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To help the community prepare for upcoming Public Meetings, the Policy Development Support Staff conducts community webinars a week or two before each meeting. During each webinar, the team identifies critical up-coming issues and provides general overviews of other policy development activities that are likely to be discussed at each Public Meeting. This page is an archive of those most recent presentations.

Meeting Policy Resource Links

ICANN79

02-07 March 2024

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 1.37 MB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar Zoom Recording:

ICANN78

21-26 October 2023

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 3.68 MB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 3.4 MB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar Zoom Recording:

ICANN77

12-15 June 2023

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 563 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 639 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar Zoom Recording:

ICANN76

11-16 March 2023

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 836 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 457 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar Presentation:

ICANN75

16-22 September 2022

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 460 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 484 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar

Zoom Recording

ICANN74

13-16 June 2022

Hybrid Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 419 KB]
Policy Outlook Report

EN [PDF, 540 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

Zoom Recording

ICANN73

7-10 March 2022

Virtual Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 607 KB]
Policy Outlook Report

EN [PDF, 545 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

Zoom Recording

ICANN72

12-14 & 25-28 October 2021

Virtual Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 680 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 545 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 1.43 MB]

FR [PDF, 2.27 MB]

ES [PDF, 1.77 MB]

Zoom Recording

ICANN71

1-3 & 14-17 June 2021

Virtual Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 276 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 357 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 1.43 MB]

FR [PDF, 2.27 MB]

ES [PDF, 1.77 MB]

PT [PDF, 1.36 MB]

Zoom Recording

ICANN70

8-11 & 22-25 March 2021

Virtual Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 506 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 369 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 9.1 MB]

FR [PDF, 9.6 MB]

ES [PDF, 10.1 MB]

Zoom Recording

ICANN69

13-15 & 19-22 October 2020

Virtual Meeting

Policy Outcomes Report EN [PDF, 396 KB]
Policy Outlook Report EN [PDF, 401 KB]
Pre-Meeting Webinar

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 15.6 MB]

AR [PDF, 16.8 MB]

FR [PDF, 16.3 MB]

ES [PDF, 17.2 MB]

ZH [PDF, 30.4 MB]

RU [PDF, 17.0 MB]

Zoom Recording

ICANN68

22-25 June 2020

Virtual Meeting

Post-Meeting Report EN [PDF, 2.81 MB]
Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 467 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

EN [PDF, 22.3 MB]

ICANN67

7-12 March 2020

Virtual Meeting

Post-Meeting Report EN [PDF, 451 KB]
Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 381 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar Presentation:

EN

ES

Zoom Recording

ICANN66

2-7 November 2019

Montréal, Canada

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 363 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 499 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar Presentation:

EN

FR

Zoom Recording

ICANN65

24-27 June 2019

Marrakesh, Morocco

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 390 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 398 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 14.6 MB]

FR [PDF, 16.9 MB]

Zoom Recording

Mp3 [PDF, 20.6 MB]

ICANN64

9-14 March 2019

Kobe, Japan

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 368 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 380 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

28 February 2019

16:00 UTC

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 2.44 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 28.0 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 270 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 233 KB]

ICANN63

20-25 October 2018

Barcelona, Spain

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 336 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 458 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

11 October 2018

10:00 UTC

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 1.5 MB]
ES [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 26.8 MB]
ES [MP3, 26.8 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 306 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 206 KB]
ES [PDF, 214 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

11 October 2018

19:00 UTC

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 1.4 MB]
ES [PDF, 7.4 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 36.6 MB]
ES [MP3, 36.6 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 274 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 209 KB]
ES [PDF, 218 KB]

ICANN62

25 – 28 June 2018

Panama City, Panama

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 261 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 353 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

12 June 2018

10:00 UTC

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 7.5 MB]
ES [PDF, 7.5 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 33.4 MB]
ES [MP3, 33.7 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 370 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 227 KB]
ES [PDF, 232 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

12 June 2018

19:00 UTC

Presentation:
EN [PDF, 7.4 MB]
ES [PDF, 7.4 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 36.6 MB]
ES [MP3, 36.6 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 388 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 245 KB]
ES [PDF, 242 KB]

ICANN61

10 – 15 March 2018

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Post-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 692 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 646 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

1 March 2018

10:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 4.82 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 21.7 MB]
ES [MP3, 21.7 MB]
FR [MP3, 21.7 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 328 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 184 KB]
ES [PDF, 175 KB]
FR [PDF, 212 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

1 March 2018

19:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 4.73 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording:
EN [MP3, 24 MB]
ES [MP3, 24 MB]
FR [MP3, 21.8 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 375 KB]

Transcript:
EN [PDF, 196 KB]
ES [PDF, 200 KB]

ICANN60

28 October – 4 November 2017

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Post-Meeting Report

AR [PDF, 502 KB]

EN [PDF, 663 KB]

ES [PDF, 354 KB]

FR [PDF, 350 KB]

RU [PDF, 536 KB]

ZH [PDF, 1.14 MB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 353 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

19 October 2017

10:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 1 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording [MP3, 10.7 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 241 KB]

Transcript [PDF, 231 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

19 October 2017

19:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 1 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording [MP3, 10.9 MB]

Chat Transcript [PDF, 251 KB]

Transcript [PDF, 237 KB]

ICANN59

26-29 June 2017

Johannesburg, South Africa

Post-Meeting Report

AR [PDF, 513 KB]

EN [PDF, 688 KB]

ES [PDF, 376 KB]

FR [PDF, 378 KB]

RU [PDF, 512 MB]

ZH [PDF, 1.15 MB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 304 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

