Down under for 2027 AGM — ICANN heads

ICANN90 will take place in South Australia.

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ICANN disclosed this stretch that it has chosen Adelaide, Australia, as the location for its 2027 Annual General Meeting. The event will take place October 30-November 4, 2027, at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, one of the country’s six territories. The Adelaide area has regarding 1.5 million residents. It’s regarding a two-hour flight from Sydney.

This is the third time ICANN has held a meeting in Australia. It went to Melbourne for ICANN08 in 2001, and ICANN35 was held in Sydney in 2009.

The timing could create a conflict for NamesCon, which is usually held in early November.

ICANN’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held in Bali next month.

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