What: 34th ICANN Meeting
Where: Hotel Sheraton Centro Historico in Mexico City, Mexico.
When: March 1-6, 2009
Who: Anybody interested in global online policy issues.
Each year ICANN meetings bring together 1,000 individuals from around the globe including senior executives from large Internet companies, government representatives, entrepreneurs, and a variety of professionals (lawyers, engineers, academics).
These meetings are a great opportunity for domainers and business owners to meet with key decision makers on Internet issues and discuss the global policies with both business and government.
Although the official schedule has yet to be released, ICANN has provided a basic layout of what you can expect in Mexico City:
Saturday
- Working groups
- Possible Supporting Organisation (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) meetings.
Sunday
- Workshops
- GNSO Working Groups and/or Council Meetings
- GAC Working Group Sessions
Monday
- Welcome Ceremony
- Introduction to ICANN for new participants
- New gTLD Applicant
- Guidebook Q&A
- Workshops
- Public Forum
- Joint SO Meetings
Tuesday
- GNSO Constituency Meetings
- GAC Meetings
- Joint SO/AC Meetings
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
- Meeting of the ICANN Board – Open to the Public
Pre-registration for the ICANN meeting in Mexico City is voluntary and free. Simply click here and provide your information to reserve your spot today! To take a peak at a list of pre-registered attendees, click here.