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On April 15, 2026, ICANN’s Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) held a webinar ‘The New gTLD Program 2026 and the Future of the DNS Ecosystem‘. The session, one of an ongoing series of DNS Training Webinars for ISPs, will provided an overview of the forthcoming New gTLD Program and examined key technical and policy challenges, including string collisions and the management of variant labels, both of which influence DNS security and stability. It also explored the evolving role of blockchain domains and Web3 naming systems, assessing how they intersect with – and potentially reshape – the traditional DNS.
AGENDA
Name Collisions: What They Are and Why They Matter
Jim Galvin – SSAC Liaison to ICANN Board
NCAP Recommendations and the 2026 Round
Suzanne Woolf – SSAC / Senior Director, Technical Community Engagement, Public Interest Registry
The RIDE Work Party: Scope and Status
Rick Wilhelm – SSAC / Chief Technology Officer, Public Interest Registry
HOSTS
Lars Steffen – ISPCP Vice-Chair (eco – Association of the Internet Industry)
Santanu Acharya – ISPCP Executive Officer
FACILITATOR
Danielle Rutherford – Policy and Technology Senior Manager, ICANN Org.
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