Changes

{{CompanyInfo|

{{CompanyInfo|

| logo            = Studienkreis.JPG‎

| logo            = Studienkreis.JPG‎

}}

}}

The '''ICANN Studienkreis''' (''"ICANN Study group"'') is an open network composed of experts in the Internet industry who are dedicated to organizing high-level expert seminars on issues regarding [[ICANN]] development and internet governance. Individuals and constituencies from the private sector, government, academic institutions, the civil society and the media participate in yearly conferences organized by ICANN Studienkreis. Speakers have included previous ICANN Directors, including: [[Vint Cerf]], [[Esther Dyson]], [[Helmuth Schink]], [[Hans Kraaijenbring]], [[Alejandro Pisanty]], [[Michael Palage]], [[Rob Blokzijl]], and [[Andy Mueller Maguhn]].<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Home]</ref>

The '''ICANN Studienkreis''' (''"ICANN Study group"'') is an open network composed of experts in the Internet industry who are dedicated to organizing high-level expert seminars on issues regarding [[ICANN]] development and internet governance. Individuals and constituencies from the private sector, government, academic institutions, the civil society and the media participate in yearly conferences organized by ICANN Studienkreis. Speakers have included previous ICANN Directors such as: [[Vint Cerf]], [[Esther Dyson]], [[Helmuth Schink]], [[Hans Kraaijenbring]], [[Alejandro Pisanty]], [[Michael Palage]], [[Rob Blokzijl]], and [[Andy Mueller Maguhn]].<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Home]</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

[[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]], Professor for International Communication Policy and Regulation at the University of Aarhus initiated the establishment of ICANN Studienkreis.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/wolfgang.html ICANN Studienkreis: Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter]</ref> Medienstadt Leipzig e.V. / Netcom Institute, a member of the At Large Structure helped to establish the network in 1999 which was originally intended for the internet community speaking the German language.ICANN Studienkreis was primarily supported by [[ccTLD]] registries namely [[DENIC]] ([[.de]]), [[SWITCH]] ([[.ch]]) & ([[.li]]) and [[Nic.at]] ([[.at]]).<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Historical Background]</ref>

[[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]], Professor for International Communication Policy and Regulation at the University of Aarhus initiated the establishment of ICANN Studienkreis.<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/wolfgang.html ICANN Studienkreis: Prof. Wolfgang Kleinwächter]</ref> Medienstadt Leipzig e.V. / Netcom Institute, an ICANN-recognized [[At-Large Structure]], helped to establish the network in 1999. It was originally intended for the German language internet community, and was primarily supported by [[ccTLD]] registries namely [[DENIC]] ([[.de]]), [[Switch]] ([[.ch]] and[[.li]]), and [[Nic.at]] ([[.at]]). It has since become internationalized,<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Historical Background]</ref> and is supported by industry companies and organizations such as [[Verisign]], [[United Domains]], [[Afilias]], [[IronDNS]], [[CENTR]], [[PIR]], [[InterNetX]], [[Key-Systems]], [[DOTZON]], [[EURid]], [[ECO]], [[CEU]], [[CMCS]], [[EPAG Domain Services]], and [[ISZT]].<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/ ICANN Studienkreis Home]</ref>

 

ICANN Studienkreis became international and it was able to establish partnerships with [[Afilias]], [[Verisign]] and [[joker.com]].

==Previous Conferences==

==Previous Conferences<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/previous-meetings/ ICANN Studienkreis Previous Conferences]</ref>==

# Leipzig, March 30-31, 2000

# Leipzig, March 30-31, 2000

# Zürich, February 2-3, 2001

# Zürich, February 2-3, 2001

# Salzburg, February 1-2, 2002

# Salzburg, February 1-2, 2002

# Berlin, February 3-4, 2003

# Berlin, February 3-4, 2003

# Helsinki, September 4-5, 2008

# Helsinki, September 4-5, 2008

# Barcelona, January 21-22, 2010

# Barcelona, January 21-22, 2010

# Budapest, April 28-29, 2011<ref>[http://www.icann-studienkreis.net/conf.html ICANN Studienkreis Previous Conferences]</ref>

# Budapest, April 28-29, 2011

# Oslo, August 23-24, 2012

==References==

==References==

__NOTOC__

__NOTOC__

[[Category: ICANN Bodies]]

[[Category: Organizations]]