It’s too late for now but in the future, we should seriously consider having a Council meeting that occurs during or immediately before/after the SPS when we are all together.

 

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From: Terri Agnew via council <council@icann.org>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 11:34 AM
To: Johan Helsingius <julf@Julf.com>; council@icann.org
Subject: [council] Re: [Ext] Re: Re: GNSO Council dates & times 2026

 

[EXTERNAL] council@icann.org

Hi Council,

We will begin getting 2026 meetings scheduled as listed below.

Thanks!

Terri

On 11/10/25, 11:24 AM, "Johan Helsingius" <julf@Julf.com <mailto:julf@Julf.com>> wrote:


Thank you Terri!


RIPE92 is in Edinburgh, UTC+1, so it is possible to do the council
meeting before the RIPE day starts.


Julf


On 10/11/2025 16:58, Terri Agnew wrote:
> Thank you Julf, I have added RIPE92 is May 18-22 to the list, I see 14
> May is Ascension Day (and added below) in some parts of the world.
> @Council, which would be less impactful, Council meeting on 14 May or 21
> May 2026? Reminder, this is the 05:00 UTC rotation time.
>
> On 11/10/25, 9:27 AM, "Johan Helsingius via council" <council@icann.org <mailto:council@icann.org>
> <mailto:council@icann.org <mailto:council@icann.org>>> wrote:
>
> RIPE92 is May 18-22.
>
> Julf
>
> On 10/11/2025 14:57, Terri Agnew via council wrote:
>
> > Dear GNSO Council,
>
> >
>
> > Please see the suggested dates for 2026 Council meetings. Times and
>
> > meeting rotation are suggested in function of the current locations of
>
> > the Council Leadership team and members of the council.
>
> >
>
> > We encouraged you to check the dates against your national and/or
>
> > religious holidays. We have considered those which could conflict with
>
> > Council meeting dates (Thursdays, generally the 2^nd or the 3^rd of
>
> > the month except during Tri-Annual ICANN meetings). Please have a look
>
> > and check against your own calendars to see if there are any adjustments
>
> > to make. If no comments on dates/times listed below, we will send
>
> > calendar invites out next week.
>
> >
>
> > Current 2025 Meeting dates and times (which will remain the same):
>
> >
>
> > * 13 November at 13:00 UTC
>
> > * 11 December at 21:00 UTC
>
> >
>
> > Suggested 2026 Meeting dates and times:
>
> >
>
> > We have kept the three council meeting times as they still seem to work
>
> > for the current council of 05:00, 13:00 and 21:00 UTC. (exception for
>
> > the ICANN tri-annual meetings)
>
> >
>
> > * 15 January 2026 at 05:00 UTC//
>
> > * 12 February 2026 at 21:00 UTC
>
> > * 11 March 2026 – ICANN85 at 13:15 local time (Mumbai)
>
> > * 16 April 2026 at 21:00 UTC
>
> > * 21 May 2026 at 05:00 UTC
>
> > * 10 June 2026 - ICANN86 at 13:15 local time (Seville)
>
> > * 09 July 2026 at 13:00 UTC
>
> > * 13 August 2026 at 21:00 UTC>
>
> > * 10 September 2026 at 05:00 UTC
>
> > * 21 October 2026 - ICANN87 at 13:15 local time (Muscat)
>
> > * 12 November 2026 at 13:00 UTC
>
> > * 17 December 2026 21:00 UTC//
>
> >
>
> > //
>
> >
>
> > /Holiday and/or events considered:/
>
> >
>
> > /Chinese New Year: 17 February – 03 March 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /Ramadan: 17 February – 19 March 2026/
>
> >
>
> > Nowruz: 20 March 2026//
>
> >
>
> > /IETF 125: 14 – 20 March 2026 /
>
> >
>
> > /RightsCon: 05 – 08 May 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /INTA: 02 May – 06 May 2026/
>
> Ascension Day: 14 May 2026
>
> RIPE92: May 18-22 2026
>
> >
>
> > /IETF 126: 18 – 24 July 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /Rosh Hashana: 11 – 13 September 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /IETF 127: 14 – 20 November 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /Hanukkah: 04 – 12 December 2026/
>
> >
>
> > /ICANN office Holiday closure: 24 – 31 December 2026/
>
> >
>
> > //
>
> >
>
> > Thank you!
>
> >
>
> > Terri
>
> >
>
> >
>
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