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ICANN82 Prep Week Newsletter
20 February 2025
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Get Ready for ICANN82 Prep Week!
ICANN82 Prep Week is happening next week from Monday, 24 February 2025, to Wednesday, 26 February 2025. Prep Week consists of 12 sessions to help you prepare for the ICANN82 Community Forum, which takes place from Saturday, 8 March 2025 through Thursday, 13 March 2025 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Prep Week sessions will be conducted in English and feature remote simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN82 on the meeting website.
Prep Week Sessions
All times are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Monday, 24 February
ICANN Board Engagement With the ICANN Community
15:00–16:00 UTC
Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Updates
16:30–17:30 UTC
Current State of Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
18:00–19:00 UTC
Contractual Compliance Update
20:30–21:30 UTC
Tuesday, 25 February
Finance and Planning Update
15:00–16:00 UTC
ICANN Five-Year Strategic Plan Update
16:30–17:30 UTC
New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update
18:00–19:30 UTC
Policy Implementation and ICANN Reviews Update
20:30–21:30 UTC
Wednesday, 26 February
Policy and Advice Update
15:00–16:00 UTC
Geopolitical Updates
16:30–17:30 UTC
Progress on Work to Improve the Efficacy and Efficiency of ICANN Public Meetings
18:00–19:30 UTC
Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update
20:30–21:30 UTC
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REMINDER: Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, 9 March 2025, so be sure to adjust your clocks accordingly. Remote participants in ICANN82 should take note to confirm session timing. | | |
Community Feedback Shapes the Revised Draft of ICANN's Next Strategic Plan | |
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By Chris Chapman and Maarten Botterman, ICANN Board
As Co-Chairs of the Board Strategic Planning Committee (BSPC), we are committed to ensuring that the next ICANN Strategic Plan reflects the diverse perspectives and priorities of our global community.
Transparency and collaboration are foundational to the strategic planning process, and we are pleased to present the revised draft of the Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2026–2030, which the BSPC is recommending to the Board to consider for adoption at ICANN82. This version reflects the input we received during the Public Comment proceeding.
We encourage you to review the revised draft and consider how we can collaborate to effectively execute our shared Strategic Plan. Your ongoing engagement is vital to ensuring the success of the next Strategic Plan. Please join this Prep Week session for an in-depth look at the revised draft.
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Reminder: ICANN82 Registration Deadlines
In-person registration closes 7 March, while virtual registration closes 13 March. Onsite registration will not be available.
Register now!
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ICANN Board Engagement With the ICANN Community | |
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The ICANN Board invites the community to participate in this 60-minute session, which will offer two breakout sessions where you can share your views. The breakouts, hosted by different ICANN Board members, will focus on two topics of interest: "Advancing the Global Public Interest" and "Updating ICP-2."
Following a brief welcome plenary, community members will be asked to join one of the two breakout sessions for a 40-minute discussion with the Board host for that topic. Attendees will be able to move freely between the breakout rooms. The session will conclude with all attendees coming together to hear a summary of each discussion.
ICANN Board Engagement With the ICANN Community
Monday, 24 February | 15:00–16:00 UTC
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New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update | |
Policy Implementation and ICANN Reviews Update | |
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ICANN’s Policy Research and Stakeholder Programs team will provide updates on its current work with the community, including Policy and Review team recommendations on active and planned implementation work.
The session will provide updates on activities such as the community-led Pilot Holistic Review, the pilot to evolve Organizational Reviews into a Continuous Improvement Program, and preparations for the Fourth Accountability and Transparency Review.
Policy Implementation and ICANN Reviews Update
Tuesday, 25 February | 20:30–21:30 UTC
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Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update | |
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Join this session to learn about the progress being made to enable a UA-ready world, where people can engage online using domain names and email addresses that reflect their language, culture, and preferences. During the session, attendees are encouraged to share their ideas to help with this effort.
Register for the session now:
Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update
Wednesday, 25 February | 20:30–21:30 UTC
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ICANN Learn Courses to Get Ready for ICANN82
If you’re new to ICANN or just want to refresh your knowledge about how ICANN and ICANN meetings work, these two ICANN Learn courses have you covered:
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“Introduction to ICANN” provides users with a basic overview of the organization and introduces key acronyms and groups.
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“ICANN Public Meetings for Newcomers” helps you get the most out of ICANN meetings. It explains how the three annual Public Meetings work, which groups participate in each, and how you can develop a strategy for participating and networking.
Both courses are free. To register and attend, please visit the ICANN Learn website.
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Review the ICANN Public Meeting Participation Guides | |
Is ICANN82 your first ICANN Public Meeting? Are you unsure of how to use Zoom, interpretation services, or transcription services?
The ICANN82 Participation Tools page has all the information you need, including virtual and in-person participation guides, which are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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Explore the ICANN Acronyms and Terms Tool | |
ICANN uses hundreds of acronyms and terms, which can be confusing. We created a multilingual tool to help explain what these terms mean and to support your work within the ICANN community.
Use the ICANN Acronyms and Terms tool to find the definitions you need.
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