Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN73 Prep Week schedule. Prep Week consists of 12 sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN73 Virtual Community Forum taking place 7–10 March 2022.
ICANN73 Prep Week will take place 22–24 February 2022. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN73. After registering, you will receive two emails:
- Registration confirmation
- Login information to view the ICANN73 website
Once you log in to the ICANN73 website, you will be able to sign up for sessions. The schedule will display in your local time, based on the time set on the device you use to view the ICANN73 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 ICANN73 website as well.
| Date | Time | ICANN73 Prep Week Session |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 22 February 2022 | 13:00–14:00 UTC | Internationalized Domain Names Program Update |
| 15:00–16:00 UTC | Joint Session: ICANN Board, Fellows, and NextGen@ICANN Program Participants | |
| 17:00–18:00 UTC | What to Expect During ICANN73: A Guide for Newcomers | |
| 18:30–20:00 UTC | Generic Names Supporting Organization Policy Update | |
| Wednesday 23 February 2022 | 13:00–14:30 UTC | Universal Acceptance Update |
| 15:00–16:00 UTC | Knowledge-sharing and Instantiating Norms for DNS and Naming Security (KINDNS) Update | |
| 17:00–18:00 UTC | Contractual Compliance Update | |
| 18:30–20:00 UTC | 10th Anniversary of the New gTLD Program: A Conversation With the Operators | |
| Thursday 24 February 2022 | 13:00–14:30 UTC | Policy Update |
| 15:00–16:30 UTC | Reviews and Implementation Status Update | |
| 17:00–18:00 UTC | Fiscal Year 2023 Planning Update | |
| 18:30–20:00 UTC | Nominating Committee Review Implementation Working Group |