ICANN 53

Dates:	21 - 24 June 2015
Location:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue:	Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel
Website:	ICANN 53
Registration:	Registration

ICANN 53 - Buenos Aires is an ICANN Meeting held from the 21st to the 24th of June 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Major Events and Topics

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Thursday, June 18, 2015: IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) Working Session (all day)

Friday, June 19, 2015:

• LAC DNS Forum (08:00 to 19:00)

The second edition of the DNS LAC Forum is a gathering place for industry, Internet policy and technical players. It will take place on 19 June in Buenos Aires and Continues With The proposal Presented in 2013 to Promote a regional space for discussion on DNS-related issues.

The forum is open to anyone interested in issues pertaining to the domain name industry and the business opportunities it can Provide, as well as to engage and network with key players and experts in the field. Target audience includes ccTLD and gTLD Registries and Registrars / Resellers, Registrants, DNS Experts, gTLD Applicants, Regional TLD Organizations, IT and Internet Businesses, legal and IP firms, amongst others.

Sunday, June 21, 2015:

• How it Works: Internet Standards Settings (09:30 to 11:30)

This tutorial will introduce the players and Processes used in setting standards for protocols used in the Internet. Attendees will learn about the roles the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working groups, the Internet Engineering Steering Group, Internet Architecture Board (IAB), IETF Administrative Oversight Committee, IETF Trust, IANA Protocol Parameters Function, and Internet Society play in creating the technical standards. Other topics covered include That will be the Internet standardization process itself and how the IETF works.

• Newcomer Welcome Session (10:00-17:00)
• Universal Acceptance Steering Group Workshop (18:00 to 19:30)

The community-based Universal Acceptance FORMED Steering Group at ICANN 52 and have since Been Establishing STI structure and working protocols Ensure to new top-level domains, internationalized Internationalized Domain Names and email addresses function across all applications and services. Find out what the group has Accomplished and learn how you can help tackle the accessibility issue.

Monday, June 22, 2015:

• DNS Women's Breakfast (07:00 to 8:00)

Women DNS stands for Domain Name System Women. Our mission is to Provide Encouragement, Inspiration and Active Support of Women in the DNS industry. AIMS DNS Women to advance women's leadership through global Internet networking, sharing information and resources, with a focus on Increasing the participation of women leaders in DNS Industry. We Encourage women around the world to Respond to the need of leadership Increase critical to the growth of the Internet.

• Internet Governance Public Session (18:15-19:30)

Discussion and dialogue on the WSIS + 10 Review; the continuation of the IGF Internet Governance and related issues. While ICANN (with the IANA Stewardship Transition) has been prominent in the Internet Governance Ecosystem, there are other Important Developments taking place, not least at the UNGA in December 2015 Where the outcomes of the WSIS process (Initiated in 2005) will be discussed. This discussion Could have basic Internet Governance Implications for General in and for the multi-stakeholder approach ICANN that enshrines in particular. Also, the session will look at related issues: such as the future of the IGF and other platforms, Such as That Which is Being NETMundial created under the Initiative.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015:

• IETF Buenos Aires 2015 (9:30-10:45)

The IETF has esta meeting organized in 2015 in Buenos Aires. The meeting will be the first in Latin America and is a unique opportunity for Internet professionals in our region. It is Also a challenge Because the Internet requires the contribution of each of us. In LAC, now we must show That We have the capacity and experience to Collaborate in working groups. The aim of the session "IETF BA 2015" is to show the Opportunities for participation in the IETF and the value It provides a personal and professional level. Also it will be of interest to universities, companies and Internet technical community at large by the experiences That will be shared by the IETF leaders and active members of our region.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015:

• SSR LAC Session - Securing Critical Internet Infrastructure (9:00-10:15)

Internet security is an increasingly important topic in all GI-related events and fora. Increases of identity theft incidents, DNS-based distributed denial of service attacks and other forms of abuse and route hijacks DNS are Routinely now even featured in a regular newscasts. This session will discuss topics from the LAC These perspective

Thursday, June 25, 2015: Public Forum, Part 1 (13:30-15:00)

• GAC Communique release
• ICANN Public Forum (14:00-17:30)

Sponsors

Hosted by: NIC Argentina Sponsored by:

• Verisign
• Clearing House
• Uniregistry
• NCC Group
• CNNIC
• Afilias
• CentralNic
• PIR
• Minds + Machines
• Iron Mountain
• IoN Magazine

Links

ICANN 53 Full Schedule

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Country code top-level domain

Top-Level Domain

Internet Engineering Task Force

Internet Architecture Board

World Summit on the Information Society

Internet Governance Forum

Governmental Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN as they relate to concerns of governments, particularly matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN's policies and various laws and international agreements or where they may affect public policy issues (ICANN Bylaws).