Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN85 Prep Week schedule. The schedule consists of 12 sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN85 Community Forum
taking place 7–12 March 2026 in Mumbai, India.
ICANN85 Prep Week will be held Monday, 23 February to Wednesday, 25 February 2026. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. To attend any
of the sessions, please register for ICANN85. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.
Please visit the ICANN85 website to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation links will be published 24 hours before the start time
of each session. Session materials, recordings, and transcripts will be published on the website as they become available.
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Date |
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) |
ICANN85 Prep Week Session |
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Monday, 23 February 2026 |
14:30–16:00 |
Review of Reviews and CCG Update |
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16:30–17:30 |
Policy Implementation: What's New and What's Next |
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18:00–19:00 |
ICANN Planning and Finance Update |
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19:30–20:30 |
Contractual Compliance Update |
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Tuesday, 24 February 2026 |
15:00–16:00 |
Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update |
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16:30–17:30 |
Policy and Advice Update |
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18:00–19:00 |
Preparing for ICANN's Annual Strategy Evaluation |
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19:30–20:30 |
ICANN Board Engagement with the ICANN Community |
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Wednesday,25 February 2026 |
15:00–16:00 |
New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update |
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16:30–17:30 |
Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update |
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18:00–19:00 |
Approaching the Finish Line: Update on the ICP-2 Review |
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19:30–20:30 |
ICANN Grant Program Update |