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5:39 am on September 28, 2026 · 2026 (277), euralo (15), ICANN (195), NextGen (4), universal acceptance (19)

WEBINAR 29 SEP 18:00 UTC: EURALO Round Table series: ICANN NextGen projects in the loop. Episode 1: “Internet for Everyone: The Quest for Universal Acceptance”

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On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at 18:00–19:30 UTC, the European Regional At-Large Organization (EURALO) of the ICANN At-Large community will host ‘Internet for Everyone: The Quest for Universal Acceptance‘, the first episode of its new Round Table series ‘ICANN NextGen projects in the loop‘. The session has short talks by ICANN NextGen speakers, followed by expert input on Universal Acceptance (UA) and an open mic. Interpretation will be provided in English, Spanish and French.

WELCOME
Frederic Taes – EURALO Chair
Natalia Filina – EURALO Secretary

ICANN NEXTGEN SPEAKERS
Ariba Inkebee

EXPERT INPUT
Maria Kolesnikova – EURALO member, ccTLD .RU/.РФ, UA Expert
Maarten Botterman – GNKS Consult BV, former Chair, ICANN UA committee

#UniversalAcceptance #ICANN #NextGen #AtLarge

1:58 pm on September 25, 2026 · 2026 (277), ai (66), dns abuse (15), ICANN (195), ncuc (12)

WEBINAR 28 SEP 14:30 UTC: NCUC – AI and DNS Abuse: Keeping the Internet Safe and Open

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Blue-and-white NCUC event graphic with the Noncommercial Users Constituency logo at upper left. A glowing digital globe showing the Americas dominates the right side, surrounded by interconnected network lines and nodes, with the terms “DNS,” “Policy,” “Open Internet,” and “Trust.” Large dark blue text at left reads “AI and DNS Abuse: Keeping the Internet Safe and Open,” with the date 28 September 2026 below.

Blue-and-white NCUC event graphic with the Noncommercial Users Constituency logo at upper left. A glowing digital globe showing the Americas dominates the right side, surrounded by interconnected network lines and nodes, with the terms “DNS,” “Policy,” “Open Internet,” and “Trust.” Large dark blue text at left reads “AI and DNS Abuse: Keeping the Internet Safe and Open,” with the date 28 September 2026 below.
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On Monday, 28 September 2026 at 14:30–16:00 UTC, the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC) hosts its quarterly webinar, with the theme ‘AI and DNS Abuse: Keeping the Internet Safe and Open‘.

SPEAKERS
Eyitayo Iyortim – President/Chairperson, AfTLD Board
Dan York – Senior Director, Online Trust and Safety, Internet Society
Ram Mohan – Chief Strategy Officer, Identity Digital
Farzaneh Badii – Digital Medusa
Brian F. Cimbolic – Chief Legal and Industry Affairs, .org

MODERATOR
Amine Hacha – Representing Europe, NCUC Executive Committee

HOST
Wisdom Donkor – Chair, NCUC

#DNSAbuse #AI #ICANN #OpenInternet

12:50 pm on September 16, 2026 · 2026 (277), ICANN (195), ispcp (4), SSAC (5)

WEBINAR 24 SEP 15:00 UTC – The Evolving Role of SSAC in Global Governance and Its Relevance to the ISPCP

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White ISPCP title slide with a large dark blue abstract globe logo on the left, framed by pale curved bands sweeping around the upper-left and lower portions of the design. At upper right is “Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency (ISPCP).” Large black text reads “The Evolving Role of SSAC in Global Governance and Its Relevance to the ISPCP,” with the date “24 September 2026” centered below.

White ISPCP title slide with a large dark blue abstract globe logo on the left, framed by pale curved bands sweeping around the upper-left and lower portions of the design. At upper right is “Internet Service Provider and Connectivity Provider Constituency (ISPCP).” Large black text reads “The Evolving Role of SSAC in Global Governance and Its Relevance to the ISPCP,” with the date “24 September 2026” centered below.
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On Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 15:00–16:00 UTC, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Technical Engagement Team, in collaboration with the Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) and the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC), hosts a webinar ‘The Evolving Role of SSAC in Global Governance and Its Relevance to the ISPCP‘.

The session is part of a series of DNS Training Webinars for ISPs, aimed at both technical and non-technical individuals, focusing on topics related to the Domain Name System (DNS), and intended for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) worldwide. .

#ICANN #SSAC #WSIS20 #InternetGovernance

11:59 pm on September 14, 2026 · 2026 (277), ICANN (195), icann87 (1)

HYBRID 17-22 OCT 01:00 UTC – ICANN87 Annual General Meeting

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Aerial view of a traditional Balinese cliffside temple surrounded by lush green vegetation, overlooking the blue ocean. Light-blue event graphics identify ICANN87 as the Annual General Meeting in Bali, with the dates 17–22 October 2026.

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On Saturday – Thursday, 17–22 October 2026, at 09:00–17:30 WITA (01:00–09:30 UTC) daily, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) holds the ‘ICANN87 Annual General Meeting‘ (AGM) at the Bali International Convention Centre (BICC) in Bali, Indonesia, with local hosts Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia (PANDI), the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) and the Bali Provincial Government. The six-day AGM focuses on showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience, with more time set aside for capacity building and leadership training sessions.  Remote participation is available for most sessions, with interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.  A Prep Week of online sessions runs 5–7 October 2026.

