1-3 April 2008

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority hosted the ICANN Regional Meeting from 1-3 April 2008 at the Dubai Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The meeting is aimed at policy makers, managers of country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), and Internet businesses, and is intended to discuss a variety of topics of concern to a wide range of stakeholders. Spread over three days, the agenda of the meeting is designed around three main themes: ICANN’s multi-stakeholder model for addressing issues under its mandate; Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) – a key milestone in the development of the Internet as well as one of the key environmental challenges of the Strategic Plan; and challenges and opportunities in Registry/Registrar businesses and the current developments in the generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) space.

 Focus Areas

• ICANN multi-stakeholder model and security
• IDNs technical developments and experiences
• Policies related to the implementation of IDN ccTLDs and Interim Report of the IDNC working group
• Opportunities in the Registry/Registrar business
• Process of new gTLD’s  

For further information please go to http://public.icann.org/dubai08