Engagement Calendar
Engagement Calendar
ARIN 57
This is the 57th ARIN members meeting and public policy forum. It is a semi-annual gathering of ARIN's broad community. ICANN has attended every ARIN meeting since 1999.
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Sunday 19 April 2026 - Wednesday 22 April 2026 - Location:North America, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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48 Meeting of PCC.I
This is the 48th meeting of the PCCI of CITEL.
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Monday 20 April 2026 - Friday 24 April 2026 - Location:Latin America/Caribbean, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Closed Event
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SEE 14
RIPE SEE events gather network engineers, regulators, academics and other technical staff to share knowledge and experiences, and to identify areas for regional cooperation.
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Tuesday 21 April 2026 - Wednesday 22 April 2026 - Location:Europe, Belgrade, Serbia, In Person
- Access:Open Event
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ZANOG@iWeek 2026
"The event will highlight technological best practices for regional communities and peering networks as Africa’s infrastructure continues to grow."
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Tuesday 21 April 2026 - Thursday 23 April 2026 - Location:Africa, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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TLD Application Management System (TAMS) Q&A Webinar #1
The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round opens on 30 April. In the run-up, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is focusing on ensuring that all who wish to participate are prepared to take part in the program.
Along with making a variety of
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Tuesday 21 April 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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TLD Application Management System (TAMS) Q&A Webinar #2
The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round opens on 30 April. In the run-up, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is focusing on ensuring that all who wish to participate are prepared to take part in the program.
Along with making a variety of
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Tuesday 21 April 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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ICANN Webinar Series for EMEA: ICANN and Global Internet Governance Engagements in 2026
The WSIS+20 outcomes were clear: the Internet’s future must be shaped by everyone. Join ICANN’s Government Engagement Team for an inside look at how we engage in the United Nations System to promote the multistakeholder model and an ...
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Wednesday 22 April 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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APRALO Policy Forum Webinar Series on A Multilingual Internet: Webinar #3: Universal Acceptance of All Domain Names and Email Addresses
Following the second webinar on Multilingual Domain Names, the APRALO Policy Forum is ...
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Thursday 23 April 2026 - Location:Asia/Australia/Pacific, Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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Moldova IGF and UA Day
The main objective of the Moldova Internet Governance Forum is to consolidate various categories of actors (public sector, civil society, technical community and academia, private sector, international organizations) to discuss, within a multilateral, democratic and transparent process, the most important public ...
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Thursday 23 April 2026 - Friday 24 April 2026 - Location:Europe, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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The Rise and Fall of Undelegated TLDs: The Impact of a Global Misconfiguration Webinar
In April 2024, an unexpected string suddenly dominated the Domain Name System (DNS) magnitude list, generating traffic on par with major Top Level Domains (TLDs) due to a minor misconfiguration in a widely used global tool. The spike surpassed nearly all active top-level domains while going largely ...
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Thursday 23 April 2026 - Location:North America, Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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2025 Canada Youth IGF Honorariums Symposium
Join the Canada Youth IGF Honorariums Symposium to learn about, the projects our 2025 Honorariums have completed in digital governance!
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Friday 24 April 2026 - Location:North America, Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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At-Large Webinar: “ICANN Global Public Interest Framework (GPIF) and Relevance to At-Large”
A discussion among the At-Large community regarding ICANN's Global Publish Interest Framework. Details will emerge as the event time draws near.
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Tuesday 28 April 2026 - Location:Europe, Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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ICANN Technical Webinar EMEA: Phishing and DNS Abuse - Operational Blindspots
This presentation examines phishing and DNS abuse through real-world attack cases — tracing how actors exploit registration patterns, subdomain infrastructure, and DNS monitoring blind spots to extend the operational life of phishing campaigns. It draws on attacks targeting both legacy TLDs and emerging namespaces, ...
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Wednesday 29 April 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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UK Stakeholder discussion -- Shaping the global Internet after WSIS+20: governance through cooperation
Please join us for a discussion and networking reception, "Shaping the global Internet after WSIS+20: governance through cooperation", on the evening of Tuesday, 5 May 2026.
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Tuesday 5 May 2026 - Location:Europe, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, In Person
- Access:Closed Event
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West Africa IGF 2026
WAIGF 2026 will be hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone from 11 to 15 May 2026. Preparations are underway for the next edition of the West Africa Internet Governance Forum.
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Monday 11 May 2026 - Friday 15 May 2026 - Location:Africa, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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2026 West Africa Internet Governance Forum and School
WAIGF 2026 will be hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone from 11 to 15 May 2026.WAIGF 2026 is framed under the theme Digital Sovereignty and Economic Value in West Africa’s Integrated Digital Market. The theme positions digital sovereignty as the practical capacity of West African States and regional institutions to govern digital markets, ...
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Monday 11 May 2026 - Friday 15 May 2026 - Location:Africa, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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TLD Application Management System (TAMS) Q&A Webinar #3
The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round opens on 30 April. In the run-up, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is focusing on ensuring that all who wish to participate are prepared to take part in the program.
Along with making a variety of
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Tuesday 12 May 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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Nordic Domain Days
The Nordic Domain Days is an event where registries, registrars, resellers, service providers, and investors network and share insights during a two-day conference.
Focus lies on face to face interaction between contributors and participants - therefore, all speakers will be live on stage and the sessions are not recorded nor ...
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Sunday 24 May 2026 - Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Location:Europe, Stockholm, Sweden, In Person
- Access:Open Event
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LACNIC 45
LACNIC 45, one of the most important Internet events in the region, will take place at the The Westin Playa Bonita Panamá, from May ...
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Monday 25 May 2026 - Thursday 28 May 2026 - Location:Latin America/Caribbean, Both Virtual and In Person
- Access:Open Event
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TLD Application Management System (TAMS) Q&A Webinar #4
The New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Program: 2026 Round opens on 30 April. In the run-up, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is focusing on ensuring that all who wish to participate are prepared to take part in the program.
Along with making a variety of
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Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Location:Virtual Only
- Access:Open Event
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