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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 such as: [[Vint Cerf]], [[Esther Dyson]], [[Helmuth Schink]], [[Hans Kraaijenbring]], [[Alejandro Pisanty]], [[Michael Palage]], [[Rob Blokzijl]], and [[Andy Mueller Maguhn]].<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Home]</ref>
==Background==
[[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]], Professor for International Communication Policy and Regulation at the University of Aarhus initiated the establishment of ICANN Studienkreis.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/wolfgang.html ICANN Studienkreis: Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter]</ref> Medienstadt Leipzig e.V. / Netcom Institute, an ICANN-recognized [[At-Large Structure]], helped to establish the network in 1999. It was originally intended for the German language internet community, and was primarily supported by [[ccTLD]] registries namely [[DENIC]] ([[.de]]), [[Switch]] ([[.ch]] and[[.li]]), and [[Nic.at]] ([[.at]]). It has since become internationalized,<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Historical Background]</ref> and is supported by industry companies and organizations such as [[Verisign]], [[United Domains]], [[Afilias]], [[IronDNS]], [[CENTR]], [[PIR]], [[InterNetX]], [[Key-Systems]], [[DOTZON]], [[EURid]], [[ECO]], [[CEU]], [[CMCS]], [[EPAG Domain Services]], and [[ISZT]].<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Home]</ref>
==Previous Conferences<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/previous-meetings/ ICANN Studienkreis Previous Conferences]</ref>==
# Leipzig, March 30-31, 2000
# Zürich, February 2-3, 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
# Oslo, August 23-24, 2012
# Pisa, September 12-13, 2013
# Sofia, August 28-29, 2014
# Amsterdam, August 13-14, 2015
# Dubrovnik, October 6-7, 2016
# Stockholm, August 24–25, 2017
==References==
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