ICANN 73 is the seventh ICANN Meeting to be held online only due to the COVID pandemic. The ICANN Board made the decision to convert the San Juan meeting to virtual in November 2021[1] At the same meeting, the board confirmed their intention to hold a hybrid in-person and online meeting for ICANN 74 in The Hague.[1] The board cited numerous factors both directly and indirectly related to the pandemic.[2] The meeting schedule will use the time zone of the intended host (UTC -4).

Dates: Prep Week: February 22-24, 2022

Community Forum: March 7-10, 2022

Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico (UTC -4)
Venue: Virtual
Website: ICANN 73 (registration required)

Key Dates

  • Application period for ICANN's Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program starts on January 24, 2022.
  • Prep Week schedule released: February 7, 2022
  • Community Forum schedule released: February 14, 2022

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