
• Meeting No. 17 - Montreal, Canada- June 22-26, 2003
• Meeting No. 18 - Carthage, Tunisia- October 27-31, 2003
• Meeting No. 19 - Rome, Italy- March 2-6, 2003
• Meeting N0. 20 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- July 19-23, 2003
• Meeting No. 21 - Cape Town, South Africa- December 1-5, 2004
• Meeting No. 22 - Mar del Plata, Argentina- April 4-8, 2005
• Meeting No. 23 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg- July 11-15, 2005
• Meeting N0. 24 - Vancouver, Canada- November 20-December 4, 2005
• Meeting No. 25 - Wellington, New Zealand- March 25-31, 2006
• Meeting No. 26 - Marrakesh, Morocco- June 26-30, 2006
• Meeting No. 27 - Sao Paulo, Brazil- December 2-8, 2006
• Meeting N0. 28 - Lisbon, Potugal- March 26-30, 2007
• Meeting No. 29 - San Juan, Puerto Rico- June 25-29, 2007
• Meeting No. 30 - Los Angeles, CA- October 29-November 2, 2007
• Meeting No. 31 - New Delhi, India- February 10-15, 2008
• Meeting N0. 32 - Dubai, UAE- June 22-26, 2008
• Meeting No. 33 - Cairo, Egypt- November 2-7, 2008
• Meeting No. 34 - Mexico City, Mexico- March 1-6, 2009
• Meeting No. 35 - Sydney, Australia- June 21-26, 2009
• Meeting N0. 36 - Seoul, Korea- October 25-30, 2009
• Meeting No. 37 - Nairobi, Kenya- March 7-12, 2010
• Meeting No. 38 - Brussels, Belgium- June 20-25, 2010
• Meeting No. 39 - Cartagena de Indias, Colombia- December 5-10, 2010
• Meeting N0. 40 - San Francisco, CA- March 13-18, 2011
• Meeting No. 41 - Singapore, Singapore- June 19-24, 2011
• Meeting No. 42 - Dakar, Senegal- October 23-28, 2011
• Meeting No. 43 - San Jose, Costa Rica- March 11-16, 2012
• Meeting N0. 44 - Prague, Czech Republic June 24-29, 2012
• Meeting No. 45 - Toronto, Canada- October 14-19, 2012

References

Glossary

World Intellectual Property Organization