ICANN Studienkreis
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| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| Website: | icann-studienkreis.net |
| Key People | |
| Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Chairman | |
The ICANN Studienkreis ("ICANN Study group") is an open network composed of experts in the Internet industry who are dedicated to organizing high-level expert seminars on issues regarding ICANN development and internet governance. Individuals and constituencies from the private sector, government, academic institutions, the civil society and the media participate in yearly conferences organized by ICANN Studienkreis. Speakers have included previous ICANN Directors, including: Vint Cerf, Esther Dyson, Helmuth Schink, Hans Kraaijenbring, Alejandro Pisanty, Michael Palage, Rob Blokzijl, and Andy Mueller Maguhn.[1]
Background
Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor for International Communication Policy and Regulation at the University of Aarhus initiated the establishment of ICANN Studienkreis.[2] Medienstadt Leipzig e.V. / Netcom Institute, a member of the At Large Structure helped to establish the network in 1999 which was originally intended for the internet community speaking the German language.ICANN Studienkreis was primarily supported by ccTLD registries namely DENIC (.de), SWITCH (.ch) & (.li) and Nic.at (.at).[3]
ICANN Studienkreis became international and it was able to establish partnerships with Afilias, Verisign and joker.com.
Previous Conferences
- Leipzig, March 30-31, 2000
- Zürich, February 2-3, 2001
- Moscow, 2001
- Salzburg, February 1-2, 2002
- Berlin, February 3-4, 2003
- Aarhus, September 17-18, 2004
- Brussels, October 21-22, 2005
- Prague, September 25-26, 2006
- Warsaw, October 11-12, 2007
- Helsinki, September 4-5, 2008
- Barcelona, January 21-22, 2010
- Budapest, April 28-29, 2011[4]