Meetings, Info & Links

For 2020 and thereafter: ICANN at Meetings.icann.org (calendar & archives) and Calendar | ICANN.org; IGF at intgovforum.org.

#IGF2019 in Berlin 25 to 29 November 2019, hosted by the Government of Germany

@2019IGF - @intgovforum - http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019

https://www.igf2019.berlin/IGF/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html

• The fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosted by the Government of Germany in Berlin, 25 to 29 November 2019.
• The third face-to-face 2019 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, 5-7 June 2019 in Berlin, Germany, on the premises of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, near the Berlin Hauptbahnhof (central railway station).
• The second face-to-face 2019 Open Consultations and MAG meeting, 9-11 April 2019 at the ITU building in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The first face-to-face 2019 Open Consultations and MAG meeting took place on 28-30 January 2019 at UNOG, Geneva, Switzerland, after a Call for Issues was published.

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Six Questions for 2019 & Twelve for 2018 Answered; 

12 Questions for 2018: Domains, ISOC, Internet, ICANN

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2019: 
ICANN66, Montreal, Canada | 21st AGM 2-7 Nov 2019

GAC Communique ICANN66 (pdf). ICANN66 wrap (pdf): "... UAM: Domain Name Registrants Look Forward to Suing ICANN under GDPR ... Every Antitrust & Competition Authority in the World Should Be Investigating ICANN & its gTLDs ..."

ICANN Meeting & Media Resources:

• Remote Participation

• ICANN pre- and post-meeting reports | ICANN.org

• Twitter: @sgdickinson  @farzanehbadii  @miltonmueller  @IGPAlert

• ICANN Meeting Sessions on Livestream.com

• ICANNnews | YouTube.com

• GAC Advice Consideration Process (pdf) [Feb2018].

•  ICANN65, Marrakech, Morocco | Policy Forum 24-27 Jun 2019

•  ICANN64, Kobe, Japan, 9-14 Mar 2019

2018:

•  PP-18, ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 | Dubai, UAE 29 Oct - 16 Nov 2018

PP-18, ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018, Dubai, UAE

• IGF 2018 | Internet Governance Forum 2018, Paris, France, 12-14 Nov 2018

Internet Governance Forum 2018, Paris, France, Nov 12-14:

• IGF 2018 Speech by French President Emmanuel Macron

• IGF 2018 Address to the Internet Governance Forum by UN SG António Guterres

• dig.watch/events/13th-internet-governance-forum

•   ICANN63 | Barcelona | 20th Annual General Meeting  20-25 Oct 2018.

• ICANN62 | Panama City | Policy Forum 25-28 Jun 2018

•  ICANN61 | San Juan | Community Forum 10-15 Mar 2018 San Juan, Puerto Rico

GDPR & ICANN 2018 -- EPDP "The EPDB [European Data Protection Board] was created by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted on 27 April 2016 and published in the EU Official Journal on 4 May 2016. Please note that a corrigendum of the GDPR was published in the Official Journal on 23 May 2018 and is available here. The consolidated version of the EU General Protection Regulation (GDPR) is available here. The GDPR, which entered into force on 24 May 2016 and is applicable from 25 May 2018 ..."--edpb.europa.eu.
The Internet: 10 predictions for 2018 | DiploFoundation | diplomacy.edu: The 10 trends listed for 2018 relate to 43 digital policy issues addressed by numerous actors in hundreds of events ... The most comprehensive approach to both the 10 trends and the 43 issues will be at the following main events--

• WSIS Forum (Geneva, Switzerland, 19–23 March) agenda around the main WSIS action lines (access, health, education, etc.).
• UNCTAD e-commerce week (Geneva, Switzerland, 16–20 April) the role of digital platforms, a key feature of the evolving digital economy.
• ITU Plenipotentiary (Dubai, UAE, 29 October–16 November) debates on cybersecurity, OTT regulation, Internet identifiers, and other issues that have been contentious for years.
• WTO Public Forum (Geneva, Switzerland; TBA)various digital aspects that can affect digital trade (cybersecurity, standardisation, human rights, jurisdiction).
• World Internet Conference (Wuzhen, China; TBA) broad agenda with the main focus on linking Chinese and global digital policy players.
• Internet Governance Forum (TBA) digital policy issues at more than 150 workshops and events.

