Engagement Calendar

The Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) is a new and free service developed to provide a more consistent and standardized format for handling requests to access nonpublic registration data related to generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This webinar is an opportunity for participants to better understand the service.

This educative webinar will be an opportunity to introduce potential target Applicant Support Program (ASP) applicants (organizations and entities ) in the wider Europe Middle East and Africa regions to the fundamentals of Applicant Support Program in the context of the new gTLDs Program, Next Round.

The ASP is an initiative of the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program: Next Round that will make gTLD application fees and evaluation processes more accessible to entities that may be interested in applying for a gTLD but are unable to because of financial or other resource constraints. The webinars will provide a high-level overview of ...

The Youth Internet Governance Forum - Myanmar is an open platform for Myanmar's youth, recognized by the United Nations IGF, to express their ideas and exchange thoughts on the Internet Governance in Myanmar.

This year's theme is ...

The Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) pilot program, launched in November 2023, provides a standardized format for requesting access to nonpublic registration data for generic top-level domains by connecting requestors with the relevant ICANN-accredited registrars that are voluntarily participating in the pilot. This webinar ...

Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG) is a regional School of Internet Governance working towards raising awareness and capacity building within the Asia Pacific region. It's a yearly event that brings in Internet Leaders from the Asia Pacific region. 

AfPIF is an annual conference that aims to promote the development of national and cross-border interconnection and offers the African technical community a unique opportunity to showcase interconnection challenges and opportunities. It focuses on Internet interconnection dynamics, ...

The objective of this event is to educate and raise awareness in the region about key issues related to the Domain Name System (DNS), what ICANN is, and how to participate.

From mid-October 2024, the second Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) will require EU Member States to adopt and publish measures to accurately verify the identity of domain name registrants before a domain name registration. 

In this webinar, three different parties have been invited to give an overview of how ...

This is a hands-on DNS Operations and DNSSEC workshop targeting financial institutes in Saudi Arabia. The workshop is hosted by SaudiNIC, the .SA ccTLD registry. Attendance is upon invitation. only.

This is one of two scheduled webinars that will provide an overview of the GNSO Transfer Policy Review Working Group's Initial Report and proposed recommendations. This webinar will cover the Group 1A recommendations about transferring a domain from one registrar to another. The webinar objective is to complement the information provided in ...

This is the second of two scheduled webinars that will provide an overview of the GNSO Transfer Policy Review Working Group's Initial Report and proposed recommendations. This webinar will cover the Group 1B & Group 2 recommendations about Change of Registrant and the Transfer Dispute Resolution Procedure. The webinar objective is to ...

The Africa Internet Summit 2024 (AIS’24) brings the ICT business and technical community in Africa together under one roof thus providing a platform for all stakeholders to discuss and benchmark issues on Internet policy, Internet Governance, Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D), Internet access, and more. AIS’24 is a ...

The objective of this event is to educate and raise awareness in the region about key issues related to the Domain Name System (DNS), what ICANN is, and how to participate.

This webinar on advanced Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is providing training for those who already have some basic knowledge, but wish to learn more. Registries, Registrars and anybody interested in running DNSSEC are welcome to join.

The Aspen Cyber Summit connects the ...

TPRC is the preeminent annual interdisciplinary conference on communications, information, and Internet policy that convenes researchers and policymakers from law, economics, engineering, computer science, public policy, data science, social sciences, and related fields working in academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations ...