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==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, 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>

[[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>

==Previous Conferences==

==Previous Conferences==