2017

•  IGF 2017 | Geneva 18-21 Dec 2017 | Internet Governance Forum

Host: igf2017.swiss |  @intgovforum |  #IGF2017 | 

• See also News Review . . . . IGF 2017 Dec 17-21

• CENTR Internet Governance / timeline for 2017

ICANN60 | Abu Dhabi | Annual General Meeting 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2017. See on DomainMondo.com:

• News Review | Brazil Opposes Draft Report re: ICANN U.S. Jurisdiction 

• News Review | ICANN60: ICANN Board Crashes The Party in Abu Dhabi

ICANN59 | Johannesburg 26-29 Jun 2017 #ICANN59 | see ICANN59 Report.

INTA | Barcelona 20-24 May 2017 @INTA  #INTA17

ICANN58 | Copenhagen 10-16 Mar 2017 | #ICANN58 | CENTR Report on ICANN58  and ICANN58 GAC Communique (pdf)

All ICANN Issues Open for Public Comment here.

•  New GNSO Policy Development Process Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDs | ICANN (March 21, 2016) --see also: WG Members | Mailing Lists - Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group and Review of all Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) in all gTLDs PDP Working Group Home

•  Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review (CCT) | ICANN.org
   and

   Competition, Consumer Trust, and Consumer Choice Review (CCT-REVIEW) | ICANN.org

• CCT Metrics - ICANN review of the New gTLD Program in terms of competition, consumer trust, and consumer choice (CCT) (first due October 2015). 

•  News Review 02Oct2016: Post-Transition ICANN & The Global Public Interest

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Selected mail lists:

• https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccwg-internet-governance/

• https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ccwg-auctionproceeds/

• https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-rpm-wg/

• https://mm.icann.org/pipermail/gnso-epdp-team/  (EPDP public mail list)

Other EPDP Links: wiki, legal memos, legal mail list, GNSO mail list, worksheets, definitions, and the links to the EPDP meetings' recordings and transcripts (when available) are posted on the  GNSO calendar. Also: CPH comments on Purposes (pdf), SO/AC/SG/C early input.

Web Links:

• Internet Speed Test | Fast.com
• IATD Data & Statistical Reports | Federal Communications Commission | fcc.gov
• Real-time Web Monitor
• Oracle Internet Intelligence Map | Oracle.com and internetintel.oracle.com.
• gs.statcounter.com
• TeleGeography | Data-driven telecommunications market research
• Network Performance Comparison
• Broadband Adoption Trends
• Net Usage Index by Industry | Akamai
• Industry Best Practices | Online Trust Alliance
• Kona Security Dashboard
• Rankings | comScore.com
• U.S. Smartphone Use in 2015 | Pew Research Center, Internet & American Life Project
• FrequencyCheck.com Mobile Network Compatibility Search: Unlocked Phones/Devices
• RootMetrics Coverage Map
• OpenSignal.com
• Alternatives to ICANN DNS (Afnic report - pdf)
• Number of Internet Users (2015) - Internet Live Stats
• World Internet Users Statistics and 2014 World Population Stats
• Information Geographies: Oxford Internet Institute
• Oxford Internet Institute
• ourinternet.org: Toward a Social Compact for Digital Privacy and Security
• Actors | GIP Digital Watch observatory for Internet governance and digital policy
• The domain name market in 2014 (afnic Report)
• analytics.usa.gov | The US government's web traffic
• Google Trends - Web Search interest: "domain name", qe, unicorn, startup - Worldwide, 2004 - present
• Google Trends - Web Search interest: com, web, blog, net, app - Worldwide, 2004 - present
• Wayback Machine | archive.org
• archive.is

TLD Links:

• A list of ALL TLDs in the Internet Root Zone

• TLD Monitoring Tools (pdf)

• Registry Agreement Termination Information Page | ICANN.org

• ICANN's Universal Acceptance Steering Group | UASG | uasg.tech

• Monthly Registry Reports | ICANN.org and .com Monthly Registry Reports | ICANN.org

Registry Resources | ICANN.org--Naming Services portal--"The Naming Services portal replaces the Global Domain Division (GDD) and New gTLD Applicant portals ..."

