The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will be holding its 52nd public meeting on 9th to 12th February in Singapore
The meeting will bring together stakeholders from around the globe to discuss what the future of the Internet may look like in light of last year’s announcement that the United States (U.S.) government will transition stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community.
Former Senior Advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton, Ira Magaziner, and Singapore’s Minister of Communications and Information, Dr. Yaacob bin Ibrahim, will address attendees at the meeting’s opening ceremony. Details are provided below.
In the afternoon, ICANN President and CEO Fadi Chehadé will join Board Chair Dr. Stephen D. Crocker, Global Domains Division President Akram Atallah and Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific (APAC) Yu-Chuang Kuek in responding to journalists’ questions during an international news conference. They will address a wide range of issues, including the current status of the IANA stewardship transition and the continued delegation of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs).
A recording of the news conference will be posted to the press page of the ICANN web site (http://www.icann.org/en/news/press) after the event.
To see the full schedule of events and meetings taking place during ICANN52 in Singapore, go to http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule-full.
Registration for ICANN52 is available on-site or at https://registration.icann.org/.