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ICANN71 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

18 May 2021

Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN71 Prep Week schedule of ten sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN71 Virtual Policy Forum taking place 14-17 June.

ICANN71 Prep Week will be 1-3 June. Sessions will be conducted in English and may feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN71 here. After registering, you will receive two emails:

  • Registration confirmation
  • Login information to view the ICANN71 website

Once you log into the ICANN71 website, you will be able to sign up for Prep Week sessions. The session schedule will display in your local time, based on the time set for your device where you view the ICANN71 website. Please note that participation links will be available 24 hours prior to session start times. Session materials and recordings will be available on the ICANN71 website as well.

Date Time ICANN71 Prep Week Session
Tuesday, 1 June 2021 13:00-14:30 UTC What to Expect During ICANN71: A Guide for Newcomers
17:00-18:00 UTC Generic Names Supporting Organization Council Policy Update
19:00-20:00 UTC ICANN's Domain Name System Abuse Mitigation Efforts Update
Wednesday, 2 June 2021 11:30-12:30 UTC ICANN Community Focus: The Netherlands, Youth, and Internet Governance
13:00-14:30 UTC ICANN Community Groups: An Introduction for Newcomers
16:00-17:30 UTC Planning and Finance Update
19:00-20:00 UTC ICANN Reviews and Implementation Update
Thursday, 3 June 2021 13:00-14:00 UTC Universal Acceptance: Community Update
16:00-17:30 UTC Policy Update
19:00-20:00 UTC Information Transparency Initiative Update

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ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.