 

#ICANN87 #ICANN #InternetGovernance #DNS

5:35 pm on August 27, 2026 · 2026 (277), At-Large (28), gac (2), ICANN (195)

WEBINAR 17 SEP 19:00 UTC – At-Large Fireside Chat with ALAC Liaison to the GAC

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A light gray title card places the multicolored ICANN At-Large globe logo on the left. Large black text on the right reads “At-Large Fireside Chat with ALAC Liaison to the GAC,” with the date “17 September 2026” below.
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On Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 19:00–20:00 UTC, ICANN At-Large hosts ‘At-Large Fireside Chat with ALAC Liaison to the GAC‘, a conversation with the current At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), Joanna Kulesza, to better understand the scope of work for the role.

SPEAKER
Joanna Kulesza – ALAC Liaison to the GAC

#ICANN #AtLarge #ALAC #GAC

8:07 pm on August 26, 2026 · 2026 (277), EMEA (3), ICANN (195), ksk (2)

WEBINAR 26 AUG 12:00 UTC – EMEA Webinar Series – KSK Rollover 2026

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Dark blue webinar title card with a faint, blurred background image of computer equipment. A horizontal red-to-muted-purple banner across the top reads “ICANN Webinar Series for EMEA” in bold white text. Large white lettering in the center-left reads “KSK Rollover 2026,” with “26 August 2026” in smaller white text near the lower-left corner.
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On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at 12:00–13:00 UTC, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hosts a webinar in its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regional series, ‘ KSK Rollover 2026‘. The ICANN DNS root zone Key Signing Key (KSK) rollover is scheduled for 11 October 2026. On that date the new cryptographic trust anchor (KSK-2024) will be used to sign the root zone for the first time, making the rollover vital to the security of DNSSEC-validating resolvers worldwide. This is an open event, with interpretation in English, Arabic, French and Russian.

HOST
Gabriella Schittek – Stakeholder Engagement Director, Nordic & Central Europe, ICANN

#KSKRollover #DNSSEC #DNS #ICANN

4:05 pm on August 23, 2026 · 2026 (277), ai (66), DNS (36), ICANN (195)

RECAP 24 JUN 2026 – ICANN EMEA: AI Models and the Internet’s Unique Identifiers

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On 24 June 2026, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hosted a Technical webinar ‘EMEA: AI Models and the Internet’s Unique Identifiers‘. This talk looked at how two popular AI models use Internet identifiers, and how responses to queries may be different depending on the model.

SPEAKER
Patrick Jones – VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement, ICANN

FACILITATOR
Gabriella Schittek – Global Stakeholder Engagement Director – Nordic and Central Europe, ICANN

#ICANN #AI #DNS

3:20 am on August 21, 2026 · 2026 (277), dns abuse (15), EMEA (3), ICANN (195)

WEBINAR 30 SEP 12:00 UTC – ICANN Webinar Series for EMEA: Discovering Parked Domains and the Evolution of their Behaviour

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On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at 12:00–12:45 UTC, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will host a webinar ‘Discovering Parked Domains and the Evolution of their Behaviour‘, part of its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) webinar series. In this talk Siôn Lloyd will look at what we mean by a parked domain, and how we can discover them at scale. He will then look at changes to the parking ecosystem, covering ‘zero-click’ redirections and ‘Traffic Distribution Systems’, and what this means for visitors to those pages.

SPEAKER
Siôn Lloyd – Principal Security, Stability & Resiliency Scientist, ICANN

HOST
Gabriella Schittek – Stakeholder Engagement Director, Nordic & Central Europe, ICANN

#ParkedDomains #DNS #DNSAbuse #ICANN

12:40 pm on August 20, 2026 · dns abuse (15), ICANN (195)

WEBINAR 20 AUG 12:30 UTC – ICANN – DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1

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A dark blue title card with a subtle dotted globe pattern. The white ICANN logo appears in the upper-left corner. Centered white text reads “Webinar” above the large title “DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1,” with the date “8 September 2026” below.
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On Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 12:30–13:15 UTC, ICANN hosts the ‘DNS Abuse Mitigation PDP1 Webinar‘. The objective is to present the PDP1recommendations and initial report to the broader community and give a chance to ask questions before/during/after submitting public comment.

#DNSAbuse #ICANN #GNSO #PublicComment

1:52 pm on July 27, 2026 · 2026 (277), At-Large (28), ICANN (195), internet governance (47)

WEBINAR 29 JUL 17:00 UTC – AFRALO – Understanding the ICANN Policy Development Process (PDP) and Effective Participation in Public Comment Proceedings

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On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, at 17:00–18:30 UTC, the African Regional At-Large Organization (AFRALO) will host a webinar ‘Understanding the ICANN Policy Development Process (PDP) and Effective Participation in Public Comment Proceedings‘. This webinar aims to equip participants with practical knowledge of the ICANN PDP and public comment process, with a focus on At-Large Public Comment Process to strengthen the capacity of participants to engage meaningfully in At-Large and ICANN public comment proceedings and policy development processes.

SPEAKERS
Amina Ramallan – Member, AFRALO Capacity Building WG
Godsway Kubi – Member, AFRALO Capacity Building WG
Hadia Elminiawi – Chair, AFRALO
Herve Hounzandji – Secretariat, AFRALO
Olivier Crepin-Leblond – Member, EURALO
Thoko Miya – Member, AFRALO
Claire Craig – Co-Chair, OFB WG
Bukola Oronti – Co-Chair, OFB WG
Justine Chew – Member, APRALO
Tinuade Oguntuyi – Member, AFRALO

#AFRALO #AtLarge #ICANN