closed ICANN Public Meeting Proposed Dates for 2029–2033

Outcome

The ICANN Meetings Team thanks all who provided comments. ICANN received eight submissions.

Overall, Public Comment submissions noted broad support for proactive scheduling ICANN Meetings in advance. Some concerns were raised regarding conflicts with other industry meetings as well as religious holidays. Others mentioned insufficient information regarding meeting location.

What We Received Input On

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) attempts to post dates for its triannual Public Meetings at least five years in advance. In selecting dates for meetings from 2029 to 2033, ICANN org strives to avoid scheduling conflicts with:

• Global, national, and religious holidays
• Community events

The ICANN Meetings and Global Stakeholder Engagement team worked together to select the preliminary dates for ICANN Public Meetings for 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, and 2033. These dates are available in the document for your consideration and comment.

Background

The Meeting Strategy Working Group recommendations, adopted by the ICANN Board in June 2014, defined the focus and length of ICANN's triannual meetings:

• First meeting: Community Forum – six (6) days
• Second meeting: Policy Forum – four (4) days
• Third meeting: Annual General Meeting – seven (7) days

The recommendations also specified goals for selecting meeting dates:

• Maximize the quality of participation through global rotation of locations, remote participation, translation, outreach, and newcomer onboarding.
• Avoid conflicts with community events and globally recognized nonworking or religious observance days.
• Schedule meetings, as much as possible, on recognized working days (Monday through Thursday).
• Rotate meeting locations so that in a period of five years, each geographic region hosts three meetings.
• Maintain a transparent process and solicit community feedback on the proposed dates.