ICANN sets 2027 meeting locations: Lisbon, Vancouver and Adelaide
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ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN, the organization that runs the internet's address system, revealed where it will hold its three big meetings in 2027. They will take place in Lisbon, Vancouver, and Adelaide. Anyone can join these meetings, in person or online, for free.
ICANN announced on September 24 the locations for its three public meetings in 2027. ICANN 88 opens the year in Lisbon from March 13 to 18, hosted by DNS.PT, the .pt registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry; ICANN last met there in 2007, and the city is the most accessible location of the year for German-speaking attendees. The ICANN 89 Policy Forum follows in Vancouver from June 14 to 17, the first time there since 2005. The year closes with the ICANN 90 Annual General Meeting in Adelaide from October 30 to November 4, hosted by .au registry auDA .au Domain Administration The not-for-profit body that manages Australia's .au domain and sets its rules. Full definition of auDA. Adelaide becomes the third Australian city to host an ICANN meeting One of ICANN's public meetings, normally held three times a year. Full definition of ICANN meeting after Melbourne in 2001 and Sydney in 2009, marking the second consecutive annual meeting in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's ICANN meeting takes place in Bali from October 17 to 22, after Muscat was originally planned. Attendance at all ICANN meetings remains free, both in person and online.