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'''ICANN 1''' was held in Singapore, between March 2nd and 4th, 1999. It was the organizations debut public conference, and consequently involved laying the groundwork for its actual structure and functioning. The meetings were held at various venues, namely the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore/ ICANN.org]</ref> Currently, Singapore is one of only three cities that have hosted more than one [[ICANN]] conference; Los Angeles, California and [[Marina Del Rey]], California , which is ICANN's headquarters, have both hosted two conferences. 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 Meetings.ICANN.org]</ref>

'''ICANN 1''' was held in Singapore, between March 2nd and 4th, 1999. It was the organizations debut public conference, and consequently involved laying the groundwork for its actual structure and functioning. The meetings were held at various venues, namely the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/singapore/ ICANN.org]</ref> Currently, Singapore is one of only three cities that have hosted more than one [[ICANN]] conference; Los Angeles, California and [[Marina Del Rey]], California , which is ICANN's headquarters, have both hosted two conferences. 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 Meetings.ICANN.org]</ref> During the opening ceremony of ICANN 41, [[Peter Dengate Thrush]] reminded the audience of how much the Internet community and ICANN has come since its humble beginnings as a largely American cultural phenomenon overseen by its government.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:FoU7zsFSPv8J:singapore41.icann.org/meetings/singapore2011/transcript-welcome-20jun11-en.txt+first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com WebCache.GoogleUserContent.com]</ref>

===Meetings===

===Meetings===

ICANN held two days of public forums followed by a day of closed door work on the supporting organizations proposal. This immediate use of closed door meetings by the new organization grew extremely sharp criticism from some participants. [[Ellen Rony]] started a campaign to use gray ribbon images on websites opposed to ICANN's closed door tactics, and  [[Network Solutions]] also issued a statement condemning the move.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-RsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&source=bl&ots=ccSXlfKwcM&sig=V2BGO9gZxgoY70_1P1E7wiwmub0&hl=en&ei=3MhOTvjTNeOrsALG6LToBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=ICANN&f=false Books.Google.com NetworkWorld March, 8 1999]</ref>

ICANN held two days of public forums followed by a day of closed door work on the supporting organizations proposal. This immediate use of closed door meetings by the new organization grew extremely sharp criticism from some participants. [[Ellen Rony]] started a campaign to use gray ribbon images on websites opposed to ICANN's closed door tactics, and  [[Network Solutions]] also issued a statement condemning the move.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-RsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=first+ICANN+meeting+singapore+1999&source=bl&ots=ccSXlfKwcM&sig=V2BGO9gZxgoY70_1P1E7wiwmub0&hl=en&ei=3MhOTvjTNeOrsALG6LToBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=ICANN&f=false Books.Google.com NetworkWorld March, 8 1999]</ref>