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ICANN85 Prep Week Schedule Now Available

26 January 2026

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Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the ICANN85 Prep Week schedule. The schedule consists of 12 sessions to prepare the ICANN community for the ICANN85 Community Forum taking place 7–12 March 2026 in Mumbai, India.

ICANN85 Prep Week will be held Monday, 23 February to Wednesday, 25 February 2026. Sessions will be conducted in English and will feature remote simultaneous interpretation in French and Spanish. To attend any of the sessions, please register for ICANN85. After registering, you will receive an email confirmation with additional event details.

Please visit the ICANN85 website to view the Prep Week schedule details. Remote participation links will be published 24 hours before the start time of each session. Session materials, recordings, and transcripts will be published on the website as they become available.

Date Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ICANN85 Prep Week Session
Monday, 23 February 2026 14:30–16:00 Review of Reviews and CCG Update
16:30–17:30 Policy Implementation: What's New and What's Next
18:00–19:00 ICANN Planning and Finance Update
19:30–20:30 Contractual Compliance Update
Tuesday, 24 February 2026 15:00–16:00 Geopolitical, Legislative, and Regulatory Developments Update
16:30–17:30 Policy and Advice Update
18:00–19:00 Preparing for ICANN's Annual Strategy Evaluation
19:30–20:30 ICANN Board Engagement with the ICANN Community
Wednesday,25 February 2026 15:00–16:00 New gTLD Program: Next Round Implementation Status Update
16:30–17:30 Universal Acceptance (UA) Community Update
18:00–19:00 Approaching the Finish Line: Update on the ICP-2 Review
19:30–20:30 ICANN Grant Program Update

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