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.[1]

Historical Significance edit

Sessions edit

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.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Transcript: New gTLD Program Status
  • JIG Update; Introduction Single Character IDNsheld on 6 December [5]
Presentation:JIG Update - Edmon Chung, Jian Zhang
  • Universal Resolvability of the DNS held on 8 December[6]
  • 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
Transcript: Assisting gTLD Applicants from Developing Economies

Sponsors edit

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 edit

ICANN 39 Opening Ceremony

Afro Colombian performs at ICANN 39

New gTLD program conference at ICANN 39

Peter Dengate Thrush Opening Speech at ICANN 39

Rod Beckstrom Opening Speech at ICANN 39

External Links edit

References edit