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ICANN 54 is shaping up to be an important meeting, with a lot of critical issues on the agenda. The ICANN Primer is a resource providing the background information needed to begin understanding the issues and participating in the future of the internet. We provide summaries of important issues with links for additional reading, information on the board and a list of acronyms with definitions.

Issues to Watch:	Meetings to attend Today-Tuesday 20 October 2015
Accountability Compliance Domain Privacy IANA Transition New gTLD Program Search for the Next CEO	Joint Meetings: Room: Auditorium ICANN Board & the At-Large 8:30-9:30 ICANN Board & the ccNSO 9:45-10:45 ICANN Board & the Commercial Stakeholders 11:00-12:30 ICANN Board & the Registries 14:15-15:15 ICANN Board & the Registrars 15:30-16:30 ICANN Board & NRO/ASO 16:45-17:45 ICANN Board & the SSAC IANA Transition and Accountability ALAC Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition and ICANN Accountability Room: Wicklow H1 17:30-19:00 New gTLD Program Root Stability Study Workshop Room: Ecocem 13:00-14:15	Constituency Meetings NPOC Constituency Room: Liffey MR2 9:30-13:00 NCUC Constituency Room: Wicklow H2 9:30-13:00 BC Constituency Room: Liffey MR2 13:15-16:30 IP Constituency Room: Wicklow H2 13:15-16:30 ISPCP Constituency Room: Wicklow MR3 13:30-16:30 GAC Meetings Room: Liffey A Morning Sessions 9:00-12:30 Afternoon Sessions 14:00-18:00	Stakeholders gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group Room: Liffey B 8:00-17:00 Commercial Stakeholder Group Room: L4 Foyer 9:00-10:45 Registrar Stakeholder Group Room: Liffey H1 9:00-17:30 Non Commercial Stakeholder Group Room: L4 Foyer 14:00-16:30 ALAC Meetings Room: Wicklow H1 ALAC Ad-Hoc ICANN Accessibility WG 9:45-10:45 ALAC Work Part 1 11:00-13:00 Part 2 14:00-16:00

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• Date: October 18 & 19, 2015,
• Reception: October 20, 2015
• Time: 11:30-13:00
• Location: The Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland, ICANNWiki Booth

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