ICANN 48

Dates:	17-21 November 2013
Location:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Host:	NIC Argentina
Venue:	Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center
Website:	ICANN 48 Website
Total Registrants:	2,034
Registration:	Public List - ccNSO List

ICANN 48 was held from November 17 to November 21, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was hosted by NIC Argentina, the organization that manages Argentina's .ar ccTLD Registry.

Topics and discussions focused on the continued rollout of the New gTLD Program, as a small batch of applications had reached delegation and many more were facing RA contracting and possible auctions. Within the program itself, the issue of Name Collisions was debated, as well as what ICANN should do with the funds received from eventual "last resort" auctions in the New gTLD Program. Internet Governance was at the forefront of many discussions, in light of the NSA's surveillance on the Internet.

The event drew 2,034 registered participants, and was the final ICANN meeting in 2013. ICANN's 15th Anniversary was celebrated in Buenos Aires. It was the first time an ICANN meetings was held in Buenos Aires, and the second time an ICANN meeting was held in Argentina since ICANN 22 in Mar del Plata in 2005.

Major Topics

Brazil Meeting

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Interview with Fadi and Steve Crocker after the conference: Here

Session Highlights

November 17

• ALAC and Regional Leadership Working Session
• ICANN 15th Anniversary Celebration
• Newcomer Welcome and Information Session
• GNSO Working Session
• GAC Plenary

November 18

• DNS Women's Breakfast
• Welcome Ceremony and President's Opening Session
• Internet Governance
• gTLD Program Update
• Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) and Auction
• Law Enforcement Workshop

November 19

• Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)
• ccNSO Members Meeting Day 1
• Internet Security & Stability Challenges in Latin America & the Caribbean
• gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)
• RrSG Meetings
• Music Night

November 20

• NomCom Public Meeting
• ccNSO Members Meeting Day 2
• ICANN Accountability & Transparency Metrics & Benchmarks
• ICANN Community Preparation for the Multistakeholder Meeting in Brazil
• DNSSEC Workshop
• GAC Communiqué Drafting
• Gala Night

November 21

• Continued Operations for New gTLDs
• Public Forum
• Public Board Meeting

Sponsors

Platinum: IPLAN
Gold: Afilias, PIR, Verisign
Silver: Community.Asia, UniForum SA, .CLUB Domains LLC, LogicBoxes, NCC Group, CentralNic, Trademark Clearinghouse, FreeNom, CORE, Iron Mountain, Architelos
Bronze: Uniregistry

External Links

• ICANN 48 Website
• [GAC Communiqué]
• President's Opening Session
• Closing Interview with Fadi and Steve

Country code top-level domain

Non-Commercial Users Constituency

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).