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− | '''ICANN 57 - Hyderabad''' will be held in Hyderabad, India at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre from November 3 - 9, 2016. This is the first meeting in Hyderabad, and the second [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] to occur in India. | + | '''ICANN 57''' was held in Hyderabad, India, at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre from November 3-9, 2016. This is the first meeting in Hyderabad, and the second [[ICANN Meetings|meeting]] in India. |
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| == Major Topics & Events == | | == Major Topics & Events == |
| + | ===ICANN Accountability Post-IANA Transition=== |
| + | The [[ICANN Community]] focused on developing enhancements to ensure that ICANN is fully accountable to its stakeholders since the US government completed the |
| + | withdrawal of its safety net in terms of performing the IANA Functions. Discussions focused on "Work Stream 2:" Diversity at ICANN, Staff accountability, SO/AC accountability, transparency in ICANN’s Document Information Disclosure Process, interactions with governments, the whistleblower policy, and [[ICANN Board]] deliberation.<ref>[https://www.mayerbrown.com/-/media/files/perspectives-events/publications/2016/10/key-topics-to-follow-during-icann-57-in-hyderabad/files/get-the-full-report/fileattachment/161031-update-internet-ip.pdf Key Topics to Follow During ICANN 57 in Hyderabad, Mayer Brown]</ref> |
| + | ===Geographic Names=== |
| + | * The [[GAC]] Working Group on Geographic Names focused on defining [[Global Public Interest]] in support of the [[Argentina Proposal]] to limit the use of |
| + | geographic or culturally significant terms as nTLDs to prevent a TLD monopoly on the terms. It also worked on developing "best practices" in relation to the use of geographic names.<ref>[https://gac.icann.org/transcripts/public/gac%20working%20group%20to%20examine%20the%20protection%20of%20geographic%20names%20in%20any%20future%20expansion%20of%20gtlds%20meeting%20transcript.pdf?language_id=1 GAC session, ICANN 57, Transcript]</ref> |
| + | * The Cross-Community Working Group on Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs (CWG-UCTN) summarized its efforts to date to determine whether its recommendations be subsumed into an existing work stream or a new cross-community working group that would be much broader. |
| + | ===Next-Generation RDS=== |
| + | The RDS Working Group continued to debate how to arrive at a consensus “statement of purpose” for an RDS. |
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| == Session Highlights == | | == Session Highlights == |
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| * Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology | | * Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology |
| * Government of India | | * Government of India |
| + | ==References== |
| + | {{reflist}} |
| + | [[Category:ICANN Meetings]] |