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>> 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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