15 June 2017

10:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 1.95 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording [MP3, 15.2 MB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

15 June 2017

19:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 1.91 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

Mp3 Recording [MP3, 12.5 MB]

ICANN58

11-16 March 2017

Copenhagen, Denmark

Post-Meeting Report

AR [PDF, 486 KB]

EN [PDF, 339 KB]

ES [PDF, 351 KB]

FR [PDF, 353 KB]

RU [PDF, 456 MB]

TR [PDF, 343 MB]

ZH [PDF, 989 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 242 KB]

ICANN57

3-9 November 2016

Hyderabad, India

Post-Meeting Report

AR [PDF, 506 KB]

EN [PDF, 377 KB]

ES [PDF, 384 KB]

FR [PDF, 383 KB]

JP [PDF, 760 KB]

KO [PDF, 891 MB]

RU [PDF, 484 MB]

TR [PDF, 382 MB]

ZH [PDF, 902 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 615 KB]

ICANN56

27-30 June 2016

Helsinki, Finland

Post-Meeting Report

AR [PDF, 23.8 MB]

EN [PDF, 532 KB]

ES [PDF, 231 KB]

FR [PDF, 235 KB]

JP [PDF, 749 KB]

KO [PDF, 1.16 MB]

RU [PDF, 23.7 MB]

TR [PDF, 24.9 MB]

ZH [PDF, 973 KB]

Pre-Meeting Report

EN [PDF, 524 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

16 June 2016

10:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 27.8 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

MP3 Recording [MP3, 14 MB]

Transcript [PDF, 247 KB]

Pre-Meeting Webinar

16 June 2016

19:00 UTC

Presentation [PDF, 27.7 MB]

Adobe Connect Recording

MP3 Recording [MP3, 13.2 MB]

Transcript [PDF, 222 KB]

Date Title Time Adobe Connect Recording Documents Mp3
15 June 2017 Pre ICANN59 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 1.91 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 12.5 MB]
15 June 2017 Pre ICANN59 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 1.95 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 15.2 MB]
6 March 2017 Pre ICANN58 Policy Open House Session 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 322 KB] Mp3 [MP3, 7.68 MB]
6 March 2017 Pre ICANN58 Policy Open House Session 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 345 KB] Mp3 [MP3, 9.08 MB]
20 October 2016 Pre-ICANN57 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 15.3 MB]
20 October 2016 Pre-ICANN57 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 15.8 MB]
25 February 2016 Pre-ICANN55 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 40.7 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 14.2 MB]
25 February 2016 Pre-ICANN55 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 40.7 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 14.1 MB]
8 October 2015 Pre-ICANN54 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 17.6 MB]
8 October 2015 Pre-ICANN54 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 16.4 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 18.1 MB]
11 June 2015 Pre-ICANN53 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 18.4 MB]
11 June 2015 Pre-ICANN53 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 37.2 MB]
29 January 2015 Pre-ICANN52 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 16.7 MB]
29 January 2015 Pre-ICANN52 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 18.1 MB]
2 October 2014 Pre-ICANN51 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 19.7 MB]
12 June 2014 Pre-ICANN50 Policy Update Webinar 10:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 16.3 MB]
13 March 2014 Pre-ICANN49 Policy Update Webinar 12:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 30.16 MB] Mp3 [MP3, 18.3 MB]
7 November 2013 Pre-ICANN48 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 16.1 MB]
27 June 2013 Pre-ICANN47 Policy Update Webinar 12:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 13.7 MB]
21 March 2013 Pre-ICANN46 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 15.3 MB]
4 October 2012 Pre-ICANN45 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 18.5 MB]
14 June 2012 Pre-ICANN44 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 17.2 MB]
1 March 2012 Pre-ICANN43 Policy Update Webinar 20:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 17.8 MB]
13 October 2011 Pre-ICANN42 Policy Update Webinar 19:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 16.7 MB]
8 June 2011 Pre-ICANN41 Policy Update Webinar 19.00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Mp3 [MP3, 17.2 MB]
3 March 2011 Pre-ICANN40 Policy Webinar 20:00 UTC Adobe Connect Recording Presentation [PDF, 11.19 MB]
Domain Name System
Internationalized Domain Name ,IDN,"IDNs are domain names that include characters used in the local representation of languages that are not written with the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet ""a-z"". An IDN can contain Latin letters with diacritical marks, as required by many European languages, or may consist of characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese. Many languages also use other types of digits than the European ""0-9"". The basic Latin alphabet together with the European-Arabic digits are, for the purpose of domain names, termed ""ASCII characters"" (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange). These are also included in the broader range of ""Unicode characters"" that provides the basis for IDNs. The ""hostname rule"" requires that all domain names of the type under consideration here are stored in the DNS using only the ASCII characters listed above, with the one further addition of the hyphen ""-"". The Unicode form of an IDN therefore requires special encoding before it is entered into the DNS. The following terminology is used when distinguishing between these forms: A domain name consists of a series of ""labels"" (separated by ""dots""). The ASCII form of an IDN label is termed an ""A-label"". All operations defined in the DNS protocol use A-labels exclusively. The Unicode form, which a user expects to be displayed, is termed a ""U-label"". The difference may be illustrated with the Hindi word for ""test"" — परीका — appearing here as a U-label would (in the Devanagari script). A special form of ""ASCII compatible encoding"" (abbreviated ACE) is applied to this to produce the corresponding A-label: xn--11b5bs1di. A domain name that only includes ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens is termed an ""LDH label"". Although the definitions of A-labels and LDH-labels overlap, a name consisting exclusively of LDH labels, such as""icann.org"" is not an IDN."