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The FGI France 2026 forum, co-organized by Internet Society France, will gather government, industry and civil society figures at Efrei in Villejuif on 3 November 2026 to discuss digital sovereignty, AI and internet governance ahead of 2027 elections.
Source: isoc.fr original in French published on
ICANN and UNESCO are accepting event proposals for Universal Acceptance Day 2027, running events between 25 March and 30 May 2027 to promote multilingual domain names and email addresses worldwide. The call for proposals is open from 8 October to 20 November 2026.
Source: icann.org published on
The DNS root zone's signing key changes on October 11, 2026, switching from KSK-2017 to KSK-2024, CZ.NIC's Ondřej Filip explains, urging DNS resolver operators to verify support beforehand to avoid outages. Cloudflare offers a test tool to check resolvers.
Source: blog.nic.cz original in Czech published on
ICANN announced on September 24 that its three 2027 public meetings will be held in Lisbon, Vancouver and Adelaide, hosted respectively by DNS.PT, and Australian registry auDA for the final gathering.
Source: domainbrief.de original in German published on
AFRINIC's board has appointed Mike Silber, a South African lawyer and former ICANN board member, as CEO designate starting January 1, 2027, pending approval by the court-appointed receiver overseeing the troubled African regional internet registry.
Source: domainbrief.de original in German published on
LACNIC, the regional internet registry for Latin America and the Caribbean, is holding elections to fill three vacant board seats. Nominations for candidates can be submitted until September 9, according to domainbrief.de. The election itself will run from November 3 to November 10. The outcome will shape leadership of the organization responsible for managing internet number resources across the region.
Source: domainbrief.de original in German published on
ICANN has published new reference rules covering the Javanese script and Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, expanding its guidelines for internationalized domain names (IDNs). The organization also updated seven existing reference rules for other scripts. The proposals for the new additions originated from stakeholders in Indonesia and Canada. These rules define how characters from specific scripts can be used in domain names, helping registries implement IDNs consistently and securely.
Source: domainbrief.de original in German published on
ICANN has published a new report on internationalized domain names (IDNs), domains that use non-Latin scripts or special characters. While the organization points to progress in areas such as infrastructure and tooling, the report itself documents a fourth consecutive decline in IDN registrations. It also finds that 71 percent of mail servers still cannot accept internationalized email addresses, a longstanding barrier to wider adoption. The findings highlight a gap between ICANN's stated progress and the actual uptake of IDNs among users and service providers.
Source: domainbrief.de original in German published on