• DomainNameStats.com: Global Domain Statistics (beta)
• TLD Monitoring Tools (pdf) 
• TLD Domain Counts (DomainTools.com)
• TLD Domain Counts (RegistrarStats.com)
• Dot COM and NET Zone Files (Verisign.com)
• Dot COM and NET Zone Files (DomainMondo.com snapshot)
• nTLD Stats
• TLD Watch (guru)
• TLD Watch (xyz)
• TLD Watch
• NameStat
• .XYZ - New gTLD - Top Level Domain Statistics (namestat.org)
• .GURU - New gTLD - Top Level Domain Statistics
• Registry Agreement Assignment | ICANN.org
• New gTLD Current Application Status
• New gTLD Auction Results
• Domain Name Sales
• HosterStats
• RegisteredToday
• Delegated Strings | ICANN New gTLDs
• Program Statistics | ICANN New gTLDs
• TLD STARTUP INFORMATION | ICANN New gTLDs
• New gTLD Current Application Status: https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus
• New gTLD Current Application Status: https://gtldresult.icann.org/
• Site Map | ICANN New gTLDs
• ICANN: Universal Acceptance (new gTLDs fail to operate as expected on the internet)
  UA mailing list: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/ua-discuss/
• IANA — Root Zone Database: all TLD (top-level domain) Registry operators - The Root Zone Database represents the delegation details of top-level domains, including gTLDs such as.com, and (country-code) ccTLDs such as .uk. As the manager of the DNS root zone, IANA is responsible for coordinating these delegations in accordance with its policies and procedures. Much of this data is also available via the WHOIS protocol at whois.iana.org.
• TLDs List (Wikipedia)
• Search Domain Availability (all extensions) (Namecheap)
• Search Domain Availability (.com only) (Namecheap)

ICANN Links: ICANN Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation.

• ICANN English Acronyms Flashcards | Quizlet.com
• ICANN Search
• 2016 Board Meetings | ICANN.org; 
• amended as of 18 July 2018: Conflicts of Interest Policy; Governance Guidelines; Board of Directors' Code of Conduct.

• ICANNWhois
• ICANN Announcements and ICANN Correspondence

• gTLD Correspondence | ICANN New gTLDs (archived 30 Jun 2017)
• DIDP Requests and Responses
• ICANN Documentary Information Disclosure Policy
• icann.org/gddsummit

• ICANN IRP Documents
• Requests for Reconsideration
• Litigation - ICANN

• Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) | uasg.tech - ICANN's new gTLDs "break stuff" and "fail to work as expected on the internet." - UA mailing list
• Public Comments - ICANN: Open / Recently Closed and Upcoming
• ICANN Calendar
• ICANN Management Organization Chart (pdf) Nov 1, 2016
• ICANN Portfolio Management System
• ICANN Contractual Compliance Report
• ICANN Resolutions
• Advice to the ICANN Board

• icann.org/technology
• ICANN | SlideShare
• ICANNnews - YouTube
• ICANN features
• ICANN Strategic Plan (FY2016-FY2020) (pdf)
• ICANN Five-Year Operating Plan (FY2016-20)

• mm.icann.org Mailing Lists and http://forum.icann.org/lists/

• ICANN Accountability / IANA Transition Link and Overview Graphic (pdf)

• Root Server System Advisory Committee - RSSAC
• SSAC Reports and Advisories | ICANN.org

• https://www.myicann.org/ and ICANN news feed

Organizational Calendars: AfriNIC; APNIC; ARIN; ICANN; ICANN Meetings; IETF; INTA; ISOC; LACNIC; RIPE-NCC; W3C; Events | Geneva Internet Platform.

Calendar & Links ARCHIVE (August 28, 2016)(pdf)