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'''ICANN 1''' was held in Singapore, between March 2nd and 4th, 1999. Individual meetings were held in several venues around the city, including the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel.<ref name="archive">[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore/ ICANN 1 Archive at ICANN.org]</ref> The second ICANN conference to be held in Singapore was [[ICANN 41]], held between the 19th and 24th of June 2011.<ref>[http://meetings.icann.org/calendar Calendar], ICANN.org.</ref> During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], then Chairman of the Board, reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and [[ICANN]] have come since ICANN's "humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon originally overseen by the United States Federal Government."<ref name="41welcome">[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore2011/bitcache/Transcript_%20Welcome%20Ceremony-vid=25791&disposition=attachment&op=download.txt ICANN 41 Archive - Transcript - Welcome Ceremony], June 20, 2011</ref>

'''ICANN 1''' was held in Singapore, between March 2nd and 4th, 1999. Individual meetings were held in several venues around the city, including the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel.<ref name="archive">[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore/ ICANN 1 Archive at ICANN.org]</ref> The second ICANN conference to be held in Singapore was [[ICANN 41]], held between the 19th and 24th of June 2011.<ref>[http://meetings.icann.org/calendar Calendar], ICANN.org.</ref> During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], then Chairman of the Board, reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and [[ICANN]] have come since ICANN's "humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon originally overseen by the United States Federal Government."<ref name="41welcome">[https://archive.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore2011/bitcache/Transcript_%20Welcome%20Ceremony-vid=25791&disposition=attachment&op=download.txt ICANN 41 Archive - Transcript - Welcome Ceremony], June 20, 2011</ref>

==Key Developments==

==Key developments==

As [[ICANN]]'s debut public meeting, held just 5 months after the formation of the non-profit, ICANN 1 established the groundwork for the structure of future [[ICANN Meetings]]. At the time of the first ICANN meeting, the DNS had a completely different makeup, as there were 171 million total Internet users, compared to 2 billion in 2011. Also, 56% of those Internet users were from the United States or Canada, and 15% from the Asia Pacific Region. Today, fewer than 14% of Internet users come from North America, and 44% are from Asia.

As [[ICANN]]'s debut public meeting, held just 5 months after the formation of the non-profit, ICANN 1 established the groundwork for the structure of future [[ICANN Meetings]]. At the time of the first ICANN meeting, the DNS had a completely different makeup, as there were 171 million total Internet users, compared to 2 billion in 2011. Also, 56% of those Internet users were from the United States or Canada, and 15% from the Asia Pacific Region. Today, fewer than 14% of Internet users come from North America, and 44% are from Asia.