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GDD Industry Summit | 9-11 May 2017

GDD Industry Summit | Madrid | 8 - 11 May 2017 | Register Now!

The GDD Industry Summit provides contracted parties an opportunity to engage and address issues of mutual interest and importance. This forum enables direct and one-on-one interaction with members of ICANN's GDD team. It is not a typical ICANN meeting nor is it solely intended for discussions of policy.

More than 400 participants from 49 countries attended the 2016 GDD Summit in Amsterdam. Participants included gTLD, brand and geo registries, ICANN-accredited registrars, gTLD resellers, gTLD hosting providers and registry service providers.

Top Reasons to Attend

  • Learn from real-world experience of other registries, registrars, resellers and hosting providers.
  • Find solutions to issues relevant to your company.
  • Stay ahead of emerging and ongoing operational challenges.
  • Get quality face-to-face time with ICANN staff.
  • Network with other registries, registrars and supporting businesses.

Agenda

Expanded agenda [PDF, 179 KB] now available (as of 28 April 2017).

Madrid [PDF, 56 KB] – Fun Facts & About Madrid.

Venue

Hotel NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding
Calle de Padre Damián, 23, 28036 Madrid, Spain
+34 913 53 73 00

GDD Summit Notes and Action Items [PDF, 826 KB]
30 May 2017

Sessions and Presentations

9 May 2017

Recording Time Links to Adobe Connect Recordings Download Presentation PDFs
1:13:08 GDD Organization Mission and Vision Presentation [PDF, 4.4 MB]
1:23:35

Service & Policy Implementation (Session 1 of 2)

  • Data Privacy/Protection Issues: An opportunity for registries and registrars to discuss data protection issues, including European Union General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
  • Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP): This session will offer an opportunity to discuss RDAP implementation plans for a mutually acceptable path forward.
 Presentation [PDF, 272 KB]
01:01:17

Roundtable with ICANN Compliance & Consumer Safeguards Team

  • This session will offer an opportunity to discuss ICANN compliance-related issues and processes with the ICANN organization, as well as a discussion of the role of the Complaint Officer.
  
01:07:24

Review of ICANN Process Documentation Initiative

  • This initiative looks at existing processes and associated roles and responsibilities to provide added clarity within the ICANN organization, decision points, roles and responsibilities, with the goal of identifying and addressing areas where there may be an impasse
 Presentation [PDF, 2.3 MB]

10 May 2017

Recording Time Links to Adobe Connect Recordings Download Presentation PDFs
Breakout Sessions:  
0:58:23 Dividing up topics to discuss for Q & A  
1:25:10 Engaging with ICANN and GDD for New Registries (Brand Registries Focused) Presentation [PDF, 2.5 MB]
Breakout Sessions:  
0:3:57 Breakout Sessions – Divide up Presentation [PDF, 311 KB]
1:13:20 Registries Breakout Sessions  
1:38:20 Registrars Breakout Sessions Presentation [PDF, 512 KB]
0:16:57 Breakout Sessions – Reconvene  
0:54:31 Service & Policy Implementation (Session 2 of 2)  

11 May 2017

Recording Time Links to Adobe Connect Recordings Download Presentation PDFs
0:58:29 Breakout Session - Avalanche Botnets and How to Handle them. (Recording Available on Request)  
1:16:39

Breakout Session Brand TLDs

  • What is Working in the Market and the Importance of Internal Stakeholder Engagement
 Presentation [PDF, 3.3 MB]
1:31:00

DNS Primer

  • The DNS Primer will provide a brief introduction to how the DNS works, including definitions of important terms and concepts, as well as a description of the DNS resolution process.
 Presentation [PDF, 1.9 MB]
  Event Wrap-Up Presentation [PDF, 3.0 MB]
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Thank You GDD Summit Sponsors!

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The GDD Industry Summit gives sponsors an opportunity to increase their visibility with members of the global Domain Name System marketplace. For details on sponsorship opportunities, check out our brochure [PDF, 192 KB].

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