ICANN will hold its 60th Public Meeting, ICANN60, in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 28 October to 3 November. ICANN60 is hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The meeting will bring together global stakeholders from government, business, civil society, non-government organizations, research institutions, technical communities and others. The sessions will enable discussions on a broad range of Internet-related topics and inform the audience on latest issues of concern to the stakeholders. The meeting will be a platform for developing policies for the Domain Name System.
At the Opening Ceremony on 30 October, H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of UAE, ICANN Board Chair Dr. Stephen Crocker and ICANN President and CEO Göran Marby will address the audience. They will provide a high-level overview of what is expected to take place throughout the meeting.
We encourage members of the press to join in-person or remotely via a live web stream. The details for connection are provided below.
ICANN60 will be a momentous meeting for the Internet community and the ICANN organization. It will be the last meeting for Crocker, who will be retiring from his role at the end of ICANN60. Crocker has been involved in the Internet since its inception. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, while he was a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was part of the team that developed the protocols for the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) and laid the foundation for today’s Internet. There will be several events scheduled to honor Crocker’s service to the Internet community, and to welcome the new ICANN Chair of the Board.
Following the opening ceremony, Crocker and Marby will join Cherine Chalaby, Vice Chair of the ICANN Board, Akram Atallah, President of Global Domains Division, and Baher Esmat, Vice President of Global Stakeholder Engagement in the Middle East, for the press conference to respond to journalists’ questions. They will address a wide range of topics, including Internet governance and the multistakeholder model, efforts on a multilingual Internet, and security, stability and resiliency of the Internet.
Background:
ICANN meetings are held three times a year in different regions to enable attendees from around the world to participate in person. These meetings offer a variety of sessions such as workshops, open forums and working meetings on the development and implementation of Internet policies. ICANN meetings offer the best opportunity for face-to-face discussions and exchange of opinions among attendees dedicated to the continued stable and secure operation of the Domain Name System.
ICANN60 is a free event open to anyone interested. All ICANN60 attendees, including journalists, are required to register either on-site or here.
For more on ICANN60, please go to icann60.abudhabi
The full schedule of ICANN60 events and meetings is available here.
Journalists who are unable to attend ICANN60 are encouraged to join us via remote participation or live web stream. The details of connection are available below.
Opening Ceremony:
WHEN: Monday, 30 October 09:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. GST (05:00 A.M. – 06:00 A.M UTC)
WHERE: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), (Hall 4)
OFF-SITE ACCESS: Journalists from around the world can participate in the Welcome Ceremony via remote access.
Participation Links:
Adobe Connect w/ English Audio: https://participate.icann.org/abu60-hall4
Live Stream Video: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting/events/7802583
Press Conference:
WHO:
WHEN: Monday, 30 October 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. GST (06:30 A.M. – 08:00 A.M UTC)
WHERE: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), (Hall B, Section A)
OFF-SITE ACCESS: Journalists from around the world can participate in the press conference via remote access.
Participation Links:
Adobe Connect w/ English Audio: https://participate.icann.org/abu60-press
Live Stream Video: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting/events/7802598
- The press conference will be held in English, but simultaneously interpreted into French and Arabic.
- Telephone access (English) may be obtained by dialling an international access number obtained from this list https://goo.gl/nvLx4o.
- The toll-free access number in the U.S. is +1 (719) 457-6209. Once you have reached the conferencing center, dial 834 210 0020.
- The telephone feed is listen-only and cannot be used to ask questions.
An audio recording of the news conference will be posted to the press page of the ICANN web site (icann.org/en/news/press) after the event.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2017-10-16-en
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