[CANN][icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&...> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-11-07-en[icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D11-2D07-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=YZ1sjJKbHwoKmkbqvCj-_X8ZWh47kG75Xp8C1ccDfSA&s=CsFxpMxljirRSFV9lNDFSbAFUtNism-EneK_pv9IX_I&e=> ________________________________ Register Now for 2017 LAC DNS Forum! 7 November 2017 MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – 7 November 2017 – Monterrey, Mexico, will be the host city of the fourth LAC DNS Forum. The theme of this year's event, which is part of the Festival de Emprendimiento INCmty[incmty.com]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__incmty.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=F...>, is "Identity on the Internet, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation." Event: IV LAC DNS Forum When: 16 November 2017, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM Where: PABELLÓN M | Av. Constitución 1002, Centro, 64000 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico Information / Register: http://www.lacdnsforum.lat/[lacdnsforum.lat]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.lacdnsforum.lat_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=YZ1sjJKbHwoKmkbqvCj-_X8ZWh47kG75Xp8C1ccDfSA&s=T9kQ0nqi6aflGBa8FaAkZj9h1xYrM5aPPiFU3n_1nnI&e=> Fee: Free of charge The LAC DNS Forum brings together industry, Internet policy, and technical professionals interested in debating DNS-related issues. It's also a good opportunity to engage and network with key players and experts in the field. The forum is open to anyone interested in issues pertaining to the domain name industry and the business opportunities it can provide. The target audience includes: * Country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, registrars, and resellers * Generic top-level domain (gTLD) registries, registrars, and resellers * Registrants * DNS experts * gTLD applicants * Regional TLD organizations * IT and Internet businesses * Entrepreneurs * Legal and intellectual property firms This is the fourth edition of the LAC DNS Forum, first held in Buenos Aires in 2013. This year's event is jointly organized by NIC.mx, the Latin American and Caribbean ccTLDs Organization (LACTLD), the Latin American and Caribbean Address Registry (LACNIC), the Internet Society (ISOC), the Public Interest Registry (PIR), and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). About ICANN ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.