ICANN 39

Dates:	5-10 December 2010
Location:	Cartagena de Indias
Host:	.co Internet
Venue:	Cartagena de Indias Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala Convention and Exposition Centre
Website:	ICANN 39 Website
Total Registrants:	904
Registration:	List of Registered Attendees

ICANN 39 was held in Cartagena between 5 and 10 December 2010. This meeting was hosted by .co Internet.

Sessions

Several session were in progress simultaneously in different rooms of the hotel. The prominent ones included:

• GAC Meeting: New gTLD Discussion held on 5 December

In this session the GAC examined the progress on new gTLD implementation to identify remaining issues to be addressed.

Transcript:Transcript: GAC Meeting: New gTLD Discussion

• Planning High-Level Meeting for Governments During ICANN San Francisco held on 5 December

This was a preparatory meeting for the meeting where senior representative from Governments discussed long term strategic issues regarding the development of DNS, held at ICANN 41.

Transcript: Planning High-Level Meeting for Governments During ICANN San Francisco

• New gTLD Program Status held on 6 December, led by Kurt Pritz

In this session, the members of New gTLD team presented highlights from the newly posted applicant guidebook.

Transcript: New gTLD Program Status

• JIG Update; Introduction Single Character IDNsheld on 6 December

Presentation:JIG Update - Edmon Chung, Jian Zhang

• Universal Resolvability of the DNS held on 8 December

• Number Resource Policy Development Activities held on 8 December

Members of the ASO Address Council from the 5 regions around the world presented a summary of the number resource policy development activities.

Presentation: Number Resource Policy Development Activities

• FY12 Operating Plan and Budget Update held on 8 December

This was an open meeting to discuss FY12's Operating Plan and Budget.

Transcript: FY12 Operating Plan and Budget Update

• Assisting gTLD Applicants from Developing Economies held on 9 December

This session was for members from the Joint SO/AC New gTLD Applicant Support Working Group to present highlights of the recently published Milestone Report.

Transcript: Assisting gTLD Applicants from Developing Economies

Sponsors

Gold: VeriSign, Afilias, NeuStar, .org, CNNIC

Silver: InternetX, GMO Registry, CORE, .XXX, ISC, Iron Mountain, Community.asia, NRO, une

Bronze: .pro, ironDNS, .music, LogicBoxes, nic.at, tabletone

Videos

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ICANN 39 Opening Ceremony

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New gTLD program conference at ICANN 39

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Peter Dengate Thrush Opening Speech at ICANN 39

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Rod Beckstrom Opening Speech at ICANN 39

External Links

• Looking Back on ICANN 39; Looking Forward to the Future
• Looking Back on ICANN 39; Looking Forward to the Future
• ICANN 39 Full Schedule