ICANN 39

Dates:	5-10 December 2010
Location:	Cartagena de Indias
Host:	.co Internet
Venue:	Cartagena de Indias Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention and Exposition Centre
Website:	ICANN 39 Website
Total Registrants:	904
Registration:	List of Registered Attendees

ICANN 39 was held in Cartagena between 5 and 10 December 2010. This meeting was hosted by .co Internet.

Sessions

Several session were in progress simultaneously in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent ones included:

• GAC Meeting: New gTLD Discussion held on 5 December

In this session the GAC examined the progress on new gTLD implementation to identify remaining issues to be addressed.

Transcript:Transcript: GAC Meeting: New gTLD Discussion

• Planning High-Level Meeting for Governments During ICANN San Francisco held on 5 December

This was a preparatory meeting for the meeting where senior representative from Governments discussed long term strategic issues regarding the development of DNS, held at ICANN 41.

Transcript: Planning High-Level Meeting for Governments During ICANN San Francisco

• New gTLD Program Status held on 6 December, led by Kurt Pritz

In this session, the members of New gTLD team presented highlights from the newly posted applicant guidebook.

Transcript: New gTLD Program Status

• JIG Update; Introduction Single Character IDNsheld on 6 December

Presentation:JIG Update - Edmon Chung, Jian Zhang

• Universal Resolvability of the DNS held on 8 December

• Number Resource Policy Development Activities held on 8 December

Members of the ASO Address Council from the 5 regions around the world presented a summary of the number resource policy development activities.

Presentation: Number Resource Policy Development Activities

• FY12 Operating Plan and Budget Update held on 8 December

This was an open meeting to discuss FY12's Operating Plan and Budget.

Transcript: FY12 Operating Plan and Budget Update

• Assisting gTLD Applicants from Developing Economies held on 9 December

This session was for members from the Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group to present highlights of the recently published Milestone Report.

Transcript: Assisting gTLD Applicants from Developing Economies

Sponsors

Gold: VeriSign, Afilias, NeuStar, .org, CNNIC

Silver: InternetX, GMO Registry, CORE, .XXX, ISC, Iron Mountain, Community.asia, NRO, une

Bronze: .pro, ironDNS, .music, LogicBoxes, nic.at, tabletone

Videos

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ICANN 39 Opening Ceremony

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New gTLD program conference at ICANN 39

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Peter Dengate Thrush Opening Speech at ICANN 39

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Rod Beckstrom Opening Speech at ICANN 39

External Links

• Looking Back on ICANN 39; Looking Forward to the Future
• Looking Back on ICANN 39; Looking Forward to the Future
• ICANN 39 Full Schedule

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).

Address Supporting Organization. Advises the Board with respect to policy issues relating to the operation, assignment, and management of Internet addresses (ICANN Bylaws).