[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-2018-08-27-en [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_anno...> ________________________________ NextGen@ICANN Application Round for ICANN64 Now Open 27 August 2018 LOS ANGELES – 27 August 2018 – Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched the application round for the NextGen program at ICANN64. The ICANN64 Community Forum will be held from 9-14 March 2019 in Kobe, Japan. The deadline to apply is 5 October 2018; successful candidates will be announced on 09 November 2018. For more information on the NextGen program and eligibility requirements, please click here [icann.org]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2D...>. 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.