Dear All, We would like to invite you to join us at an upcoming “ICANN Board-APAC Community Dialogue” session on 23 January 2026, happening virtually from 06:30-07:30 UTC. The ICANN Board would like to take this opportunity to engage with the APAC community on various key ICANN topics. Full agenda and Zoom participation details are below. Agenda Speaker(s) Duration (mins) Opening remarks Tripti Sinha, ICANN Board Chair 03 The multistakeholder model of Internet Governance and the WSIS + 20 outcomes. What happens next? Tripti Sinha, ICANN Board Chair Theresa Swinehart, SVP, Global Domains & Strategy 05 Reviews Cross Community Group (CCG) - upcoming efforts León Sanchez, ICANN Board Member Jim Galvin, ICANN Board Member 08 Universal Acceptance - a status update Theresa Swinehart, SVP, Global Domains & Strategy 05 APAC perspectives - ICANN Board Sajid Rahman, ICANN Board Vice Chair Chris Buckridge, ICANN Board Member Amitabh Singhal, ICANN Board Member 09 Next Round update: * Highlight the readiness activities planned, leading up to the opening of the application window, including the dedicated sessions at ICANN85 Marika Konings, VP, New gTLD Program Lead 14 Q&A 15 Closing Remarks Tripti Sinha, ICANN Board Chair 01 Zoom Participation Details Zoom Link: https://icann.zoom.us/j/97048026613?pwd=Kp0TNDMUqbyMAy7f1BuvEdQmoK44Va.1 [icann.zoom.us]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/icann.zoom.us/j/97048026613?pwd=Kp0TNDMUq...> Meeting ID: 970 4802 6613 Passcode: M^mX&Pzm#9 Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella