https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/details/icann78-prep-week-schedule-now-available-26-09-2023-en

26 September 2023

Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN78 Prep Week schedule. The schedule consists of 13 sessions to prepare the ICANN community and public for the ICANN78 Annual General Meeting taking place 21–26 October 2023 in Hamburg, Germany.

ICANN78 Prep Week will be held from Monday, 9 October, to Wednesday, 11 October. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. To participate in any of the sessions, please register for ICANN78. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.

Please visit the ICANN78 website to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation information will be posted 24 hours before the start time of each session. Session materials and recordings will be posted on the ICANN78 website as they become available.

Date	Time in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)	ICANN78 Prep Week Session
Monday, 9 October	14:30–15:30	New gTLD Program Next Round: Implementation Status Update
	16:00–17:00	Specific Reviews, Work Stream 2, and Geographic Regions Update
	17:30–19:00	What to Expect During ICANN78: A Guide for Newcomers
	20:00–21:00	Contractual Compliance Update
	21:30–22:30	2023 Nominating Committee End of Year Report
Tuesday, 10 October	14:30–15:30	Applicant Support Program: Research and Updates
	16:00–17:00	Universal Acceptance Community Update
	17:30–19:00	Planning and Finance Update
	20:00–21:00	Name Collision Analysis Project Study 2 Update
Wednesday, 11 October	14:30–15:30	New gTLD Program Next Round: Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program Status Update
	16:00–17:00	Reviews Update
	17:30–19:00	Policy and Advice Update
	21:30–22:30	Global Public Interest Framework Pilot Update

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