The 35th ICANN Meeting ends today with a Board Meeting to deliberate on how the entire weeklong meeting had progressed for the multi stakeholder organization and its communities of registrars, registries, business users, etc. Preparations are also underway for the 36th ICANN to be held in Seoul, South Korea in October.
The first in the agenda of the ICANN Board is the designation of the upcoming Seoul meeting as ICANN's Annual General Meeting. Therefore, it is expected that the meeting in Seoul will be highly attended by participants from all over the world.
Meanwhile, Netpia.Com, one of the biggest registrars in Korea and the pioneer of keyword Internet address, is making all the necessary preparations to welcome the ICANN participants in four months' time.
Other matters that were discussed in the board meeting include the ongoing review of the structure of ICANN’s present geographic regions, the approval of ICANN's FY2010 budget, approval of formation of Working Group for display and usage of Internationalized Registration Data, as well as updates on the new gTLD process among others.
Netpia.Com has attended the following highlights of the 35th ICANN Meeting:
Monday -
Opening Ceremony
Updates on New gTLD Program
A Discussion on City and Cultural TLDs
Seminar on Best Registry Practices
Tuesday -
Meetings of Different Constituencies (Commercial and Business Users, Registrars, Registries, etc.)
Wednesday -
Consultation Session on Trademark Protection & Malicious Behavior on the Internet
Workshop: Update Regarding ICANN's Whois Data Accuracy Study
Thursday -
Public Forum : Trademark Protection, IDNs, new gTLD, general ICANN issues
Friday -
Conclusion of the 35th ICANN Meeting - Board Meeting